If you have the means to access the good hunting spots, and are fortunate enough to have the ways and means to do some hunting on good hunting grounds, will likely want to consider trophy elk, or whitetail hunting.  These are common and popular targets of hunters from all around the country.  There are of course multiple techniques for hunting these fine animals, but one of the most successful has to be setting out food as baits or lures.  Sometimes this practice, is known as setting food plots.  It's a successful technique that has been employed for a number of years.  You have the advantage of providing a food stuff that deer particularly enjoy that works in your favor.  That doesn't mean things will work well for you the first time out though. You may need to practice the food plot technique several times.  It may sound like a simple task at first glance, but it will take some effort on your part to get it just right.  All the usual hunting gear is still required, and you can use either rifle, or bow and arrow in your quest for the whitetail worthy of trophy mounting.  You'll also want to use whatever camouflage clothes you have to improve your chances.

Like it many endeavors, the most important consideration for setting a good food plot, is location location location.  The best choices are usually areas that the deer your hunting already frequent.  Water holes are a good first choice, as are their traditional seasonal feed grounds.  It helps to be familiar with the area your hunting in, as you will have a good idea of the locations the deer alread congregate in.

It's time to do a little gardening.  Don't worry, it won't be anything strenuous as cutting the half acre of lawn back home, but there are a few steps you should take.  Any excessive bushes or shrubbery should be cleared from the area.  You want the setting to remain natural, you also don't want plants and bushes obscuring your view and target of your prey.  You may want to do some weeding as well.  Don't go crazy with the round-up though.  This is a natural environment.

Once that bit of work is done, it's time to get start preparing and planting food into the food plot.  You'll need equipment for cutting sod, and other tools such as a seed drill.  You'll want to untie the sod, in a criss-crossing pattern around the entire plot.  A bit of plowing would be in order at this point. Enough anyway, to plant the foods enjoyed by the deer.  A bit of leveling of the plot is now required, before you leave things for a week or so to dry out.  Once things have dried out a bit, it's time to start planting.

You'll want to choose food and plants, that the deer are pretty fond of.  Clover and rye are just a few of their favorites.  You want to go with a natural look here, so spread things around pretty good.  Try to make things appear as natural as possible, to entice the deer in a comfortable nature setting.  This is the kind of work you can do even before hunting season starts.  It's a bit labor intensive with all the clearing and weeding, but will be well worth the effort once hunting season starts.