i had a long talk with a biologist friend down in NH on the issue of feeding deer. to make a long story short he said fish and game wanted to discourage feeding due to a pecieved ownership issue that people who feed develop.after feeding deer and or turkeys for awhile it seems some get the notion that because they feed them on their land they own them. and when someone hunts these [percieved] owned animals, the iratated owners sometime post the land as to keep their animals to themselves. i have read all the hoopla on feeding as im sure everyone else has and i dont buy the ,its not good for the herd thing. in NH in the not so distant past the pittsburg area had an extremely low deer herd and the locals would migrate south where the deer and doe days were more liberal. now if you look at the same area today pittsburg is teaming with deer and actually has more doe days than some of the southern areas of the state. my opinion winter feeding. if you dont believe me go across the border and you will see deer in every yard,field,parking lot,etc the herd has made a giant turn around, get my drift. and i dont believe its because the woods is producing much more food to sustain them through the winter. yes the winters arent the same as the old days. so i say let anyone who wants to feed deer do it and coach them on the proper way to go about it. my two cents for what its worth. strings
Proposed Law To Ban Feeding Deer/Turkeys
How many of you know about this? And are there any opinions about this?
This is not law but is being considered by the MDIFW legislative committee next month - Feb. 1 and 6 at the Cross Building in Augusta.
Bill Sponsors: Representative LANSLEY of Sabattus Cosponsored By: Representative CEBRA of Naples
Representative NASS of Acton
Representative ROBINSON of Raymond
Representative SAVIELLO of Wilton
Representative VAUGHAN of Durham
This is not law but is being considered by the MDIFW legislative committee next month - Feb. 1 and 6 at the Cross Building in Augusta.
Bill Sponsors: Representative LANSLEY of Sabattus Cosponsored By: Representative CEBRA of Naples
Representative NASS of Acton
Representative ROBINSON of Raymond
Representative SAVIELLO of Wilton
Representative VAUGHAN of Durham
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. [FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Georgia,serif]12 MRSA §10657 [/FONT] is enacted to read:
§ 10657. Feeding wild turkey or deer
1. Feeding wild turkey. A person may not intentionally feed a wild turkey. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 may be adjudged.
B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated of a prior violation of this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 may be adjudged.
C. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated of 2 or more prior violations of this subsection commits a Class E crime.
D. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.
2. Feeding deer. A person may not intentionally feed or provide salt to a deer. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 may be adjudged.
B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated of a prior violation of this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 may be adjudged.
C. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated of 2 or more prior violations of this subsection commits a Class E crime.
D. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.
4. Exceptions. This section does not apply to the feeding of wild turkey or deer pursuant to section 10105, subsection 10 and chapter 915, subchapter 15 and Title 7 sections 1809 and 3933 and Title 7, chapters 202 and 202-A. This section does not apply to activities of the department conducted pursuant to section 10051.
summaryThis bill prohibits a person from feeding a wild turkey or deer.
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