Why have a utilization cage in food plots for deer? A utilization cage in your food plots for deer gives you an accurate picture of both deer utilization, and the success of your planting.  Without a utilization cage in your food plots for deer, you can only guess at how much browse pressure is occurring, how the soil conditions were, and whether or not you planted the crop properly.  A…

Why have an exclusion cage in food plots for deer? An exclusion cage in your food plots for deer gives you an accurate picture of both deer utilization, and the success of your planting.  Without an exclusion cage in your food plots for deer, you can only guess at how much browse pressure is occurring, how the soil conditions were, and whether or not you planted the crop properly.  An…

Liming food plots for deer   Liming food plots for deer is a step in the process many first time plotters skip. They get sucked into the advertisements for the magic bean with terms like ‘throw and grow’ and ‘no till’. I am here to tell you that there are no shortcuts. Sometimes you get lucky and can skip a step as the land is already partially ready for seed,…

Fertilizing food plots for deer Fertilizing food plots for deer is a no brainer to someone who has tried skipping the step, but is tempting to the first timer.  Fertilizer is expensive, and if your plots appear growing okay, you may be tempted to let it grow.  It’s just for the deer any how.  Wrong and wrong again.  Fertilizing food plots for deer is easy, and the results are night…

Spraying grasses in clover food plots for deer is necessary Spraying grasses in clover food plots for deer will need to be done after a couple of years to keep your clover food plots healthy and producing.  The only grasses deer heavily utilize are strains that are used for bedding and cover such as switchgrass, and corn is actually a grass with a seed head we all know deer love.…

Soybean food plots for deer are a staple Soybean food plots for deer are inexpensive, easy to grow, Round Up ready and a major draw at different stages of growth.  Soybean food plots for deer may not succeed in high density deer areas, so lets take a closer look at this attractive food source. Soybeans and corn are the 2 main ag crops we talk about in whitetail circles.  Both…

Fall food plots for deer 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 or soybeans all summer long.  Described as a…