| Developing your own plot of wildlife and fauna may | | | | Feeding the local wildlife may be a good idea as they |
| sound just a bit over-reaching and foolish to some | | | | will help protect your beautifully landscaped garden. |
| but be assured it is far from impossible! You can | | | | As the deer habitat is shrinking due to human |
| grow your own wildlife and sustain it with proper | | | | activities and deforestation, the deer are forced to |
| nourishment with the help of proper tools and | | | | wander closer to our homes and will feed on |
| equipment. The farming equipment is handy and can | | | | whatever is available in your front yard. Even though |
| be transported and fitted into small spaces where | | | | deer are not particularly fond of being displaced from |
| even tractors can't fit into. | | | | their wooded habitat and brushing shoulders with |
| If anyone's wondering why you'd want to grow | | | | humans, they do find the lush greenery around our |
| crops for wild animals...well, here are some good | | | | homes quite tempting. They love to munch on plants |
| reasons: | | | | like your prized tulips, roses and hostas. So it is to |
| You care about wildlife and want to sustain the | | | | your advantage that you plant crops like chicory, |
| fauna close to your country home. | | | | clover and buck beans in a plot of land away from |
| You will be able to provide better nourishment | | | | your beautiful garden to keep them away from the |
| for animals, particularly deer, than is available for | | | | yummy greenery you have waiting for them at your |
| them in the wild. | | | | doorstep. |
| You can buy bags of good seeds particularly | | | | Source for good hunting: |
| suited for their nourishment requirements and help | | | | The last but certainly not the least reason for you to |
| the animals to remain healthy. | | | | maintain a plot of food crops for wild animals is the |
| You can attract deer and other animals to your | | | | nurturing of a big pool of animals that can be used |
| food plot and have the opportunity to observe | | | | for the purpose of good hunting. So when hunting |
| nature wild and up close. | | | | season comes round you will not have to travel far |
| You can instill in your children respect and love | | | | and wide to harvest for prize trophies. The animals |
| for nature and they can learn a lot about wildlife from | | | | will be right there close at hand so you won't have to |
| observing these harmless animals from close quarters | | | | travel and spend extra money on commuting. Added |
| in their natural habitat. | | | | to that is the advantage of not having to lug the |
| You can pass your wildlife knowledge as a | | | | animals after you've made your mark. All these |
| legacy to your children and experience the pleasure | | | | factors add up to a very favorable reason for you |
| of close bonding with your children and family. | | | | to plant crops for wild animals and help nature sustain |
| Advantageous for Landscape Planting: | | | | her wildlife. |