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pond if there's a feeding station at a neighboring pond?  Ducks
take flight.   Question: We own a duck club with two ponds on
the property. Members shoot waterfowl over one pond while the
other has a floating corn feeder for wood ducks on it. We want
to keep shooting the club pond during the season but also want
to keep the feeding station out on the other pond for the wood
ducks during this time. The regulations say baiting for
migratory birds is prohibited and that it is illegal to “hunt
over” bait. What is the minimum distance required to be
maintained between the feeding station and our shooting pond
before feeding is considered baiting? Thanks in advance. (Stacy
M.)  Answer: Waterfowl and migratory bird regulations are set by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. While there are no minimum
distance requirements specified in the regulations, it’s clear
that you may not keep the floati