I have a hunting spot in a 5-6 year old cutover. A couple years ago I pushed out a couple of shooting lanes and put up a box stand positioned so that I can see both lanes as well as a field over my left shoulder. When I did all of this I also put up a 55 gal spin feeder in one of the lanes.
I regularly get does at the feeder and small bucks as well (none of which I shoot). I know there should be some decent bucks on this property but I just don't think they are coming anywhere near that feeder. My question is, should I pull that feeder and replace it with a protein feeder like the "Boss Buck", or should I not use a feeder at all and plant food plots in both lanes? One lane has a clover plot in it now.
This is pretty much the only spot I have that has the potential to produce a shooter buck and I want to do all I can to increase the chances of getting one to come into one of the shooting lanes while I'm in the stand. The rest of the property is a gnarly mess and is and is pretty much un-huntable.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
dj
I regularly get does at the feeder and small bucks as well (none of which I shoot). I know there should be some decent bucks on this property but I just don't think they are coming anywhere near that feeder. My question is, should I pull that feeder and replace it with a protein feeder like the "Boss Buck", or should I not use a feeder at all and plant food plots in both lanes? One lane has a clover plot in it now.
This is pretty much the only spot I have that has the potential to produce a shooter buck and I want to do all I can to increase the chances of getting one to come into one of the shooting lanes while I'm in the stand. The rest of the property is a gnarly mess and is and is pretty much un-huntable.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
dj