How can I attract more deer to the 160 acres where I hunt?

By Grant Woods,

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I have 80 acres approximately 3/4 of a mile in land from a river. There is approximately 600 acres around me that is used for cattle ground. 160 to 180 woods. I have established some food plot areas. My question to you is, how could I corner the deer population around me to want to visit my land allowing me to see several deer during hunting. Allowing me to see several bucks and able to choose one to harvest. I do not have access to hunting the land around me. See attached image.

Bari,

Deer require food, cover, and water daily.  They will often use the best food, cover, and water sources within their home range.  The best food, cover, and water aren’t necessarily the best in quality, but rather the best in quality that deer don’t associate with danger.  If the land where you hunt is surrounded by cattle pasture it should be relatively easy to establish the best food and cover.  The more difficult part may be limiting when you hunt these resources only to days that the wind, etc., is favorable for you to approach, hunt, and exit without alerting deer.  

One of the biggest keys to hunting properties of this size is to insure you have the best of at least one of food, cover, or water and limit your activities so deer don’t associate that resource with danger.  I often prefer cover as it’s the resource deer tend to use the most during daylight hours.

Enjoy creation,

grant