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Old 12-30-2005 | 06:22 PM
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Default RE: Baiting vs. Planting Deer Feed - what's The Difference?

Now, as far asa food-plot vs. a pile of corn.... this just cracks me up everytime I hear this as well. Those t.v. shows on the Outdoor Channel really sell food plots to the world. I love hearing guys talking about food plots and how deer from everywhere in the world flock to them and feed the entire day...... yeah, thats how it really works (sarcasim). The food plots on those t.v. shows you get your "info" from are nothing like the typical guys food plots. Try planting a food plot sometime and see if you get the results that you see on those wonderful television shows. Fact is a foodplot is just like any other agricultural field, tell me how a field of clover planted by a farmer is any different than a field of clove planted by a hunter. Oooo, thats right.... there is no difference.

It seems that alot of guys think that when a food plot is present deer just give up all their natural reactions and instincts. A deer is always cautious when entering any field, be it a food plot or corn field. Also, in any normal situation (not these giants chunks of entirely un-pressured land you see on t.v.) deer act the same way as a agricultural field, they enter at last light and the big bucks usually come out last.

Why plant a food plot, because it is another food source for the deer that will help all wildlife. It isn't a hunting technique, it is a way to give back to the outdoors.

I think that too many guys are judging food plots based on what they see on t.v. My grandma use to tell me "don't believe everything you see on t.v." and that speaks loud and true on here. Get out and base your facts on actually watching a food plot instead of seeing those great hunters on the ranchs in texas.
Good post buck magnet. I plant clover and corn in my food plot,farmers all around me have clover and corn. Sometimes I see deer in my plots and sometimes I see them in the farmers field. Around here there is no difference. A good oak or apple tree is a better spot to shoot a deer because there is so much clover and corn.
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