i was think about planting a small food plot in the woods were i hunt, but its public land what do use think?

it would have to be some thing that you throw and grow .most public land they do not want you altering the land or trees so tilling the soil would get you in trouble






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Take some Secret Spot by Imperial Whitetail or Biologic makes one as well and a hard tooth landscape rake and plant away.

No way- too much time and effort to do it right- I made that mistake on land that I could hunt but was for sale for 4 years. As soon as I had everything right people showed up. You have to neutralize the soil- fertilize- herbicide- hang stands for wind. If you did a small one that no one finds and the deer do they can pummel it to the dirt in two nights. Good Luck.

There are no magic beans for a foodplot so planting one in a very isolated location may indeed be a lot of work, even for the throw and grow products out today. Even the no-till blends need proper PH and a respectable amount of lime and fertilizer. Also, if this area isn't totally isolated and would enable even a couple people to hunt over it then it certainly wouldn't be worth your time and effort. You can totally shut down a small foodplot with just a couple hunts under less than ideal conditions. Very risky, in my humble opinion.

Gotta agree with everyone, its probablly going to be a waste of time. Also, no food plot is going to be the magic hunting tool as they are portrayed on television. I have several decent sized food plots planted throughout the properties I hunt, mostly made of clover, alfalfa, and chickory, and I never actually hunt near them. I typically don't see activity in the plots till after dark so their whole purpose is to just add a high protein food source to the deers diet. I would much rather find a good stageing area and set-up close to that, this seems to be one of the best tactics for me as the deer are usually in this area with plenty of day light left and they seem fairly comfortable.