Originally Posted by
countertop
Actually, I don't think thats true. You can't use them September to January. But in Northern Virginia, the season actually goes till March 26 or so. I don't know if they are banned then or not.
but I think generally a ban on bait is asinine, especially in non agricultural areas (because lets face it, a well managed food plot or agricultural land is little different than bait anyway). But that's me. Bait is used effectively across the river in Maryland. And in plenty of other states.
Does not matter if your deer season runs into March....it is illegal to:
"Occupy any baited blind or other baited place for the purpose of taking or attempting to take any wild game bird or wild game animal or to put out bait or salt for the purpose of taking or killing any wild game bird or wild game animal, except for the purpose of trapping furbearing animals."
This is a quote from the VDGIF website on "Unlawful Methods" in the Hunting Regulations website.
The proposed regulation is talking about banning the feeding wildlife with the exception of 1 month per year. In fact some VA counties already ban feeding year round. Here is a link, scroll down the page to the section of "Unlawful Methods."
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/hunting...ns/general.asp