State Laws for Baiting Deer
This information is not guaranteed to include the latest rules and regulations! For up-to-date information or clarification it is the responsibility of the consumer to check their state’s current laws over baiting and feeding deer in their area. This information was last collected and updated on 1-2012
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Regulation |
Contact Number |
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Alabama |
Legal to feed deer but it cannot aide your 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 |
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 |
Legal to feed deer out of hunting season. 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 |
Legal to feed deer. Legal to bait deer on private land only. |
302-739-9912 |
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Florida |
Legal to feed or bait deer with salt and mineral including Lucky Buck Mineral. 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. Not legal to hunt within sight or within 200 yards of deer bait in northern zone. Legal to feed or bait deer all year in southern zone. |
912-685-2145 |
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Illinois |
NOT legal to feed or bait anything for deer. |
217-782-6431 |
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Indiana |
Legal to feed deer anything but all bait must be removed a minimum of 10 days prior to hunting. No deer baiting. |
317-232-4080 |
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Iowa |
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 |
Legal to feed and bait deer. |
785-296-2281 |
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Kentucky |
Legal to feed or bait on private land only outside of March 1st – May 31st. During these months you may only feed or bait within curtilage of your home. |
800-858-1549 |
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Louisiana |
Legal to feed and bait deer on private land with anything, anywhere with the exception of SWEET POTATOES. Lucky Buck Mineral is okay all year long. |
318-371-3049 |
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Maine |
Legal to feed deer but cannot hunt over or near bait. |
207-287-8000 |
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Maryland |
No restrictions on private land. It is legal to feed deer anything, anytime on private land with the exception of the CWD management zone in Allegany County. |
410-260-8367 |
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Massachusetts |
Legal to feed deer anything but 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) |
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. Lucky Buck Mineral is legal as either feed or bait. |
517-373-2329 |
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Minnesota |
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. Lucky Buck Mineral is NOT CONSIDERED BAIT and may be fed all year including hunting season. |
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. Lucky Buck Mineral is legal all year including hunting season. |
601-432-2400 |
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Missouri |
Legal to feed deer until 10 days prior to hunting. Then, no food sources are allowed for deer bait. Lucky Buck mineral is legal as it contains no grain products. |
573-751-4115 |
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Nebraska |
Legal to feed deer. Cannot hunt over anything within 200 yards that was placed within 60 days. |
402-471-5442 |
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New Hampshire |
Not legal to feed deer from April 15th – Sept. 1st. 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. This creates a problem if you want to feed Lucky Buck for improved antler growth in the spring and summer. |
603-271-3127 |
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New Jersey |
Legal to feed deer and bait deer. |
609-259-2120 |
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New York |
Not legal to feed deer or bait deer. |
518-402-8883 |
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North Carolina |
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 |
Legal to feed deer or bait deer anywhere in the state anytime on private land. |
614-265-6300 |
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Oklahoma |
Legal to feed deer or bait deer anywhere in the state anytime on private land. |
405-521-3852 |
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Pennsylvania |
Legal to feed deer anything anywhere including Lucky Buck Mineral up to 30 days before hunting season. 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 |
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 |
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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 in this area. The rest of the state is legal to feed deer anything anytime including Lucky Buck Mineral. |
304-558-2784 |
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Wisconsin |
It is legal to feed and bait deer with anything including Lucky Buck Mineral (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 |
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