In case you read his story elsewhere Ron Kulas was convicted under statute NR 10.07(2m)(e), which is placing or hunting over bait. Feeding by definition is within 50 yards of a house and is regulated under statute NR 19.60. If a deer season is open and it’s more than 50 yards from a building it's baiting, not feeding as he claims. And (where legal) it's legal to bait from opener of deer bow season to the end, outside those dates it’s illegal feeding if more than 50 yards from a residence. Since he placed the bait (which is illegal by itself) during the bow season it’s a bowhunting violation. The statute doesn't say you have to be hunting over it. He admitted to placing the bait at the time the bow deer season was open, and the citation was for baiting. This is an important distinction for the Wi Bowhunters where he was their legislative representative and a board member.
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