Feeding/Baiting Deer

[Robert McLean]

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"Robert McLean" <stripe...@charter.net> wrote in message news:...
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> > > What you are doing is ILLEGAL in South Carolina.
> >
> > If your state does indeed have these regulations, that would be most
> > excellent, and I applaud them for their foresight; but I have my
> > serouis doubts. >
> > I certainly hope that I am incorrect-but the thing that I have learned
> > about this subject is this; in ALL cases(without exception-so far),
> > where people believed this to be illegal it indeed is not.
> >
> I refer you to http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/etc/rulesregs/img/rulesregs.pdf
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> right side of the page about 2/3 of the way down #6 reads:
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> 6. On all private lands, baiting or hunting over a baited area is
> prohibited.
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> Note that the line reads "baiting or hunting over a baited area".
> This means no baiting , period. The operative word here being "or".
> However, it is unlikely that you would be cited for putting out food for
> game animals. BUT, everybody knows there are some over the top types of
DNR
> officers who don't cut any slack. And the judge may just agree with them.
> See the posts concerning people shooting car-struck deer to put them out
of
> their misery who were subsequently arrested and charged. You and I both
> know that it seems ridiculous but in my not so limited experience, most
law
> enforcement types don't seem to have to good a grasp on common sense, and
> who wants to gamble their freedom on the whims of law enforcement. At the
> very least, it will be a hassle and great expense fighting it even if you
> win in the end.
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> --
> Good Hunting,
> Robert McLean
> NRA Life Member
> NAFC Life Member
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