Food Plots on public land???

[Swill]

Ok...

I know public hunting is first come first serve, but would it be worth it to put in a no-plow food plot in a somewhat hidden chunk of public land?

[Code-Man]

I don't know if it is legal or not but we wanted to do some but didn't know. We thought since it was not tilled it would be legal but there isn't a good definition if it is legal or not. I would find a hole and try it if you trust the land and know it aint going to get taken from ya.

[tealitup]

I would email the DNR on this one. It would be well worth it and I would like to know the answer. I think if it were county land you might be okay, but not a state forest, SNA or Federal Land.

[PerchJerker]

I think tealitup is probably right, it's definately not ok on State and Federal land but might be okay on County Land.

I know that lots of DNR, COs, Forest Rangers, etc. are not very happy with the no-till marketing that says to just dump out the seeds where you hunt. For one thing it's not always legal, and for another it introduces non-native species to an area where they haven't been before.

My guess is that without soil prep you won't get much of anything to grow whether you try it or not.