Inspired by BIGRED . The question is , can you plant a food plot on crown land ? I know of some very thick brush country with a good whitetail population but there isn't a shooting lane to be found , except for an opening of about 50 yards by about 100 yards by a creek where they cross . By the time you spot one , there's no time for a shot because they cross the creek and the open space on the run . The open space is a bit of grass and weeds with nice loamly black soil under it . No one wood even hear me down there with a cultivator but i don't know if it's legal to plant on crown land . Don't know if the opening is actually big enough for a food plot . I'm thinking a food plot , if the area is big enough , may keep the whitetails from blasting through at 40 miles per hour . O.K. , here's another question , this area is so far off the beaten path that i can't figure out why the deer seem so spooky . In the soft soil along the creek i've never found a predator track . I've seen a few beautiful bucks in the area but they are always on the run . It's like the open area itself spooks them .
Food Plots
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If I were you, I would just check with your local MNR. Personally I wouldn't have a problem with it if it was legal, low key, & you kept to native species of plants.
The reason the deer may cross the area quickly is because they feel exsposed & vunerable out in the open. IMHO I don't think plantings would make much difference in their behavior, but I could be wrong.
George
The reason the deer may cross the area quickly is because they feel exsposed & vunerable out in the open. IMHO I don't think plantings would make much difference in their behavior, but I could be wrong.
George
