To my knowledge it has never been illegal to feed deer in NY. But putting out some sort of food to hunt over or baiting is illegal. I, and many others I know often feed the deer once hunting season has closed. I will only offer a food source I know the deer have alreadly been utilizing in the area, example being corn or apples. So the deer can actually benefit from it. I"ve read it does little good for deer to feed upon something their bodies are not used too. Being rumanants, having more then one stomach it takes several months for a deer to adjust to a different source of food. But however this is now all for not anyways, because to my knowledge DEC has but a bann on feeding deer to help prevent any possibility of CWD in NY.