RE: thinking about trying to help my deer herd
My advise is to find out what the other people are planting and offer them something different that they won't get at the other places. Kinda like tricking them to stay. Also if you are going to plant frute trees Plant some persimmon trees. I know here in Missouri the deer have a special place in there heart for ripe persimmons. I will always hunt places that have persimmon trees and usually have very good lick.
Let us know what you go with.