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Baiting ? the practice of putting out stuff such as salt licks, corn, apples, and other tasty morsels ? to attract the critters to places convenient to the hunter, photographer, or other observer, is legal in Pennsylvania ? except when it isn't.

?The illegal shooting or taking of big game or protected, endangered or threatened species, or any crime against those species should be reported through Operation Game Thief. Other violations should be reported to the Centralized Dispatch Center at 1-833-PGC-HUNT (1-833-742-4868) or 1-833-PGC-WILD (1-833-742-9453).

Taking Advantage of Food or Bait: It is unlawful to hunt in or around any area where artificial or natural bait, food, hay, grain, fruit, nuts, salt, chemicals or minerals, including their residues, are used, or have been used within the past 30 days, as an enticement to lure game or wildlife regardless of the type or ...

While the use of bait while hunting is prohibited broadly in Pennsylvania, it is allowed conditionally on private property within the Southeast Special Regulations Area, where traditional hunting and deer-control methods have proven ineffective.

You cannot use a buck tag on a doe with anything but a flintlock license, using a flintlock, during flintlock season. Pg 42 of the digest, Bottom of left column. With a flintlock license, using a flintlock in flintlock season, you can use your back (buck) tag on an antlerless deer anywhere in the state.

What is Baiting? Under Pennsylvania law, it generally is unlawful to hunt in or around any area where artificial or natural bait, hay, grain, fruit, nut, salt, chemical, mineral or other food ? including their residues ? are used or have been used within the past 30 days as an enticement to lure game or wildlife.