RE: cheating
We have food plots, feeders that run year round, minerals, apple trees, fertilized browse and I'm going to add a water source this winter and more apple trees in the spring. We try to give them everything they need to stick around on our place and stay healthy.
I spend much more time just setting and watching than I do shooting. I have not shot a buck in three years but have watched many. It is fun watching them interact with each other. I have learned a lot and shot a few does.
Booney, those are three nice bucks!!