I do use food plots, have seven food plots on 250 acres, most are around and acre in size, I also have a sanctuary area set up for the deer to feel safe in, and we dotn enter the area unless we absolutely have to, and also work on the forest areas to help boost acorn production, and good cover for them to feel secure.

As far as meat or trophy,, I guess i could be called both. Me and my family love the meat and eat a lot of it each year, But we also like to take mature bucks, so any buck who isnt mature is let to grow to maturity. For meat we still manage to take a mature buck or two each year, and some does who are also mature. I think it makes a healthier herd to remove older animals past their prime and let the youger more verile animals go on to carry on their genetics.