What is the best to plant for a deer food plot?
Brassicas include many different plant types that whitetails will devour—rape, canola, turnips and radishes are some of my favorites. My favorite blends are Maximum, Winter Bulbs & Sugar Beets and Deer-RADISH.
How big of a food plot do I need for deer?
In general, plot size of 10 – 50 acres is advisable. Small acreage plantings may provide enough green forage to attract deer for hunting, but will probably not provide a significant amount of additional forage or nutrition. Pay attention to soil types. Choose the very best soils available.
How many deer will a 1 acre food plot support?
three deer
Both Fort Perry and Gary Schwarz’s El Tecomate support 3.5 deer per acre of food plot, but both programs intensively farm and include a supplemental “safety net.” A reasonable across-the-board rule of thumb with a bit of a cushion is, an acre of food plot will support about three deer.
What can you plant in the woods to attract deer?
Plant a seed blend that thrives with just a small amount of sunlight, such as Whitetail Institute’s Secret Spot or Biologic’s Hot Spot. Make sure the mix includes plants such as crimson clover, arrowleaf clover, brassicas, wheat, oats, buckwheat, and rye.
Is a half acre food plot big enough?
In the real world, most hunters don’t have the acreage to plant small “kill plots” and big “destination plots.” A 11⁄2- to 2-acre plot is often feasible, though, and will reliably produce more forage—and attract more deer—than several 1⁄4-acre plots.
Are deer food plots worth it?
Sometimes called “kill plots,” these fields are definitely proven to work for any whitetail hunter that has access to a large chunk of whitetail habitat, and an undying desire to take a mature bucks. A well-thought-out food plot plan will help you attract mature bucks, drawing them from surrounding properties.
How do you keep deer around all year?
For variety and winter cover, you can mix in a few pines or cedars.
- Provide minerals. Maybe you’re fortunate enough to have a natural mineral site on your property.
- Add water.
- Create or enhance staging areas.
- Add shrubs and vines.
- Build big buck bedding cover.
- Create a thermal refuge.
- Plant oaks.
- Give them fruit.
