Late Muzzleloader hunting/food plot question

[Waukon1]

I am trying late muzzloader for the first time this year. I went and looked at my 2 acre corn foodplot and did not find any corn. There were tracks leading into it, but nothing fresh. My question is, will deer continue come to eat the stalks, etc, or should I look for another place on my property to sit? Any suggestions on other late muzzleloader tactics are welcome also.

 

[moosehunter]

if you plant it...............they will come...

seriously, i bet they will be there. there's corn there, you just didn't see it. they can find it though.

i have seen it where one day they all dissappear from one field to anouther. say corn to hay, or hay to beans, or whatever. one thing nice about this time of year is it's fairly easy to see where thay are and where they have been.

good luck waukon1...

 

[GunnerJon]

I bet that even if you didn't see much corn, there are some kernals laying around. If there aren't too many other cut corn fields around, I bet the deer will still come there to feed. My best advice would be to play the wind and intercept those deer between their bedding and feeding areas. Hopefully your plot will be on their feeding list. And be prepared for some cold weather!

 

[jdavis]

i find that the last week of late season muzzleloader is the best and around a food plot even better. cold and snow.....hunt over food. good luck.

 

[all4s]

2 acres of corn is'nt much, I would bet they cleaned that field up long ago. I would look some place else. I also have a feeling you already know that! Check your scouting notes, in there you will find the killing zone.
Hunt on All4s

 

[Shredder]

If season was right now, I could kill all kinds of does in my yard. The pear trees that were ever so bearing this year seem to be a late season magnet. I had about 7 deer in the yard last evening when I came home about 6. I am sure the big bucks will stay away until well after dark. May be a good shed spot if they don't clean me out too soon. There is still more pears on the ground than I could even count

 

[NWBuck]

The location of the foodplot in relation to cover has alot to do with how much it will get used. We have a foodplot of corn and soybeans near heavy cover, and protected from a northwest wind. In a year of bad winter weather like this one, the deer will eat all of the grain and then start in on the stems and stalks. This is already happening. By spring there will be literally nothing left in the plot. However, I've seen other plots in the general area that are not as well protected from winter weather that still have corn come spring. I think it all depends on the location of the foodplot in relation to traditional yarding areas.

NWBuck