I am wanting to increase the buck population on my small lease and am trying to find different ways to attract the bigger bucks and keep them close by.
From what ive been told, the best way where my lease is, is to make sure my feeders are full year round and that will keep the does around to eventually lure more and more bucks to hang around. Apparently theres a lot of "seasonal" guys that only feed during deer season.
I am on a 160 acre tract of land and on 3 sides, I am surrounded by acres and acres of winter wheat and cotton fields. The 4th side is low fence and is not hunted, just has cattle run on it but I know theres a few groups that bed down there. Closest hunting property to me would be about half a mile away from any direction and this property has not been hunted in 2-3 years. I have a seasonal creek bed that has heavy traffic through it that I think they use as a travel corridor from bedding area to food plots.
Im toying with the idea of feeding protein but want to make sure it would be worth it or should I just stick to corn year round?
Ive had a few good bucks on camera but they are now few and far in between since early november. Consistently I will have anywhere from 6-10 does and their yearlings with them every hunt, now I just want to bring the bucks in.
I only have 1 feeder up so far, once the season ends, I plan on putting up 1 more for sure and maybe a 3rd set.
How would you approach this?
From what ive been told, the best way where my lease is, is to make sure my feeders are full year round and that will keep the does around to eventually lure more and more bucks to hang around. Apparently theres a lot of "seasonal" guys that only feed during deer season.
I am on a 160 acre tract of land and on 3 sides, I am surrounded by acres and acres of winter wheat and cotton fields. The 4th side is low fence and is not hunted, just has cattle run on it but I know theres a few groups that bed down there. Closest hunting property to me would be about half a mile away from any direction and this property has not been hunted in 2-3 years. I have a seasonal creek bed that has heavy traffic through it that I think they use as a travel corridor from bedding area to food plots.
Im toying with the idea of feeding protein but want to make sure it would be worth it or should I just stick to corn year round?
Ive had a few good bucks on camera but they are now few and far in between since early november. Consistently I will have anywhere from 6-10 does and their yearlings with them every hunt, now I just want to bring the bucks in.
I only have 1 feeder up so far, once the season ends, I plan on putting up 1 more for sure and maybe a 3rd set.
How would you approach this?
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