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To keep deer populations at bay, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries wants to remind people that it is illegal to feed deer between Sept. 1 and the first Saturday in January, according to a news release.
Feeding deer can unnaturally increase deer populations and damage natural habitats, increase the likelihood for disease transmission, increase deer/vehicle collisions and diminish the wild nature of deer, the state agency reports.
Effective Sept. 1, it’s illegal to feed deer statewide in Virginia. The annual prohibitions run through the first Saturday in January and are described by the agency in a news release:
All feed must be removed from deer feeding sites by Sept. 1.
Any area where deer feed has been distributed is considered a “baited” area and cannot be hunted over for 10 days following the complete removal of the food.
It is illegal to feed deer or elk in any county, city or town during any deer or elk hunting season.
It is illegal to feed deer year-round in Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah and Warren counties and in the city of Winchester as part of the department’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) management actions.
These restrictions do not apply to agricultural plantings (including wildlife food plots) or food distributed to livestock.
Deer feeding represents one of Virginia’s biggest wildlife disease risk factors. Feeding deer invariably leads to crowding of animals in small areas, resulting in animal to animal contact and contamination of feeding sites, the agency states.
It is also a major risk factor and contributor in three of the most important deer diseases in North America – tuberculosis, brucellosis and chronic wasting disease, according to a news release.
To learn more about Virginia’s wildlife and regulations, visit the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website at dgif.virginia.gov.
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