If the deer has an option to be there or not, it is "sporting". I can dump a giant pile of corn, but the deer aren't any more likely to come there than an acorn tree or food plot. They are naturally nocturnal also, plus sensitive to pressure, so they might only come at night. So I just reject the sportsmanship angle in this argument.

Now, I've been thinking about using a drone to fly over cutovers. I could look for deer bedded, and even jump them up!!! Debate away fellas!!
I've always wished I had a magic carpet... silently fly all around cutovers, through the woods, the deer wouldn't stand a chance! LOL