Other than being illegal, that is. I have often wondered this. If a person is doing everything else to the letter of the law, purchasing the proper licenses, ect, why is it still illegal to bait. If the DNR is concerned about controlling the antlerless populations in certain areas, which appears to be the case, considering each of the three counties I could possibly hunt in allow a person to take 8, You would think they would want to make it easier to facilitate that. For instance, I work 12 hour days, and work on Saturdays. I have to take vacation time to be able to hunt. My deer hunting property is about 40 acres w/ 5 acres wooded. This is usually not a big deal, except for years like this one when every farmer within 10 miles has all of their crops off. Between my limited amount of time, and my limited amount of woods, it looks like I will be getting skunked this year. Does this upset me? Not really, because I am doing everything by the book. Would baiting help me? Maybe or maybe not, but it sure couldn't hurt. I don't know if the DNR is afraid that it would cause an excessive amount of deer to be harvested, or if it is just against their moral foundation to allow it. I believe several states allow this, and still have healthy deer populations.