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<blockquote data-quote="huntncoach" data-source="post: 5252805" data-attributes="member: 4241"><p>Need some input about this. Recently I scouted a little more around one of my good hunting spots where there are lots of white oak trees surrounded by nearly mature pine forests (planted after logging a while back). From that oak area there are two well defined trails, one where a deer ran after I arrowed it and the other is where most of the deer I have seen come from. I stalked along that trail a couple of weeks back and jumped a deer along trail that runs through the pines. This trail is about 500 yards and runs directly to one of the small food plots we have on the property. Unfortunately, we have not done much with this plot the last couple of years, so it is mostly just clover and weeds. </p><p>My plan for next season is to be more specific with the food plot, planting clover first and then maybe some turnips with some type of cover to help protect the turnips from overbrowsing. This plot used to get lots of traffic, but the pines have grown and offer less cover, so the deer tend to move around the small plot, rather than through it as travel routes. I am also thinking of adding some type of feeder in the woods at the other end of the trail after the season through about August. Finally, I am considering adding a mineral site along the trail connecting the two areas. Currently, there is no type of stand or blind along that trail, but I also plan to set up a ladder stand or something about halfway between the woods and the plot and downwind according to the prevailing winds. </p><p>My hope is that I can either hunt one of the two current locations and even along the trail between them to intercept deer traveling between the two. Any input or suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="huntncoach, post: 5252805, member: 4241"] Need some input about this. Recently I scouted a little more around one of my good hunting spots where there are lots of white oak trees surrounded by nearly mature pine forests (planted after logging a while back). From that oak area there are two well defined trails, one where a deer ran after I arrowed it and the other is where most of the deer I have seen come from. I stalked along that trail a couple of weeks back and jumped a deer along trail that runs through the pines. This trail is about 500 yards and runs directly to one of the small food plots we have on the property. Unfortunately, we have not done much with this plot the last couple of years, so it is mostly just clover and weeds. My plan for next season is to be more specific with the food plot, planting clover first and then maybe some turnips with some type of cover to help protect the turnips from overbrowsing. This plot used to get lots of traffic, but the pines have grown and offer less cover, so the deer tend to move around the small plot, rather than through it as travel routes. I am also thinking of adding some type of feeder in the woods at the other end of the trail after the season through about August. Finally, I am considering adding a mineral site along the trail connecting the two areas. Currently, there is no type of stand or blind along that trail, but I also plan to set up a ladder stand or something about halfway between the woods and the plot and downwind according to the prevailing winds. My hope is that I can either hunt one of the two current locations and even along the trail between them to intercept deer traveling between the two. Any input or suggestions? [/QUOTE]
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