Comments on: The Best Food Plots http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dominick http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-7440 Dominick Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:06:29 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/#comment-7440 I have a 40 acres of woods in in south western Indiana. It has a big pond a small pond and is very hilly. Any ideas for a food plot? Size, mix, summer, fall? I have a 40 acres of woods in in south western Indiana. It has a big pond a small pond and is very hilly. Any ideas for a food plot? Size, mix, summer, fall?

]]> By: Buck Manager http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-6850 Buck Manager Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:20:36 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/#comment-6850 DeerSlayer, try a mixture of 60 percent wheat and 40 percent brassicas (rape). This is a simple, yet effective, mix that will keep deer on your plots all winter long. It's kind of a late start, but you can still give it a shot (if you are talking about for this year). DeerSlayer, try a mixture of 60 percent wheat and 40 percent brassicas (rape). This is a simple, yet effective, mix that will keep deer on your plots all winter long. It’s kind of a late start, but you can still give it a shot (if you are talking about for this year).

]]> By: DeerSlayer http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-6849 DeerSlayer Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:38:37 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/09/18/the-best-food-plots/#comment-6849 What is a good food plot mixture for South East Missouri? What is a good food plot mixture for South East Missouri?

]]> 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.

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