Sorry if i am reviving an old thread, but I think I have a good potential option that will fit your food plotting context. Your question of chemical free food plots is something I've been researching and experimenting with for quite awhile. Assuming you are somewhere in the Eastern US I believe...
.... if you buy a property that's overgrown pasture covered in invasive rose bushes and instead of cutting them all out and mowing them like all the neighbors you plant trees among the canes that act as a natural deer fence once you notice all the native trees that grow this way survive browsing...
I'm Travis. I have 7 acres with access to a neighboring 300 acres in North Idaho. I'm attempting to create a wild game paradise on my property eventually spreading out to the neighbors. So far I've planted hundreds of trees and shrubs with plans to plant more, started digging out a spot for a...