RE: Food plots or natural food sources?
I totally agre with Ballistictip. They are quite skittish about anything new. I have a friend that has a small club by the Tombigbe waterway in NE miss. They consulted a state bioligist about what to plant on their land. After a walkthrough, he told them their best bet was to fertilize the available and established food sources; Oaks, Honesuckle, etc. Works better than plots, easier. No tilling, no seed cost, minimun maintenance. With our moderate climate most natural forage will stay green all winter with a little luck. They do supplement some with a few small plots.
After thinning out my Pines last year, the undergrowth came back with a passion and my plots aren' t seeing much action, either. And the mast crop seems to be high this year.
Russ