ORIGINAL: Tepidus
I know that over hear in Louisiana that most places are so thick that if you wouldn't bait you would hardly see a deer. And I do mean hardly. There are very little agriculture crops around, so you don't have those to glass or hunt by. Also with all the thickets the deer can bed anywhere. There is very little elevation so you saddles and ridges and benches are really well defined making figuring travel routs difficult. If I didn't have to bait I wouldn't but that is the way it is. For me if you use any doe in heat scent, grunt calls etc. you are baiting. Otherwise just sit in a spot and wait for them to come.
Ditto, Im in East Texas, Good Point.