There seems to be some confusion here. It is perfectly legal to plant food plots and hunt over them in NY. It is very common. It is not legal to place any mineral blocks containing salt where deer have access. It is not legal to place bait to attract game. You will see bags of "deer candy" in many retail stores later in the year. It seems obvious that most of these, if not all, are being used illegally to bait deer. I imagine most of these contain corn, maybe with some salt or sugar added. The DEC will ticket anyone caught doing this. It does seem wrong that stores can sell this stuff in NY when it is not legal to use it in NY. That's NY for you.
I’m and old buzzard, I seen many things over the years , some not so bad and others that make no sense what so ever 1 rule I would like to see back in place Would be no fishing any fish out of season , no catch and release fishing
As a SCUBA diver I can tell you that the gobies quickly raid nests when a bass is off the bed. There are youtube videos of this. The catch and release out of season only applies to bass, correct? I don't think you can target walleyes or pike out of season, although it might be hard to prove you were targeting them. So, why the exception for bass?
Basically, food seed to lure in deer to be shot.Bait and shoot for deer is not legal in NY.However, many do it.
A ticket for targeting is a hard one to get. Some states do it right by saying if you catch a species that isnt in season more than 3x and dont change tactics you are "targeting" them. Makes sense.