there is no difference. Both are an effort to maintain a population higher than what the native habitat can support. (I'm not taking a position that you can't do it) But food plots planted just for hunting are the same as dumping feed in a pile. Same-Same.
one is legal, one is not unles you have no regard for the law, they are NOT the same
If you were improving native vegetation for all species, then you would be a resource first type, but if your just planting a plot for one or two species then your a wannabe.
Chicory, you have avoided this question before but I'll ask again, How about giving us your definition of a wannabe????