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I belong to a club here in the Northeast and we own approx 225 acres. I' m wondering how I can attract deer to a spot where that I can keep hidden from other members. I' m wondering about small food plots in feet not acres. Do you think if I put down some no plow food in not so obvious ares deer would hang out in that area?? We have some fields, but they get alot of hunting pressure. I am looking to crate MY little honey hole. Any suggestions?

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Kinda greedy there Doug ,
the other members are paying too . Why not improve as much of it as possible so that everyone has a " honey hole" ?

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No...Not greedy, but looking for a way to avoid 100 members hunting the same 3 acre field. I don' t think it' s greedy to want my own tree to sit in without 20 other people walking around.

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100 members on 225 acres? Man, that' s tough hunting.

It' s going to be tough to get deer to stay put on a lot that small. I' d spend more time pre-season scouting than the rest of the members so you' ll have a better idea where deer will be moving through.

If all else fails you could tie one up and let it go come opening day! ;-' )

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Wow that' s alot of pressure on 225 acres. You' d probably have better luck on public land....:)

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no putting out no plow for a few feet will not work try baiting with corn

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Find another lease:D

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Find a honeysuckle patch or a place where there is a couple of good sized white oaks close to some cover and fertilize the honey suckle or the oaks (around the drip line) now and again in the spring. You will make them produce more and be more succulent to the deer. Just remember, if you stink up the place too badly by over-hunting it they won' t hit it and you' ll think it doesn' t work.

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I' d also consider putting your stand on the edge of the lease, because with that many hunters, it' s unlikely that deer will make it in the middle of the 225 without being shot at or spooked by scent. Get em on the way in...

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I' d find a funnel going off the 225 acres because that is where all the deer will be headed with all them people hunting. Please tell me you' ll don' t gun hunt this place, if you do, you need to be investing in bright orange bullet proof vest and pants and helmet.

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Doug ,
when you stop to think that each hunter should have 20 ACRES to himself your club should consider a larger lease . If it' s financially practical consider buying land for your club and rotate hunting days among the members . Two and 1/4 acres per man is way too small .

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Ok Doug, clarify for us. Do you really have 100 members in a 225 acre club? The club I' m in has 12 members to 1100 acres and that seems tight. I would not think more than five or six should be in on 225 acres. But thats only my opinion. But 100??? Thats a freaking lot.

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I wouldnt call that greedy at all. I bet the other hunters that want a deer are doing the same thing. Does sound extreme, but I am not there so good luck. I would get a bullet proof vest and a .300WSM so I could identify the deer that out of the 30 bullet holes you should have the largest hole saying thats my .300 I' ll taker.


That or get a AK-47. Cause when the sunrises the first morning the deer and bullets are going to be flying, better shoot all the deer you can so you all can split the meat up.

Troy:D

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I call it skeet shooting

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225 acres is a 2 man lease max 3 down here. We have about 1600 acres and 12 members and I would like to see that go down. We have our primary stands that we enhance ourselves, then we have club stands we enhance with club money.