ORIGINAL: mlo3135127
stretchhunts, Yes it does make a difference. For one thing I have herd from other hunters who have planted a 10 X 10 plot they never saw a deer in it. Read the posts, the question said a 60 acre field not a 10 x 10 plot. It is obvious if a deer comes to a 10 x 10 plot you will be pin pointing him to a smaller spot (like baiting) the only thing is if the deer hit a small plot like this, itwould be gone before hunting season starts. With baiting you can keep adding bait as needed. Size of a food plot does matter, a deer has a much better chance of living if it comes out on the far side of a 60 acre food plot rather than the far side of a 10 X 10 plot.
So why in NY you can plant a food plot ( doesn`t state a size on the DEC website) but can`t put a "Baitpile" out. I`ve also done the 10 x 10 plots where my wife hunts and it draws does in. She`s had does come within 5 feet of her next to this "PLOT". It just doesn`t make sence. We hunt on 58 acres so we can`t plant a 60 acre plot. This is why I went with alot of smaller plots. At first I thought I was making bigger RACKS on the bucks but then I started ?ing myself as far as baiting goes. So if it`s a small plot it`s baiting but if it`s a 60 acre or bigger more expensive plot it`s ok? I`m not trying to be an A@S here but just don`t see the difference in it.