RE: IS IT WORTH IT...
If your spending thousands of dollars and man hours just to shoot a deer, it isn't worth it, you are better off taking that money and hunting another state.
If you enjoy being a good steward of the land, don't mind giving back more than you take, it is well worth it. My reward comes from watching thedeer feed in my plots all year long. I do food plots here in PA and also my sons property in N.Y.