When to Plant Deer Food Plots: Spring Warmup to Early Summer Annual Food Plots. Annuals are typically larger seeds that need to be buried and cannot be planted until the soil warms.

That food plot attracted and held does which gave us the perfect opportunity to punch a tag on a mature buck. If you’re looking to maximize your shot opportunities, you’ll need the best food plots for ...

The Best Perennials Food Plots For Deer Hunters 1) Clover. Clover grows well in a variety of climates and is relatively easy to establish and maintain. (Photo/Whitetail Institute) ...

A new webinar series from Penn State Extension will focus on a wholistic view of forest and deer herd management.

In this video I'm going to walk you through all the necessary steps to plant a food plot for whitetail deer. Starting with ploughing the earth, soil samples, fertilizing, lime, seed, and compaction.

If you hunt whitetails with a gun anywhere in the South, chances are you hunt over a food plot at least part of the season. Hunters go to the trouble and expense of planting food plots for a variety ...

A Rangeley group tries to grow the herd with two 4-acre thickets of specially developed clover.

Food plots have several advantages over traditional baiting tactics. First, plots are always there and the deer know it. Deer will establish a regular feeding pattern often times.

"Deer are going to have to go from cover to a food source. Instead of hunting all afternoon on a food plot, maybe hunt in between winter food plots and where you think the deer are staying." ...

Food plots draw and hold deer on private property that is not accessible to the public due to trespass laws. Therefore the annual harvest is limited and harmful deer population trends are the result.