If you will never except feeders then why did you post the question?? One must have an open mind. When hunting over feeders, all skills still must be used such as: wind direction (they aint gonna come in if they smell ya), entry and exit from the site, concealment (deer are more skidish when coming into a site), etc. It is just like hunting your favorite oak tree, food plot, honey suckle thicket, or what ever you hunt. Advantage to the feeder is they are extremely effective to see deer early season, once the acorns start falling they completely turn off them. Another advantage is that long after the acorns have been consumed the deer will still have the yellow corn or protein pellets to help them through. I guess you are one of the die hard lure fisherman that won't ever use the live bait because it makes it easier to catch a fish. well, another advantage is that when taking youngsters you are more apt to see wildlife and make their hunt more enjoyable. keep an open mind dude. if you don't like em, fine. but don't expect everyone to make you see the light!!!!! the world is a lonely dark place with your eyes closed!!!!!!!!!