A couple of years ago I bought 45 acres in southern Indiana. It was all wooded at the time I bought it and there were deer and turkey there but it was really hit and miss. The first year after I bought it I saw one deer in four trips. So I decided to put a food plot in. I had 3.5 acres of hardwoods excavated and had a nice clearing. I then planted 25 percent in Alfa-Rack and the rest in Extreme. The results were unbelievable.
My wife and I went to the farm about six weeks after I planted and there were 12 deer standing in my plot in the evening. I was like a kid at Christmas. I started seeing a lot of deer but still wondered if I could bring in some nice quality deer. The deer I had seen that had been taken in the area were just 120 caliber! Enclosed is a picture of the deer I shot this year. Obviously what I did worked....
Anyone could do what I did. It’s not rocket science! Just a little time and effort. I have also seen hens with polts literally nesting in the thick clover. I shot a nice turkey last year and heard more birds gobbling there than I have ever heard on any farm. There were a lot of evenings that I had 12-16 deer in the field last year, I know this is bad but I actually only hunted there a couple of times in October because I knew there would be tons of deer in the field and I didn’t want to spook them before the rut.