Dog hunting for deer is legal in Alabama and Eastern North Carolina...Probably plent of other places also, I guess...Most all my deer hunting has been in East and Middle Tennessee...
No, they’re a west coast thing. Personally, I like(d) still hunting or trail watching. Baiting would require polluting the baited area with human scent. In Texas, where mesquite can limit visibility and people pay big bucks to hunt big antlers, baiting is the norm. Running a deer down with dogs doesn’t hold any appeal for me.