Thread: Sweeten up “Spot X”

Originally Posted by time out

The “how can I shoot more deer” thread got me thinking -
If you have a nice spot somewhere and you would like it to produce more deer - invest in some sweet seed
Doesn’t matter if it is private or public land - likely you will be the only one to know where you planted it
I used to hunt up the back of Tokomaru in the 60s and old Henry who lived up there was always happy to tell us boys where he had burnt a slip or clearing and planted some “bush burn” - a poor man’s grass/clover mixture to get land producing after it had been roughly worked over
Those slips and clearings produced deer more consistently than others - deer are suckers for good quality tucker
I have planted rye and clover (red and white) on plenty of slips and clearings in my favourite spots over the years - it works
Good time of the year right now to grow seed - but don’t light fires

Its funny you should say that, because I carted up a bag of Lotus Major and biffed on what was probably one of Henry’s burns right up on the back ridge past the little ponga hut. Never saw any results and it never seemed to make a difference though. Circa 1968.