Posts Tagged ‘whitetail institute food plots’

Food Plot Tip of the Day – Brassicas Planted In Spring Pay Off Big Come Fall

18, Apr 2012

  Todays food plot tip of the day is focused on the food plot gem of the north – brassicas. These tasty broad leafed wonders are food plot gold come late fall, and can be in many cases an ideal hunting plot choice. But before I get too deeply into my own thoughts on Brassicas, [...]

The Top 10 Food Plot Mistakes We Make

29, Feb 2012

With March already upon us, believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about food plots! I’ve had some great experiences the last couple years planting plots on my various properties – but it’s safe to say that I made plenty of mistakes along the way. An article I recently ran across by Brad [...]

Rain Is A Good Thing – For My Food Plot

4, Sep 2011

Rain, rain come this way….My plot is planted and now we’re just hoping that the rain will do it’s job. Luckily, our timing was good and we got everything planted the night before the rain showers came in and now today they are doing just that. We’ve got a good bit of rain that’s rolling [...]

The #1 Food Plot Question – How Do I Choose What To Plant?

28, Apr 2011

Ahh, the food plot question heard round the world. What should I plant? It seems so simple, right? Shouldn’t there just be a magic bean that I can put in the ground that will make my deer huge and strangely careless about their life expectancies? Sadly this is not the case and that is why [...]

Last Minute Food Plot

30, Aug 2010

As much as I like to think I’ve got it all together, today was a not so subtle reminder that I’ve still got a nasty knack for procrastinating. I’ve gotten behind on a lot of neccessary preparations on my properties and particularly on a food plot I wanted to put in. I finally thought I had [...]

Guest Post: Annual Food Plots for Fall by Jon Cooner of Whitetail Institute

11, Aug 2010

There are two general reasons we plant food plots for deer: supplementing natural nutritional shortfalls, and attracting and holding deer on our properties during hunting season.  Planting annual food plots can be a big part of achieving both goals. Forages planted for deer are of two general types: perennials and annuals.  Perennials are forages designed [...]


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