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    I planted two food plots that are roughly three acres and they are mowed down to nothing ! I guess I’ll just have to feed the wildlife corn , food plots are too much work.
     

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    Here’s a photo of one of the culprits that are responsible ! BD9679D9-085B-4F0E-8115-F0512477CA26.jpg —— 5E95F25C-12FA-41B6-BB3F-7923D232E2DF.jpg
     

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    SAWMAN

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    Heck man . . . you planted the plots so the deer would come and eat.
    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED !! Now . . . for deer season . . . . . ? --- SAWMAN
     

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    I got this guy on my game cam.
    Frank's at it again. He does this to me a couple times a year. --- SAWMAN
     

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    SAWMAN - He needs our help.
    We need the exact coordinates to that field so we can advise on what to do, and how to manage the plots. It will likely require a couple field visits taking samples of the deer herd to determine their preference in food. This is a free service because SAWMAN and I are just nice guys.
    Once we get a few we'll get back with you via unregistered mail.
    Just PM the coordinates, no need for small talk. We are professionals.
    BTW, nice pics!
     

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    Many plant fruit and nut trees that are ready later in the year. But if you have deer like that around you would need to put tubes around the trees or the deer would likely kill them. Looks like come hunting the season the deer might feeding somewhere else. It said that deer really like chestnuts and i see some are planting dunstan chestnuts.
    Dunstan Chestnuts also have wide soil adaptability, bear nuts every year unlike most oak species which produce every other year, and they provide excellent production of up to 2,000 pounds or more per acre. The sweet taste of chestnuts even sweetens the meat of the animals that eat it.

    Some people graft asian or improved persimmons onto the native persimmons for their feed plots. Those are ready in the fall also.
    The Early and Late Drop Grafted American Female Persimmons are recommended for food plots in zones 5 – 9. The Orientals are a little less cold hardy, they recommend Saijo, Sheng and Great Wall up to zone 6 and all other varieties for zones 9 to 7 both for human consumption and tree plots.
     

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    At,and around my plot just north of Molino I have wild persimmons,wild pecans,chinkapins,and tons of honeysuckle. All a natural draw for the deer.
    The last several years I have not planted my plot which is 3/4A. Instead I have a mineral block,salt block,two corn slingers,throw out bread from the day old bread store,and handfuls of soy beans. Also sweet potatoes and cob corn some years.
    BUT . . . have yet to see a deer as big as the one above. My wife did get this one though. --- SAWMAN
     

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    This guy likes to eat out of the cow feeders . D6CCA51D-ADBE-4454-BEB9-80867A14AA95.jpg - C91A0FF5-E244-4A22-93AF-A3B251EAAFAF.jpg - he’s completely nocturnal best I can tell , I’ve never seen him in the daylight or got a daylight picture of him.
     

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    This guy likes to eat out of the cow feeders . [ - he’s completely nocturnal best I can tell , I’ve never seen him in the daylight or got a daylight picture of him.
    That is how a buck becomes old, big, and very wise
     

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    I think this one might be his offspring. 1AEA8126-F20C-485A-B7B4-CB0E65858153.jpg
     

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    Can’t keep corn in the feed trough.

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    SAWMAN

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    Yeah,wondering when Ala. was gonna come around. They still make it somewhat complicated though.
    Revenue trap ??
    With the new,and extremely silly rules,enacted by Fla. this year,the state is gonna clean up on fines also. --- SAWMAN
     

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    Yeah,wondering when Ala. was gonna come around. They still make it somewhat complicated though.
    Revenue trap ??
    With the new,and extremely silly rules,enacted by Fla. this year,the state is gonna clean up on fines also. --- SAWMAN

    But there is two sides to this baiting coin, first it is proven that when you concentrate bait food to a close area there is a significant increase in parasites and disease. Plus with what most of you spend on whatever bait you use I can go buy a lot of really good groceries and still kill as many deer as I need to. Here in Alabama this new bait permit is for sure a new way to generate revenue because most have not read the rule book to realize that even if your kid is 5 years old and is hunting they have to have the permit also. Cha-ching
     

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    But there is two sides to this baiting coin, first it is proven that when you concentrate bait food to a close area there is a significant increase in parasites and disease. Plus with what most of you spend on whatever bait you use I can go buy a lot of really good groceries and still kill as many deer as I need to. Here in Alabama this new bait permit is for sure a new way to generate revenue because most have not read the rule book to realize that even if your kid is 5 years old and is hunting they have to have the permit also. Cha-ching
    I wonder if baiting has a role in some of the deer chronic wasting disease. It seems to be associated with farming of deer and elk. Is there any truth to that is a question that I have.
     

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    I don’t have an answer for that question, but I can say that deer have concentrated around every corn field I’ve ever planted. They will eat up your profit in a smaller field in a hurry. Fencing seems to have little effect on keeping them out of corn fields.
     

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    I don’t have an answer for that question, but I can say that deer have concentrated around every corn field I’ve ever planted. They will eat up your profit in a smaller field in a hurry. Fencing seems to have little effect on keeping them out of corn fields.

    It takes a very high fence to keep there out. They will sail over 5 ft easily. Most farm fences are a bit less than that. I suspect if they are harassed by regular hunting they will go somewhere else. They stay off my place I think because of the dogs.
     
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