Tag: food plots for deer

Planting food plots for deer

Planting food plots for deer Planting food plots for deer are necessary to hold a local deer herd.  Planting food plots for deer insure your deer are fed right and do not wander off to be killed by the neighbors.  While there is no simple Planting food plots for deer, there are some shortcuts we can take to help insure our deer stick to home and, are dropping twins, and…

Best Ohio food plots for deer

Best Ohio food plots for deer Best Ohio food plots for deer you ask?  It's a pretty general question, and is best answered by answering some when, where and why questions about the specific ground you are hunting.  Even in my home state of Ohio, the answer will vary from north to south, and September to December.   The best Ohio food plots for deer revolves around filling a need…

Planning food plots for deer

Planning food plots for deer Planning food plots for deer are necessary to hold a local deer herd.  Planning food plots for deer insure your deer are fed right and do not wander off to be killed by the neighbors.  While there is no simple Planning food plots for deer, there are some shortcuts we can take to help insure our deer stick to home and, are dropping twins, and…

Nutrition food plots for deer

Nutrition in food plots for deer Bow and arrow magazine May 2005 Steve Bartylla- In this article, the first of a two part series, I will delve into the advanced food plot strategies I put in place on this specific deer property. In the next issue, we will cover scouting, marking stand locations for each phase of the season and selecting low-impact stand routes. Best of all, this seldom seen…

Fencing food plots for deer

FENCING food plots for deer Yet another method of funneling deer is altering fences. Deer often travel significant distances to cross at the easiest point in a fence. For hunters, this is an advantage. My first attempt at creating  a fence crossing occurred many years ago on my uncle’s dairy farm I had spent a summer’s day walking a barbed wire fence line that cut through the middle of his…

Food plots for deer

Fall food plots for deer [caption id="attachment_11" align="alignleft" width="300"] food plots for deer[/caption] Fall food plots for deer consist of either annuals like corn and beans planted in the spring, or annuals, perennials and bi-ennials planted late summer.  Today we will focus on a strategy for attracting bucks in the early bow season and until the first few hard frosts in areas where the deer feed heavily on clover, alfalfa…

Shape and size of food plots for deer

 Shape of food plots for deer The final consideration is how to shape and size a plot. When given the flexibility, I recommend a combination of larger holding plots and smaller hunting plots. For example, let’s say a property has a 20-acre alfalfa field and 40 acres of woods. A good approach might be to set aside a 5-acre inside corner of the field for a food plot consisting of…

Planning food plots for deer

Planning food plots for deer A common mistake people make is not planning food plots for deer.  Planning food plots for deer means figuring bedding areas, pinches to hunt, and size and type of plots.  Planning food plots for deer will mean the difference between success and failure. Lets get with Steve Bartylla and learn more on planning food plots for deer. SETTING THE TABLE planning food plots for deer…

Frost seeding food plots for deer

Frost seeding food plots for deer is easy Frost seeding food plots for deer can be done early spring or late fall. The timing is geared to let mother nature use her freeze thaw cycle to work the seed into the ground, and give us the necessary soil to seed contact for germination without working the ground. frost seeding food plots for deer is quite simply the easiest perennial food…

Over seeding clover in food plots for deer

Over seeding clover in food plots for deer is easy Over seeding clover in food plots for deer can be done early spring or late fall.  The timing is geared to let mother nature use her freeze thaw cycle to work the clover seed into the ground, and give us the necessary soil to seed contact for germination without working the ground.  Over seeding clover in food plots for deer…