"The demise of the Whitetail challenge" drama much? I bait, my neighbors bait and many public hunters bait on the county land surrounding my property. Of the mature bucks i've shot only one was over bait. Of the few big bucks that show up at my small corn pile, almost all are there way after hunting hours. In my neighborhood baiting does not get nor guarantee the mature bucks, my bait does yield a nice doe or fork horn from time to time.