If you don't own it, I would ask the landowner before making any decisions like that.

But it is my experience that deer do not like the open, but does like thick brushy places.

Cutting shooting lanes will only make them run through them never giving you a good opportunity at a clear shot.

Planting food plots is also a good idea.

But you have to remember that deer feed mainly at night, not during the day time. When the weather changes - they will feed as much as possible.

A good water source is also helpful in keeping deer on your property.

But you have to remember that the only thing that is going to keep them there is a doe in heat or a high fence.

Hunting is not getting - is what my daddy says.

Sometimes you have to hunt for a week or a month or 10 years before a buck of a lifetime walks out in front of you. It isn't something where you can just walk in the pen and shoot one.

Salt / minreal licks also helps. Along with a Moultree Feeder full of corn or grain. I just didn't know if they were legal where you hunt.