this time of year I prefer to hunt trails coming out of timber into soybeans. Once the beans turn brown I move to acorn flats and once the acorns get consumed I will hunt green fields and winter food sources. for some reason i have better luck hunting corn after it gets cut. I use corn as a snack for the deer and to draw them into the area and put their heads down before a shot. I scatter the corn to the point where 100 lbs in a 3o yard radius around my treestand can't be seen. this keeps em milling around.
if I am remembering correctly it was about a 21 yard shot, I actually took it's traveling partner the next morning out of the same tree and she only went about 15 yards, she wouldn't go near the feeder tubes though I think she was just looking for her buddy so I figured I'd do my part and reunite them at the butcher shop
Nutrition usually comes into play in June and July or earlier. After mid August, corn and acorns reign supreme with sometimes some apples thrown in to entice them.
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