I had this type of conversation with the wildlife manager in our camp area and concur with your interpretation. If it is growing on the vines/stalks in the field or plot it is okay but you cannot haul a bunch of pumpkins in and spread them around if they were not grown in the field. Corn planted and unharvested is okay but picked or shelled and piled in the field is not ok. Imagine the same for bales of hay or alfalfa but not sure.
From MN DNR:
Among the baiting restrictions are:
�bait or feed� is grain, fruit, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer and that has been placed by a person hunters are not allowed to use or hunt over bait or feed or hunt in the vicinity of bait or feed if the hunter knows about or has reason to know about the placement of the bait or feed a person otherwise in compliance with this section who is hunting on private or public property that is adjacent to the property where bait or feed is present is not in violation if the person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to baiting or feeding wildlife on the adjacent property an area is considered baited for 10 days after complete removal of the bait or feed liquid scents, salt, minerals, and bird feeders containing grains or nuts that are at least 6 feet above the ground are not considered bait or feed this restriction does not apply to foods resulting from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard management, or similar land management activities.
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
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There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
