feeding wildlife bill

[GoldTip]

This is illegal in Montana I know.  And I don't just mean baiting the animals.  It is illegal to purposely feed them in Montana as well.  Not exactly sure what they do about food plots.  But I do know that placing hay bales or some other food out for deer and elk that are wintering around your property is not legal. 

[ron9909]

This bill did not pass.

[BLKBEARKLR]

This bill did not pass.

Have anything to back that up?? I am not questioning you, just want something that I can read myself.

Thanks
Joe

[Kain]

Looks like it is still alive to me.     Unless something else has happened that is not on here.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1885&year=2009#history

[bow4elk]

I've helped fawns SURVIVE winter from hairloss with supplemental feeding.  After the first winter, they will normally make it from there on out.  Give me a warning, fine, I'll still keep helping deer that need it. 

[Ray]

It seems to me the politicians are not busy enough with fixing the budget. They have all this spare time on their hands.

[ron9909]

I found it in the Peninsula daily news. I will try to find the paper and scan it. I looked for it on the state web site but looks like the site has not been updated.

[mkcj]

I read this before that's why at the cabin in Winthrop I only keep feed out in case a moose or turkey come by

[Roger]

Little history of one of the sponsors, VanDeWege. He works for our fire district as a Lieutenant Paramedic. One of our local papers a while back had some histroy on the bill that he had worked with Peta for the development of the bill. He lost my vote at that point and especially he is one of the demo's in voting to push 960 back.

[KimberRich]

This is illegal in Montana I know.  And I don't just mean baiting the animals.  It is illegal to purposely feed them in Montana as well.  Not exactly sure what they do about food plots.  But I do know that placing hay bales or some other food out for deer and elk that are wintering around your property is not legal. 

No need to place them around your property..  They are to busy knocking down, jumping, and climbing under fences and other barriers put around all the feed to get at it all winter.  Good point about the food plots..  I guess you could put them in for turkeys and if a deer or elk wandered in..