Comments on: The Best Food Plots http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Buck Manager http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Buck Manager Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:12:41 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/#comment-1110 Yes, the technique, commonly called half-cutting, works great for creating deer browse. It can be done on any woody plant, but is ideal on trees and shrubs that are preferred by white-tailed deer. The technique is simple: Cut the smaller tree/shrub about a foot or two from the ground, cut half way throught the trunk and bend it over. Not only will the tree survive and allow it's current and future leaves to be availalbe to deer, but the plant may sprout new stems from the wound. I would not recommend this technique on oak trees, however, especially in areas with oak wilt disease. Yes, the technique, commonly called half-cutting, works great for creating deer browse. It can be done on any woody plant, but is ideal on trees and shrubs that are preferred by white-tailed deer.

The technique is simple: Cut the smaller tree/shrub about a foot or two from the ground, cut half way throught the trunk and bend it over. Not only will the tree survive and allow it’s current and future leaves to be availalbe to deer, but the plant may sprout new stems from the wound.

I would not recommend this technique on oak trees, however, especially in areas with oak wilt disease.

]]> By: Sherrie http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Sherrie Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:38:58 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/#comment-1107 Do you have any experience in maximizing browse by cutting almost through a small blackjack tree? When cutting it, have it fall over and the tree will regrow out of the cut and thereby giving the deer new browse that they can reach to eat. Do you have any experience in maximizing browse by cutting almost through a small blackjack tree? When cutting it, have it
fall over and the tree will regrow out of the cut and thereby giving the deer new browse that they can reach to eat.

]]> By: J.L. http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-784 J.L. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:40:40 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/#comment-784 Great site! I am going to get my friends signed up for your newsletter! Great site! I am going to get my friends signed up for your newsletter!

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