ORIGINAL: timbercruiser
Fall.....Spring/summer plots won't do as much to help the herd. A lot of the native vegetation has more protein and other needed nutritionalvalue than what you plant. Deer are more browsers anyway. They will eat a little of this and a little of that to make up their diet. Fall/winter they need the additional food value they can get from good food plots.
Shouldn't discourage fall... spring/summer food plots. Spring plots are great for bucks to recover fully inweight and overall healthfrom a long season of breeding and winter. Studies show that bucks can lose up to 25% of their weight so spring is a great time to recover back to full health.Does need spring to get ready forhaving theiroff spring; just another reason tohave spring plots. Summeris when bucks grow their antlers, heavy protein plots will significantly increase overall protein diet;does benefit tremendously toofrom summerplots as well.I do agree fall/winter plots are important but so are the other seasonal plots.