deerdogdude

I hope that does not mean biological food plots to. I would not think so but the language says feeding. That part will porb. never pass though. Hope not anyways.

Alex G.

Deerdogdude... I don't know what the final wording will be on the feeding issue, but all the discussion during the meeting was revolving around feeder type of deals and piles of feed, mineral blocks etc.... there was not mention of planted plots.

brewman555

I don`t think the VDGIF are talking about food plots......because you could say every farmers field is a food plot.......they just don`t want corn piles.....blocks .....feeders ...Ect........that eliminates hunt over bait........and feeding and the chance of CWD....and i can live with that...........

countertop

Its asinine to ban feeding year round. Heck, its asinine to ban it. Feeders are a great deer management tool, and while someone in SW Virginia might not need to take out lots of deer in Northern Virginia, we don't kill nearly enough.

Alex G.

Well doesnt matter where in the state that you are cause you cant feed them during hunting season anyway.

TheWilltoHunt

I just posted about this today on my website. I'm fine with not baiting during the season but only the use of "Attractants" during the month of July . . . I don't understand it and I can't really seem to get an explanation on why just one month . . . It is my understanding that this will cause no change to planted food plots only as others mentioned the feeders/blocks/piles of corn etc.

countertop

You can't feed them September to January. In Northern Virginia you can hunt deer until late March (though presumably you still can't bait them - or at least that's my interpretation. Better safe than sorry).

Alex G.

The 1 month "feeding/attractant" season is for landowners/farmers/hunters to "count" their heard!

TheWilltoHunt

Well understood but who decided that one month was sufficient. I completely understand the goal of that month but why just 1 month why not 2 or 3.

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.