Food plot for turkeys

[drobertsinMaryland]

Nice! As long as a buck I call Tiny Tim likes it, I will be happy.

[cobrican]

I used No Plow this year and was floored by how well it worked.  I set up exclusion cages and couldn't believe the difference.  The deer walked around the corn feeders to get to the No Plow.

[drobertsinMaryland]

I used No Plow this year and was floored by how well it worked.  I set up exclusion cages and couldn't believe the difference.  The deer walked around the corn feeders to get to the No Plow.

By exclusion cages you mean to see how much the deer are browsing on the plot?

[cobrican]

Yes.  the brassicas in the cages were about 16 inches tall and the stuff outside were grazed to about 6 inches until the heavy frost, first of January and the the rest was grazed to the ground

[drobertsinMaryland]

Yes.  the brassicas in the cages were about 16 inches tall and the stuff outside were grazed to about 6 inches until the heavy frost, first of January and the the rest was grazed to the ground

Good lord where is whitetail madness when you need him? Finally someone that understands the purpose of using cages.

[bamaboy]

We use grazing cages on all of our plots. Make the out of hog wire and anchor them down with a T-Post. Our are about as big around as a 55 gallon drum.

[cobrican]

I use them to gauge the success of each plot.  I want to know If I'm spending my money properly and I want to know if my deer are getting what they need in their food.  I manage hunting properties and I take food plots very seriously.  My clients expect me to give them the best I can.  The only way for me to know if what I do works is to have a base line, controlled variable.  Thus exclusion cages.