If baiting was bad for the deer herd then the herd in North Carolina would have died off decades ago.....

I know guys that won't/can't hunt without some corn on the ground...

The best way in my opinion if the property isn't too far away is to spread corn with a seeder, either one attached to your 4-wheeler (another necessity for us Southern rednecks)...Or a hand seeder, this spreads it over an area and the deer come through and pick up a kernel here and there...Twenty pounds put out twice a week is enough to keep them coming through the area and looking...

I have seen properties where it took more than just a few months for deer to get use to a mechanical feeder...In this situation, pipe feeders made from pvc pipe and attached to trees is a good option...

While I'm at it, often the best bucks are killed coming through 50-75 yards down wind from where the corn has been fed...They are scent checking for does...Put out some doe estrus scent near the area and back off to kill them...


Good luck, have fun...