I am ok with any hunting method that is legal. Dont know about other states laws but someone posted on here before that even feeding deer in PA is against the law. DaveH brings up a good point. What is the difference between hunting deer over bait and hunting over a small food plot that you planted to bait the deer in? I think that the deer that come to my baitpile are in better shape than the other deer around here, because most of the fawn does have babies the first year and some of the adult does have triplets. I think that my feed and minerals is the reason for this. I am doing the deer a favor. As far as crossbows go in my state you cannot hunt with a crossbow unless a doctor says you are unable to hunt with a regular bow because of a physical limitation and that is ok with me.