you are right, go to head of class. law reads that you can feed a deer up until 31 days before and any time afterhunting season.
some areas of pa. you can EVEN feed during season, its called BAITING and is allowed in certain WMU,S

most sportsmans clubs here in pa. have DESIGNATED FEEDERS,they are filled with corn after late muzzleloader season.i believe its around middle of jan.

the DCNR tried to get it stopped,they tried to get it put in THEIR forestry rule book, i dont know if they ever got their way there.i did hear at one time they were cleaning corn up that hunters put out for deer up near emporium ,pa.

can you see that, DCNR with rakes shoveling up corn so poor deer dont have a little to eat to stay alive.

i heard the sportsman club in that area was up in arms over it ,dont know what outcome was, if that was true.

they want deer DEAD,so they went after feeding deer.