I have addressed this topic before, but I will do so once again. I am not sure how other judges around the state will interpret the regulation, but in Lowndes County we will enforce it as written. By that I mean, that no hunter will be allowed to hunt over any feed if it is within plain sight, regardless of the distance. If you can see it from the stand, you can't hunt that stand. If the feed is more than 100 yards and is over a hill or through a pine thicket or is otherwise obscured by terrain or vegetation, then you can hunt the stand.
The Court must presume that any feed not in plain view and more than 100 yards away is a feed and not bait. In order to overcome that presumption the State must prove that the hunter is using the feed site solely as a means of enticing game to travel to or from the feed site and is hunting that game trail. This is not dissimilar from the old method of enforcement wherein a hunter could be charged with hunting over bait if he were hunting a trail that lead to a bait pile hundreds of yards away. The difference is that the legal presumption is now in favor of the hunter rather than law enforcement. The simple rule is use common sense when placing feeders on your hunting property. Make sure they are out of sight of stands and are least 100 yards away. The new law allows hunters to continue to feed throughout hunting season to combat the old belief that everyone's neighbor is baiting. If everyone can feed on their property throughout the season theoretically no one has an advantage. Now I understand in the real world that may not be the case because everyone has different means and resources. Some folks will bring in feed by the truck load while others may be able to feed a bag or two if any. But like it, or not it is now the law and in this County we will enforce it as fairly and as consistently as possible.