Deer Hunting Food Plot Do's and Dont's 

Haha, so true D!! Or I need to write smaller and less sloppy 😁

Same here, new land owner, 20 arches in Michigan

I'll third this motion. 40 acres in sw Pa

Thanks Jimmy that means a lot! There are so many practices that require very expensive equipment...but that doesn't mean you can't have the best food plots 😊

Thanks a lot Carlo, I really appreciate you!

You are very welcome!

Thanks alot Michael, you are very welcome!

You are very welcome Matt...thank YOU!

Haha, so true Donald...biggest fails of all 😁

Amen to that 😊

Right behind ya..

Nice ..you most have all of our rain 😁 That's great tho!

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 yes sir lol and now it's really humid so its jumping

Rain always come at some point...still not even planting time in your area yet...which is a good thing!

Been raining all summer her in Central Alabama

That's the good and bad of it 😊

Thank you very much!

Good Lee, I really hope it helps!

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 any advice on what to plant in the woods I’ve tried before and it grew just couldn’t hold up to the browse pressure

With the exception of a no till drill, you need rain either way to germinate the seed. Even with a no till drill, no rain for 3 weeks equals dead seed, unfortunately. In particular small seeds like clover and brassica.

Hi Gregg, the round up will work great!

I typically do it the same day...this year about 2 days prior

All you have to do is read the labels 😉 "insert matter" of more than 15-20% = very bad. Rye grass is bad in any blend. Oats and rye or wheat mixed with a brassica blend is very bad. Sugar bears in a brassica blend is very bad. "Seed coatings" of more than 10% is very bad. The point is man, I wish I had plots to throw away to test those blends. But after doing this for 3 decades I've learned not to repeat my own mistakes or those of others. Again, all you have to do is read the label...

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 I get that it would just be cool to see maybe 1 plot that has them in just to show what a good plot vs non good plot.. sometimes it's easier to follow seeing the side by side but I 100% get not wasting food plot potential and messing up a spot maybe somewhere down the road in some way you can show case your seed vs others it would be cool to see

You sure can use Glyphosate and seed at the same time...have done so for 25 years 😊

I've never had stands in my plots unless 1 in a corn access BB lowing my scent back across the corn for a hunting plot in the early season...very specialized and strategic setup. I always walk thru plots to get to stands ..if during the daylight when the deer aren't there and you can't spook deer. Then NEVER during dark hours... NEVER. I've been consistent with that stuff and not walking thru plots and having blinds in plots or where you can spook deer on plots, since 1995. Sorry Travis...but you get an F for today 😉 I've never had blinds and stands in plots...never walk thru plots during dark hours...never spook deer off of plots. All facts you missed... There are many bad, food plot hunters out there online and on TV...most of them. I am not one of them 👍

Definitely Steve, I recommend when it is around 13 to 15" high

He's suggested Brassica earlier, 8-10 weeks before first frost.

Yes...way too late! And most of the time neither are best for a food plot...

Hi Craig, about 1.25 to 1.5...

Unfortunately extremely expensive per square foot for a food plot, and not available during the Fall

Once a year for a good fall hunting plot?

Hi Kyle, it is not. The dead and dying weeds will shade out the plants and not let them grow, and some will keep the seed from even reaching the ground. I truly wish you could! Also, the 2-4D lives in the ground for up to 2 weeks and can kill germinating broadleaf plants...like clover, brassica, peas, buckwheat, etc.

Thanks👍🏼!! I’ve watched a lot just getting started planting this year so with your method I’m behind

For this one...for sure 🤣

Peas are great...I would add light oats, maybe 5#s of tillage radish too! Just to offer some volume for Fall. I would go 100#s of peas per acre+

Rye is a little more cold weather friendly, and will take much poorer soil than wheat. Also a little more aggressive growth and weed suppression capabilities

I really like it with thick ground cover!

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thank you for replying

I hope it helps you out Jim!

Yep, Peter!