RE: How to hunt around baiters w/o baiting?
With bait as with any other food source, the deer are going to have an established pattern. Scouting can determine where they are bedding and then you can figure out the best spot for an ambush. The group I hunt with has several mechanical feeders guarded by stands but I rarely hunt them unless I' m doe hunting. I backtrack until I find a concentration of buck sign (rubs) and set up there.The bucks usually hang up somewhere thick to wait for dark. Tony