Some places drives are common, others they chase them with dogs. I've never done either, so I won't comment.
Move closer to the bedding areas and don’t over pressure the spot. If they aren’t bedding on the property you can hunt or you can’t move the food further from where they bed so you can get daylight chances at them, then you are wasting your time.
I've hunted over bait before and killed a few deer. I thought it was just ok. Nothing big ever came in during daylight. Personally, I think it takes the adventure and woodsmanship out of hunting. There's nothing like scouting an area, finding sign and coming up with a strategy and seeing if it works. I like scouting almost as much as hunting. With bait its almost instant gratification. As long as the feeder was full I saw something. If you are just looking to kill a bunch of deer It's the way to go. I've killed a bunch of deer so that's not my priority. The experience is more import to me at this point. I'm not trashing using bait, it just doesn't get me excited to hunt that way.
Maybe I should just try to answer your question instead of giving an opinion you don't care about. Maybe try using the bait as the food source. Figure out where the deer are bedding and setup closer to that. Even if you're a couple hundred yards from the feeder. Setup a couple cameras where you think they are coming from. You can back track them to their bedding area and setup between the bedding and the feeder. Another thing to keep in mind is what time are they showing up at the feeder? If it's 2 hrs after dark they could be coming from a mile away.
