I think it' s a matter of personel preference, some do and some don' t. If it' s legal where a person hunts and it helps a person fill their tags then i have no problem with it at all, same as scents and calls. Imo i see no difference in hunting over a corn field, beanfield,acorn ridge,bait pile or using lures and calls. It' s all a way of harvesting game. As for me i have some stands i bait and some i don' t. I have to disagree that a big buck can' t be taken on a bait pile because i have some on my wall that were and i know others that have killed some big bucks on bait. I do agree that most of the time does and young bucks will come to bait but what better bait is there for a big buck than a hot doe. If bait draws in the does then the buck won' t be far behind especially when the rut kicks in. I' ve seen some really big bucks killed trailing behind does. I do whatever it takes to fill the freezer