The feedback to this post seems to be definately split between the deep snow areas "understanding" the fragile balance that wildlife playsin making it through the winter and the lighter snow and southern areas thinking that laws like this are a "bunch of crap"! I'm sure that wildlife can make it through the winter easier in some areas than they can in others. A deer in Georgia has a much easier time finding food in January than a deer pawing through 3 ft. of snow in Idaho! Let alone the temperature differences in the two areas. I think laws like this have their purpose.