Author Topic: Food plots must work (Read 694 times)

jh45gun · « **on:** September 19, 2004, 06:35:12 PM »

I know this does not have to do directly with crossbow hunting but thought you may be interested anyway.

Local fellow shot a buck bow hunting yesterday in the WI Archery Opener. Now this fellow has been expirementing with food plots and antler growth stuff ever since it has become popular. Well it must work as I said he shot a buck. But what a buck. A 23 pointer that scored green if the info I heard was correct 244. I do not that much about the scoreing but I saw a pic of the Buck at the local sportshop in the town I was going fishing and hunting later. The town is my home town about 30 miles from where I live now so I like to fish and hunt there. What a monster! Wide rack and thick beamed and tined with high tines and points everywhere. I have to congratulate him not only for the buck of a life time but for the effort put in to get the buck that size and the effort to get him as he has been hunting this monster for 2 years. Two other guys have been hunting him off this fellows property also. Glad to see this guy who put in the extra effort with the feed plots ect pay off for him. Jim

GaryL · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2004, 06:43:07 PM »

Like to see a picture of that buck...WOW!!

wabi · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2004, 03:29:11 AM »

Yes, food plots work, but......
you have to have deer with the genetic properties for huge racks.
Where I hunt we're seeing better bucks every year, but we're still "culling" the runts.
Good to hear it paid off for the hunter you speak of! I'm sure he worked for the trophy, and he deserves to be the one to get a shot at it!

jh45gun · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2004, 08:03:19 AM »

Yep I got a reply at the Round the old pot bellied stove here at the Marlin site and a guy said where he lives Food plots do not work. Where this fellow who shot the buck owns land it is all trees no farms so I suppose it would be attractive to deer. Jim