What to do when you find a food plot on public land
- Abishai
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Re: What to do when you find a food plot on public land
In my experience, public plots get hammered by hunters. I figure most of the deer movement is nocturnal due to the pressure. However, you might be able to figure out hunter entrance routes and where the deer are bedded and use it to your advantage.
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- Hawthorne
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Re: What to do when you find a food plot on public land
They are good areas for summer inventory with cameras if you can hide your cam outside the plot. Fall time I think you would be lucky to see a button buck in daylight sitting over one imo. There is just so many people that walk around them in fall
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Re: What to do when you find a food plot on public land
In my parts this would never happen. But if it did I would investigate who planted it. Then ask the individual if he would give me some money. If he’s looking to throw money down the drain I’m definitely his guy.
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Re: What to do when you find a food plot on public land
Elite wrote:I had a conversation with a guy that said food plots on public are legal in Wisconsin as long as you plant something native to the state. Is there truth to this?
This is NOT true.
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Re: What to do when you find a food plot on public land
Rancher43 wrote:There’s numerous plots planted on some public lands I hunt. There actually called wildlife openings and are planted by the agency overseeing the property. Some people avoid them totally and others hunt on them year round. Early season deer utilize them like any other place then as pressure increases they stay off till after dark.
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