re: Planting Millet for Ducks

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scaring up the ducks

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except that harassment of wildlife is also illegal


Here is the law from FWS on the baiting/planting issue

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A normal agricultural planting is undertaken for the purpose of producing a crop. The Fish and Wildlife Service does not make a distinction between agricultural fields planted with the intent to harvest a crop and those planted without such intent so long as the planting is in accordance with recommendations from the Cooperative Extension Service.

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You cannot legally hunt waterfowl over freshly planted wildlife food plots where grain or seed has been distributed, scattered, or exposed because these plots are not normal agricultural plantings or normal soil stabilization practices. Wildlife food plots may be considered a normal agricultural practice, but they do not meet the definition of a normal agricultural planting, harvest, post-harvest manipulation, or a normal soil stabilization practice.

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I'm also trying to figure out the best way to legally do Japanese millet, but in the marsh. Can't find also locally and don't know how I would site prep. One idea mentioned to me was to premix in soil and spread the soil. Don't know if it'll work but might give it a try if I can figure out the right rules to follow.