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Re: Edge Feathering Food Plots
[Re: joshm28]
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11/08/18 08:55 PM
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Egyptian wheat does work really well. We planted rows of it to conceal us walking the edges of the fields in Illinois while heading to stands. I agree on planting the whole field. I think mature bucks often watch other deer in the field before coming out.
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Re: Edge Feathering Food Plots
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11/08/18 09:03 PM
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Some of my plots have as much as 20-30ft of natural edge before the woodline. It provides fawn and turkey poult cover not to mention an absolute heaven on earth for quail and rabbits.
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
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Re: Edge Feathering Food Plots
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11/09/18 10:34 AM
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I like a thick edge, gives deer close security cover. As for you who think deer will come on out if they can see one, well if they don't see one while scanning the whole field, they certainly won't come out. With the feathering, at least they are forced to the edge to see if anything is out there. This can present shot opportunities. I for sure don't want a deer to stand 50 yards back in the timber and be able to see the whole field. Now if you have a stand back there, well then it really doesn't matter, does it?
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Re: Edge Feathering Food Plots
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11/09/18 02:26 PM
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I like a thick edge, gives deer close security cover. As for you who think deer will come on out if they can see one, well if they don't see one while scanning the whole field, they certainly won't come out. With the feathering, at least they are forced to the edge to see if anything is out there. This can present shot opportunities. I for sure don't want a deer to stand 50 yards back in the timber and be able to see the whole field. Now if you have a stand back there, well then it really doesn't matter, does it? A deer can smell as well but if he happens to walk the upwind side of the field he has to use his eyes to check for other deer and if he cant see em he is likely still walking
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Re: Edge Feathering Food Plots
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11/09/18 02:34 PM
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Deer congregating in numbers in a field gives them security most of the time
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Edge Feathering Food Plots
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11/12/18 08:18 AM
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My point, although I didn't explain it very well, is that you want to make it hard for the deer to stand back in the timber and check the field. Most bucks will step to the edge and check it if its thick around it. I want him for them to see the other deer from as far away as possible. If you have super low density and dont have numerous deer on each field leaving the barrier may be a good idea but deer like to be where other deer are so I like to let them see where the others are.
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Re: Edge Feathering Food Plots
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11/12/18 10:27 AM
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Some of my plots have as much as 20-30ft of natural edge before the woodline. It provides fawn and turkey poult cover not to mention an absolute heaven on earth for quail and rabbits. ^^^^ This. and at dark, if the deer can see what is in the patch, why show himself in the daylight?? Helps to have some doe scent blowing downwind, because if he cant see her but thinks he smells her... he may show himself.
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