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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 484162" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>I hear the frustration your post, but it's not always adding habitat.&nbsp; The deer have to want to be there during the tough winter months.&nbsp; Around here the deer are scattered all summer and through the fall from the fields on top all the way to the river bottom.&nbsp; However, you can have the best 100 acres of pine grove, sloughs, and food plots in the county up on top and ALL the deer will move into the river bottom once the snow hits.&nbsp; It's what they do and have done for all time.&nbsp; My own 40 acres is included.&nbsp; I've put in trees and bushes and kept cattle out of it for 5 years now and the deer still vacate the place like cops when the doughnuts run out.&nbsp; Nothing I can do to help winter survival if they aren't on my land.&nbsp; What I can do is help ensure that there are good pockets of food down in the river bottom.&nbsp; Such as my backyard.&nbsp; There are many pics of my backyard full of deer. That said, not many folks can do what I do.&nbsp; Sometimes caring folks are just plain shrite outta luck when it comes to getting deer through the winter.&nbsp; It is what it is. Those same folks however, can call out the dismal management practices.&nbsp; That will always help.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 484162, member: 314"] I hear the frustration your post, but it's not always adding habitat. The deer have to want to be there during the tough winter months. Around here the deer are scattered all summer and through the fall from the fields on top all the way to the river bottom. However, you can have the best 100 acres of pine grove, sloughs, and food plots in the county up on top and ALL the deer will move into the river bottom once the snow hits. It's what they do and have done for all time. My own 40 acres is included. I've put in trees and bushes and kept cattle out of it for 5 years now and the deer still vacate the place like cops when the doughnuts run out. Nothing I can do to help winter survival if they aren't on my land. What I can do is help ensure that there are good pockets of food down in the river bottom. Such as my backyard. There are many pics of my backyard full of deer. That said, not many folks can do what I do. Sometimes caring folks are just plain shrite outta luck when it comes to getting deer through the winter. It is what it is. Those same folks however, can call out the dismal management practices. That will always help. [/QUOTE]

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