RE: for those who bait
Apples work great. Deer will come to them even if you haven't baited before putting out about 8 apples then climbing in your stand. Personally, I have to bait when there are no acorns and all my neighbors are baiting deer. One time, I forgot to put out my apples before climbing the tree. When I realized it I was already on my platform 30 feet up. I then threw out several, and literally had about 4 deer underneath me within about a minute. Unfortunately, it was a half hour before light and my bow was on the ground.