Bushape":1naqmzl6 said:Any idea if off season corn feeders and/or mineral blocks will be outlawed going forward??
fairchaser":a8s404y1 said:Bushape":a8s404y1 said:Any idea if off season corn feeders and/or mineral blocks will be outlawed going forward??
I believe they are illegal within the CMZ all year.
TheLBLman":2xpehmxg said:I agree with the supplemental feeding bans, but have an entirely different thought on the minerals.
Here's my thinking:
Where mineral licks have been long established, those minerals are already deep in the ground (typically).
In any given area, there are some mineral licks, already, and they're not going away.
They're going to be there for years, and years to come.
Deer are going to continue to seek them out (during the summer months), continue to be concentrated licking at these sites.
And, as some of these established licks become less attractive,
the deer will then become EVEN MORE CONCENTRATED at other remaining licks!
IMO, the risk of spreading prions might actually be reduced by increasing the number of mineral licks,
as this would result in fewer deer licking at any one site.
Imagine, the reduction of deer per mineral lick site
if we went from 2 established licks in an area to 10 new licks in that same area.
JCDEERMAN":1iftvxie said:I will also add....and maybe I'm an extremist, but I would ban all retail stores (I know that entails a lot of legalities) in TN from selling any and all attractants (acorn rage, c'mere deer, etc...). I am in Hickman county which is a ways from the hot zone but I have been saying for 2 years that the deer numbers are wayyyyy down. I don't think the scope of this disease has been truly identified for all areas impacted.
MUP":2qzrl39c said:I think I'd be careful wishing for banning of anything at this point. Just what ends up banned may be more than just supplemental minerals and corn.
Grnwing":3mzp0qsq said:This is the regulation for the CWD Zone: Notice the exception.
Supplemental feeding is now banned in Fayette, Hardeman, and McNairy Counties. The placement of grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable natural and manufactured products is prohibited. The ban does not apply to feed placed within 100 feet of any residence, feed placed in a manner not accessible to deer, or feed and minerals as the result of normal agricultural practices. Food plots are still legal in the CWD Zone.
If you are still wanting to add minerals- you can check out Trophy Rocks new product- Plot Rock.
JDBinTN":31kuiq13 said:MUP":31kuiq13 said:I think I'd be careful wishing for banning of anything at this point. Just what ends up banned may be more than just supplemental minerals and corn.
I've been thinking for awhile now one of the BEST things for deer hunting moving forward would be to get back to the farmers doing the farming and the hunters just being hunters, I would think alot of this habitat manipulation such as food plots, creating bedding areas, etc might be done away with now.