I'd have to think that creating the source would be legal , but that actually killing a deer using it would not . Technically you would be creating a baited situation . You might also be running afoul of laws pertaining to the altering of the streambed . Probably best to just call the DEEP and ask , this sub forum is pretty dead lately .
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"Politically correct" was initially coined by Leon Trotsky to refer favorably to those whose views remained in sync with the ever-shifting Bolshevik Party line. This was important, as "not PC" people risked prison or death.