When using a feeder for deer, what must be done regarding corn placement?

When utilizing a feeder for deer, it is important to manage corn placement appropriately to ensure compliance with wildlife regulations and to promote healthy deer habits. The correct approach involves picking up the corn 10 days before the off-season and then placing it back out when the hunting season begins.

This practice is necessary to avoid creating an undue advantage for hunters and to ensure that deer maintain natural feeding behaviors. Leaving food out year-round, just during the hunting season, or feeding daily does not consider wildlife management principles and can lead to over-dependency on artificial feeding, which might disrupt normal dietary habits and seasonal patterns. Properly timing the use of feed allows deer populations to remain healthy and enables ethical hunting practices, promoting sustainability within the ecosystem.