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<blockquote data-quote="Hunter 257W" data-source="post: 3701891" data-attributes="member: 12277"><p>Thanks, drrxnupe, it's been a while but I recall having read that in the past. There's a lot of vague statements in there, aren't there? One in particular is in the "Bona Fide Agricultural Operations & Procedures" section and says ".....Merely imitating agriculture as a ruse to circumvent the regulations is not acceptable...." </p><p></p><p> Yet, that's exactly what we are doing everytime we plant a so-called dove field just to shoot doves over. </p><p></p><p> I see that they do indeed allow planting a Winter cover crop and do specifically mention overseeding bean, corn or cotton fields with Winter wheat or rye. </p><p></p><p> Yet the paragraph addressing "Baited Areas" specifically mentions that exposed grain placed for the purpose of attracting birds is illegal. </p><p></p><p> But let's say I read the paragraph about Cover Crops and take it for gospel. So I go and broadcast 150lbs/acre of wheat and make no effort to cover it. On Opening Day, the game Warden hears a lot of shooting and comes to check licenses. He sees wheat scattered everywhere in the field. I say it's for a cover crop. He says it's baited. Based on the fact that I'm shooting doves, he says the grain was put there as an attractant to shoot over. I have no way to prove my intent and I AM there hunting as he said. End result is that I get a ticket and big fine. Seems very open to interpretation to me and makes me nervous all Game Wardens would be in agreement on the legality of some fields.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunter 257W, post: 3701891, member: 12277"] Thanks, drrxnupe, it's been a while but I recall having read that in the past. There's a lot of vague statements in there, aren't there? One in particular is in the "Bona Fide Agricultural Operations & Procedures" section and says ".....Merely imitating agriculture as a ruse to circumvent the regulations is not acceptable...." Yet, that's exactly what we are doing everytime we plant a so-called dove field just to shoot doves over. I see that they do indeed allow planting a Winter cover crop and do specifically mention overseeding bean, corn or cotton fields with Winter wheat or rye. Yet the paragraph addressing "Baited Areas" specifically mentions that exposed grain placed for the purpose of attracting birds is illegal. But let's say I read the paragraph about Cover Crops and take it for gospel. So I go and broadcast 150lbs/acre of wheat and make no effort to cover it. On Opening Day, the game Warden hears a lot of shooting and comes to check licenses. He sees wheat scattered everywhere in the field. I say it's for a cover crop. He says it's baited. Based on the fact that I'm shooting doves, he says the grain was put there as an attractant to shoot over. I have no way to prove my intent and I AM there hunting as he said. End result is that I get a ticket and big fine. Seems very open to interpretation to me and makes me nervous all Game Wardens would be in agreement on the legality of some fields. [/QUOTE]
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