jlane35
Well-Known Member
When laying out winter food plots and late dropping fruit trees are you guys trying to concentrate them in 2-3 areas of your property? Or spreading them out?
A few of my thoughts.
Pros of concentrated food supply:
When food is limited, a concentration of food will increase our success rate.
Deer won’t have to move as far.
Cons
Deer are concentrated.
Other predators success increase.
The few really good food sources could be fought over by the hunters on that parcel.
Why I’m asking is because I have fields I’ve been planting shrubs and trees into. I just don’t want to make deer travel all over the property for a desired winter food if I have them spread all out. And hurt hunting chances if I can’t pin point a late winter food source.
Early season food I don’t think matters as much because there is already so much available.
A few of my thoughts.
Pros of concentrated food supply:
When food is limited, a concentration of food will increase our success rate.
Deer won’t have to move as far.
Cons
Deer are concentrated.
Other predators success increase.
The few really good food sources could be fought over by the hunters on that parcel.
Why I’m asking is because I have fields I’ve been planting shrubs and trees into. I just don’t want to make deer travel all over the property for a desired winter food if I have them spread all out. And hurt hunting chances if I can’t pin point a late winter food source.
Early season food I don’t think matters as much because there is already so much available.