I'm not talking baiting. I just want to be able to plan on where the deer are most likely to head to and from.
I'll throw anything out. Corn, carrots, lettuce that wilted in the fridge. Any veggies...
I'm waiting on my food plot to kick in. They haven't started hitting it yet. Last year they drilled it in mid January after all the snow.
I'm waiting on my food plot to kick in. They haven't started hitting it yet. Last year they drilled it in mid January after all the snow.
Mike- It is still corn. Whether you bait or not, they will be pawing at the ground to gobble up any corn remnants left by the farmer. Otherwise, I have seen them eating anything green. Grasses or whatever is available without too much foraging.
ohio mossy oak
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I know a guy that plants soybeans an leaves them all winter just for the deer..They seem to hit them hard late seaon but that might be hard to find..Corn is the norm!
I have place that is already green with winter wheat. This will probably be my late season spit of choice.
Unless I get lucky and find a standing corn field still up during late season around me, I usually key off of cut corn fields and winter wheat fields.
saddlepants
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I know they love to chew on briar stems throught the winter when food gets tough, find some thick stuff.
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Mike, try to find their route to the food source instead of the food source itself. Reason being is that after gun season pressure, they generally don't make it till last light. give yourself some more opportunity and hunt their funnels. Even in corn country there are defined travel corridors and pinch points you can find. spend some time mid day looking for tracks and or spotting scope.
Corn is the crack of the deer community. I'm no longer admit that my late season tactics revolve around running one feed station in the core of my property, then backing off the corn 200-300 yards in an effort to cut deer off on the way to the corn. I don't want to shoot them with their nose in the pile, but I will certainly provide them with a food source and kill them on the way there. These days, I see it no differently than my food plots. That was barren, useless ground to a deer before I dropped golden acorns on it, or planting brassicas and turnips on it. When you get 2,500+ pictures a week of deer over corn, you really start to see how addicting it is!!! And the fact remains that a certain someone who has made a career of killing big bucks in Ohio has perfected this method of hunting. If it works for him, it'll work for me (maybe :smiley_blackeye
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Yep, places with blow downs and overgrowth are prime during daylight hours. Woody browse is something they munch on all day.
ohio mossy oak
Senior Member
Corn is the crack of the deer community. I'm no longer admit that my late season tactics revolve around running one feed station in the core of my property, then backing off the corn 200-300 yards in an effort to cut deer off on the way to the corn. I don't want to shoot them with their nose in the pile, but I will certainly provide them with a food source and kill them on the way there. These days, I see it no differently than my food plots. That was barren, useless ground to a deer before I dropped golden acorns on it, or planting brassicas and turnips on it. When you get 2,500+ pictures a week of deer over corn, you really start to see how addicting it is!!! And the fact remains that a certain someone who has made a career of killing big bucks in Ohio has perfected this method of hunting. If it works for him, it'll work for me (maybe :smiley_blackeye
I was simply amazed how many deer I could see in 1 pic ..Concentrated on late season food when it is scarce ..
Agree 100%. Woody browse makes up a significant portion of a whitetail's diet in the winter months.
The only problem is, woody browse is damn near everywhere, so patterning them on woody browse is almost impossible. This is where corn gets the advantage. Personally, I just can't justify spending my money on corn and feeders. The only time I lay corn down is when I get it for free from the inlaws.
Great point on the browse. I guess my point is that a wide open mature woods may not be the place to focus. Of course, someone else on here may feel different.
Also, yes corn gets expensive. Especially when the damn turkey and coon find it.
Also, yes corn gets expensive. Especially when the damn turkey and coon find it.
I knew exactly what you were getting at, bro. We're definitely on the same page with this one.