Consider changing feeding laws.
Suggestions have been made to:
a. Prohibit feeding of all wildlife except for songbirds in Fairfax county
b. Change feeding regulation to include all game animals
c. Ban feeding of waterfowl from September 1-March 10.
d. Allow year-round baiting of deer.
(posted 11/4/2008)
Comments Submitted
| Subject | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding laws | J from Haymarket, VA | 11/5/2008 |
| feeding laws | D from danville, VA | 11/6/2008 |
| Feeding Laws | M from Laurel Fork, VA | 11/7/2008 |
| no change to current law | M from southampton county, VA | 11/10/2008 |
| Current Rules Work | F from Bedford, VA | 11/10/2008 |
| allow feeding | G from Eggleston, VA | 11/12/2008 |
| Feeding Laws | C from Richmond, VA | 11/14/2008 |
| Feeding Deer | R from timberville, VA | 11/15/2008 |
| Allow baiting | R from Pulaski, VA | 11/15/2008 |
| Feeding laws | R from Warsaw, VA | 11/17/2008 |
| no deer baiting | J from chester, VA | 11/17/2008 |
| Bait | W from Wilsons, VA | 11/17/2008 |
| Baiting | J from Chesapeake, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| Baiting | R from Troy, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| No baiting | M from Manassas, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| (no subject) | R from King William, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| permit feeding year round. | J from wytheville, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| no baiting | G from Highland , VA | 11/18/2008 |
| No change | J from Chesterfield, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| baiting coyote only | M from mtjackson, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| diseases ? | R from cana, VA | 11/19/2008 |
| No change... | R from Stafford, VA | 11/19/2008 |
| Allow baiting | C from Bealeton, VA | 11/19/2008 |
| Feeding in the Off season only | M from Campbell Co., VA | 11/20/2008 |
| Organize the feeding strat / habitat improvment. | E from Broadway, VA | 11/20/2008 |
| Deer | P from virginia beach, VA | 11/20/2008 |
| Don't Change Deer Feeding | J from Norfolk, VA | 11/21/2008 |
| no please no no no | B from Stuarts Draft, VA | 11/21/2008 |
| deer | S from emporia, VA | 11/23/2008 |
| biosecurity concerns | J from Catlett, VA | 11/23/2008 |
| Allow baiting | F from Boydton, VA | 11/24/2008 |
| Keep the same | J from Bumpass, VA | 11/25/2008 |
| Keep as is | C from Powhatan, VA | 11/25/2008 |
| Leave it as is. | S from Fredericksburg, VA | 11/25/2008 |
| i AGREE WITH E FROM BROADWAY | R from augusta, VA | 11/25/2008 |
| Feeding | L from Richmond, VA | 11/26/2008 |
| L | D from carson, VA | 11/27/2008 |
| year-round for deer is needed | D from Luray, VA | 11/29/2008 |
| Allow Baiting. | B from Wilmington, NC | 12/1/2008 |
| yes | P from rawlings, VA | 12/2/2008 |
| No Change | R from Middlebrook, VA | 12/2/2008 |
| yes | O from yale, VA | 12/3/2008 |
| YES give it a try | E from suffolk, VA | 12/3/2008 |
| No change | D from Suffolk/City of Suffolk, VA | 12/4/2008 |
| baiting | R from cana, VA | 12/4/2008 |
| bait | S from greensville , VA | 12/4/2008 |
| FEEDING/BAITING | J from WAYNESBORO, VA | 12/5/2008 |
| bait | M from sussex, VA | 12/5/2008 |
| Suburban Baiting | A from Vienna, VA | 12/5/2008 |
| Baiting | S from Zebulon, NC | 12/8/2008 |
| Indifferent but... | C from Blacksburg, VA | 12/9/2008 |
| Feeding or Baiting | N from DeWitt, VA | 12/9/2008 |
| Baiting | S from Boydton, VA | 12/10/2008 |
| I Strongly Disagree | A from Roanoke, VA | 12/10/2008 |
| Baiting | S from Patrick, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Consider changing feeding laws. | D from White Post, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| baiting deer | K from Baskerville, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| A from Roanoke | C from Bealeton, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Current feeding regulations are fine | L from springfield/fairfax, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Cronic Wasting Disease | S from Suffolk, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Yes to deer baiting | J from Harpers Ferry, WV | 12/16/2008 |
| Deer feeding year round, yes | M from Woodbridge, VA | 12/16/2008 |
| Baiting | J from mecklenburg, VA | 12/16/2008 |
| Difference between baiting and planting food plots? | R from Callands, VA | 12/17/2008 |
| feeding a | D from troutville-botetourt, VA | 12/17/2008 |
| keep the no feeding [baiting] restriction | R from Rockingham, VA | 12/18/2008 |
| yes | A from stanley , VA | 12/18/2008 |
| Baiting | A from Culpeper, VA | 12/18/2008 |
| Baiting | R from tazewell, VA | 12/18/2008 |
| learn to scout | M from chesapeake, VA | 12/18/2008 |
| BAN IT PERIOD!!!! | J from Roanoke, VA | 12/19/2008 |
| feeding laws | R from Moneta, VA | 12/19/2008 |
| baiting-private ground and problem areas | M from holtwood/Lancaster, PA | 12/19/2008 |
| baiting | E from Broadway, VA | 12/22/2008 |
| bait | W from warfield, VA | 12/23/2008 |
| Yes to baiting | D from Meadowview, VA | 12/23/2008 |
| no | B from Stuarts Draft, VA | 12/24/2008 |
| Yes to baiting deer | G from Dyke, VA | 12/29/2008 |
| I works in Ky | E from Knoxville, TN | 12/29/2008 |
| yes | R from sussex, VA | 12/29/2008 |
| Allow bait in problem areas | C from Copper Hill / Floyd, VA | 12/30/2008 |
| year round feeding | R from Disputanta, VA | 1/2/2009 |
| Changes are needed | P from Fairfax, VA | 1/3/2009 |
| Baiting is as Valid a Hunting Method as Dog Herding | R from Mecklenburg, VA | 1/3/2009 |
| (no subject) | J from fresdericksburg, VA | 1/4/2009 |
| yes to baiting | W from Boydton, VA | 1/5/2009 |
| No baiting! | D from Fulks Run, VA | 1/5/2009 |
| No Baiting | C from Virginia Beach, VA | 1/5/2009 |
| bait | J from brink, VA | 1/5/2009 |
| No Deer Baiting | E from Roanoke, VA | 1/5/2009 |