I recently recieved a small lot of land 2 and 1/4 acres. It has a few crab apple trees on it that has been getting crowded by trees. I plan on removing a few trees around each one to help them grow better. As well as pruning back next fall. It is on the edge of a white cedar swamp and has some expose ledges in one place of it.
My question is around what to plant on it to help draw deer to it as well as help them build mass for the winter months. I am planning on using 1/4 to 1/2 half acre for this planting. Due to the fact it is near a back road I do not want to draw very much attention to it. Other than that I would use more of the land for this purpose.. The land is located up here in maine and the winters can be harsh to say the least.. Any ideas on what to plant for this project? Also there is alot of bears that travel threw this area and i am not very interested in them hanging around.. Thanks..