- Food - A food source is a must!!! It does not have to be crop ground as a lot of people might think. If there is a large amount of nut producing trees that might be sufficient. However, the best way to get high quality nutrition into your deer is to plant food plots that will meet the nutritional demand for that time of the year. When antler production starts it is important to get a lot of protein into the diet as well as minerals. A farmers crops are an excellent food source but they might not meet all of the demands for your deer year round.
- Water - A water source is vitally important. The object is to keep the deer from having to travel long distances to meet their needs. Make sure the property you are looking at has ponds, creeks, or a river that can provide a year round water source.
- Cover - Deer would rather travel under cover as to walk out into open ground. To hold big deer you must have cover. The thicker parts of your farm is the better!!! A tract that is all open timber without much underbrush will not hold many deer.
- Bedding Area - Your farm needs adequate bedding area for deer to feel safe when bedding down. It must be an area that has plenty of cover and will make the animal feel secure.
Not every property combines everyone of these criteria. The good news is that you can create any of these needs on your farm. When you do you will notice a huge difference in the amount of deer you will see.
Get all four of these needs met on your farm and you will start harvesting bigger bucks!!! That is what it is all about.
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