Is a compost pile considered baiting?

[redrock510]

I moved into a new residence last year and they had an established compost pile on the edge of the woods. I am planning on putting a stand near, but not in a shooting lane toward the compost pile. This location is centrally located on our land and logistically the best for being in an urban reduction zone. So would a standard compost pile be considered baiting, even if there is no shooting lane to the compost pile or is this standard agricultural practices?

Some info on the land and pile. We have a hand full of acres with apple, pear, peach and nectarine trees outside the wooded lot. We also have an established garden which we grow a variety of vegetables. The compost pile is used for standard agricultural practices and consists of mainly grass, weeds, sticks and cardboard. However, we do place food scraps, rotten vegetables from the garden and rarely place the rotten fruits down there because we let them lay under the trees. The pile has structure around it to keep shape, but accessible and not fully enclosed. Thank you in advance for you assistance. I want to be sure I am on the up and up regarding regulations.

[morrison]

A compost pile would not be considered bait. The casual observer of the pile would be able to determine if it is an actual compost pile in comparison to a pile of bait. Compost would consist of items unfit to be consumed as a food source. Other factors will support the pile being compost instead of bait.