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Every single game jurisdiction that has confirmed cases of CWD or confirmed cases of CWD nearby has instituted baiting/feeding bans. The predominate reason for

Every single game jurisdiction that has confirmed cases of CWD or confirmed cases of CWD nearby has instituted baiting/feeding bans. The predominate reason for this is because prions can be spread through bodily fluids, including saliva, which can be passed from animal to animal when they share a common feeding source. Making corn piles and letting them eat off of that could spread CWD instead of preventing it. If you truly want to feed these deer, plant food plots. Turnips, sugar beets, and pumpkins will keep them fed through deep winter. Prions cannot be killed, not with fire or chemicals, so your sanitizing routine is pointless.

LinuxBender 3y ago
Every single game jurisdiction that has confirmed cases of CWD or confirmed cases of CWD nearby has instituted baiting/feeding bans. Agreed but it is not banned in my area. The game warden does discourage it for the reasons you mentioned but the real undocumented reason is they don't want the obligation of paying for running a deer/elk food pantries. They do have a few of them for the elk. There are about 100 elk not far from me that they feed whereas I only have two elk on my property. I create N+2 piles of food to minimize saliva swapping but they do still move each other around at the start of winter. After a couple of weeks they stop swapping and fighting and the ones that have been here before don't even start with the swapping. The plants you mention do not grow here in the winter outside of a greenhouse. People here that can afford to do so feed them pellets. On the other side of my county all the deer are dying because nobody is feeding them. Never feed corn to deer, especially during the winter. It will give them diarrhea and dehydrate them. If you see someone feeding them corn try to get them to stop and use nutrient dense pellets and occasionally some oats to assist their digestion.
- chrsstrm 3y ago
  > The plants you mention do not grow here in the winter outside of a greenhouse You're right, they don't. That's why you plant them in the late summer, with a mix of kale, chicory, rape, and other brassicas. The deer and elk eat the greens above ground right up until snowfall and then they dig the turnips and beets out of the ground over the winter as needed. They usually leave the pumpkins for last, but come late January they'll eat every last one.
  - LinuxBender 3y ago
    The deer migrate away from here during the summer. I would have to plant them up in the mountains which I am not opposed to doing if they give me permission. That might be a fun little project and an excuse to do some off-roading.
Etrnl_President 3y ago
My corn piles are only for squirrels, coons, beavers, possums, and squatches, and are clearly labeled as such. Any deer, found engorging itself on my corn, will be shot.

LinuxBender 3y ago

Every single game jurisdiction that has confirmed cases of CWD or confirmed cases of CWD nearby has instituted baiting/feeding bans. Agreed but it is not banned in my area. The game warden does discourage it for the reasons you mentioned but the real undocumented reason is they don't want the obligation of paying for running a deer/elk food pantries. They do have a few of them for the elk. There are about 100 elk not far from me that they feed whereas I only have two elk on my property. I create N+2 piles of food to minimize saliva swapping but they do still move each other around at the start of winter. After a couple of weeks they stop swapping and fighting and the ones that have been here before don't even start with the swapping. The plants you mention do not grow here in the winter outside of a greenhouse. People here that can afford to do so feed them pellets. On the other side of my county all the deer are dying because nobody is feeding them. Never feed corn to deer, especially during the winter. It will give them diarrhea and dehydrate them. If you see someone feeding them corn try to get them to stop and use nutrient dense pellets and occasionally some oats to assist their digestion.

chrsstrm 3y ago
> The plants you mention do not grow here in the winter outside of a greenhouse You're right, they don't. That's why you plant them in the late summer, with a mix of kale, chicory, rape, and other brassicas. The deer and elk eat the greens above ground right up until snowfall and then they dig the turnips and beets out of the ground over the winter as needed. They usually leave the pumpkins for last, but come late January they'll eat every last one.
- LinuxBender 3y ago
  The deer migrate away from here during the summer. I would have to plant them up in the mountains which I am not opposed to doing if they give me permission. That might be a fun little project and an excuse to do some off-roading.

Etrnl_President 3y ago

My corn piles are only for squirrels, coons, beavers, possums, and squatches, and are clearly labeled as such. Any deer, found engorging itself on my corn, will be shot.