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Alabama it is legal to feed deer, but it CANNOT aide your whitetail deer hunting. In other words, you can't hunt over a bait pile but you can use bait for trail cam photos, etc. All deer bait must be removed a minimum of 10 days prior to hunting in that location. The exception is pure salt which can be bait. 334-242-3465
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Arizona Legal to feed or bait deer. 602-942-3000
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Arkansas whitetail deer hunters may bait deer on private land ONLY throughout hunting season. Baiting is not allowed on wildlife management areas. 800-440-1477
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Colorado using bait is illegal to hunt bears, deer, elk, pronghorn or moose. Bait means to put, expose, distribute or scatter salt, minerals, grain, animal parts or other food as an attraction for big game. 303-297-1192
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Connecticut it is legal to feed deer when the whitetail deer hunting season is not ongoing. Legal to bait deer during hunting season only in zones 11 and 12 and only on private land. 860-424-3000
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Delaware it is legal to feed deer. You can only legally bait deer on private land. 302-739-9912
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Florida it is legal to feed or bait deer with salt and mineral. It is legal to feed deer with corn or grain also, but must be "established at least 6 months prior to taking of game in the proximity...." 850-488-4676
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Georgia legal to feed deer. It is not legal to hunt within sight or within 200 yards of deer bait in northern zone. In the southern zone it is legal to bait deer all year. 912-685-2145
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Illinois it is NOT legal to feed or bait deer for deer hunting. 217-782-6431
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Indiana it is legal to feed deer anything you wish, but all bait must be removed a minimum of 10 days prior to hunting. In essence, no deer baiting. 317-232-4080
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Iowa it is legal to feed deer anything, but all traces of feed or mineral must be removed prior to hunting season. No deer baiting. 515-281-5918
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Kansas it is legal to feed and bait deer for whitetail deer hunting purposes all year long. 785-296-2281
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Kentucky it is legal to feed or bait on private land only outside of March 1st - May 31st. During these months you may only feed or bait deer within range of your home. 800-858-1549
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Louisiana it is legal to feed, and bait deer on private land with anything with the exception of SWEET POTATOES. 318-371-3049
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Maine it is legal to feed deer, but the whitetail deer hunter cannot hunt over or near bait of any kind. 207-287-8000
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Maryland there are NO restrictions on private land. It is legal to feed deer anything on private land with the exception of the CWD management zone in Allegany County. 410-260-8367
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Massachusetts it is legal to feed deer anything, but it must be removed 14 days prior to hunting season. No baiting deer. 508-389-6326
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Michigan (lower) From Oct. 1 to Jan. 1. hunters may place any type of bait, no more than two gallons at a time, across a 10-foot by 10-foot area per hunting location. Recreational Feeding: Property owners may place two gallons of bait on their property within 100 yards of their residence year-round. Baiting and feeding will still be prohibited in Deer Management Unit 487 which includes Alcona, Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle Counties. 517-373-2329
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Michigan (upper) it is legal to bait deer with less than 2 gallons. You can feed deer the rest of the year with in 100 yards of a house. 517-373-2329
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Minnesota it is legal to feed deer. Bait must be completely removed 10 days prior to hunting. Not legal to feed or bait within a CWD or TB zone. There is a CWD zone north of Omsted in the Pine Island area and there is a TB zone in the northwest part of the state. 888-646-6367
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Mississippi Legal to feed mineral and salt all year, and as bait to hunt over. Many complex restrictions on feeding deer anything with grain. Bait must be removed 10 days prior to start of season. 601-432-2400
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Missouri it is legal to feed deer until 10 days prior to hunting the area in which you are feeding the whitetail deer. Then, no food sources are allowed for deer bait. 573-751-4115
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Nebraska it is legal to feed deer. A whitetail deer hunter CANNOT hunt over anything within 200 yards that was placed within 60 days. 402-471-5442
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New Hampshire it is NOT legal to feed deer from April 15th - Sept. 1st. However, it is legal to bait deer after Sept. 1st with anything but 100% salt, but you must have a permit if you do not own the land. You also must post a sign over bait, even if you are the property owner, identifying the bait and any hunters who have permission to hunt that bait site. 603-271-3127
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New Jersey it is legal to feed deer and bait deer. 609-259-2120
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New York it is NOT legal to feed deer or bait deer. 518-402-8883
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North Carolina it is legal to feed deer. "Commercially available mineral supplements specifically and exclusively marketed for attracting and feeding deer is allowed anywhere in the state except game lands." 919-707-0030
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North Dakota Private land baiting is legal. It is not legal on any public land. 701-328-6300
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Ohio it is legal to feed deer or bait deer anywhere in the state anytime on private land. 614-265-6300
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Oklahoma it is legal to feed deer or bait deer anywhere in the state anytime on private land. 405-521-3852
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Pennsylvania it is legal to feed deer anything, & anywhere. Thirty days prior to hunting season and during it is considered baiting and IS NOT legal. All residue of mineral or bait must be removed prior to hunting season. 717-783-6527
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Rhode Island it is not legal to feed deer or bait deer anything. 401-789-0281
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South Carolina it is legal to feed anything except for game zones 1 and 2 where it is legal to feed deer but not hunt over (baiting). 803-734-4002
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Tennessee it is legal to feed deer but not to bait deer from 10 days prior to season start through hunting season. However a salt or mineral lick is legal to use if it is at least 51% salt and has no grain products. It is legal to use Lucky Buck for feed or bait. 615-781-6580
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Texas Legal to feed or bait deer on private property with land owners permission. 512-389-4505
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Utah Legal to feed or bait deer. 801-538-4889
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Vermont It is illegal to feed or bait deer anytime of year. 802-583-7186
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Virginia it is legal to feed deer EXCEPT September 1st through the first saturday in January. It is illegal to feed deer in Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, & Warren Counties. It is never legal to hunt over bait. 804-829-6580
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Washington No restrictions. Can feed deer or bait deer anytime, even on state land. 360- 902-2936 option 2 or 3
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West Virginia it is legal to feed deer anything anytime with the exception of Hampshire County north of Hwy 50. This is a CWD containment area and it is not legal to feed or bait whitetail deer in this area. The rest of the state is legal to feed deer anything. 304-558-2784
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Wisconsin it is legal to feed and bait deer with anything (with a 2 gallon limit), in all counties EXCEPT the following: Marathon, Wood, Portage, Juneau, Adams, Waushara, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Marquette, Vernon, Sauk, Columbia, Dodge, Crawford, Richland, Grant, Iowa, Dane, Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Lafayette, Green, Rock, Walworth, Racine and Kenosha. 888-936-7463
