This came up on a local forum, thought this was interesting. You still cannot hunt over a bait pile; but there has been a case ruling in feeding deer. As I understand it, DEC is no longer enforcing the regulation as it was deemed vague..... The broad sweeping language of the regulation chills constitutionally protected conduct and leaves law enforcement in a position to arbitrarily enforce the law. See Smith v. Goguen, 415 US 566 [1974]. The literal meaning of words like "material," "deposit"