Food Plots Articles

Do you think food plot shape matters for whitetails, or is it all about the total acres available?

It’s impossible to exit some food plot stands without alerting feeding deer. The trick is to do it in a way that doesn’t educate them.

The author has planted soybeans for many years in his Midwest food plots, but that stops in 2020.

If you have food plots with bare soil, then now is the time for frost seeding clover.

The more thought and elbow grease you put in your whitetail land management efforts the greater your likelihood for success during the hunting season — and that means arming yourself with the best tools for the job.

Deer hunters who want to offer their whitetails a highly attractive and nutritious forage during fall and winter should consider adding Whitetail Institute Ravish Radish to their food plot plans.

Patience mixed with a strong will and knowledge allowed this Cornhusker whitetail Yoda to build a dream property for big whitetail bucks.

Built to withstand rugged environments, the Plotmaster Hunter 300 is an all-in-one planting system that can be pulled with ATVs and UTVs.

If you need to increase the amount of forage on your land to maximize whitetail body size and antler growth, then consider adding Whitetail Institute Imperial Whitetail PowerPlant to your annual food plot plans.

Whitetails love chestnuts, and Dunstan chestnut trees require minimal maintenance and provide mast sooner than oaks.

Help your fawn crop now for better hunting down the road.

Simply throwing down some seed does not make a food plot for whitetail deer. If you want action, you must take action and do it right.

You have good intentions spreading fertilizer on your food plots, but are you wasting time and money?

Proper use of herbicides can help prevent weed growth in food plots, resulting in more high-quality food for whitetails.

Summer food plots are one of the best ways to ensure your deer are receiving the amount of protein they need to grow larger antlers, add bodyweight and birth healthier fawns. However, you’ll want to be sure to avoid five pitfalls that can ruin your efforts.

Even though you might not be a farmer, that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of Can-Am’s Defender Farm Test Program.

When it comes to whitetail management, a one-to-one buck-to-doe ratio isn't necessarily the best thing going for your deer herd — or your hunting.

ATV sprayer coverage calculations are confusing, but thankfully there’s a simple way to learn how much water and weed killer to spray on your food plots.

Food plots aren’t necessary to have a successful deer season, but they can help — sometimes immensely. Here’s how to manage your love/hate relationship with planting, growing and hunting food plots.

If you don't have food plots on your property or don't want them, there are other habitat improvements you can make that keep deer hanging around.

Evaluating available springtime nutrition for whitetails and finding ways to give deer a jumpstart will improve herd health.

Before finalizing your wildlife management plans for this year, consider planting food plots for each season based on tips from these experts.

To enter and exit treestands without alerting whitetails, it’s wise to hide behind tall cover such as Smoke Screen, especially when bowhunting near food plots.

Successful land managers view properties not as a block of individual microcosms, but as a single, living organism with soft edges to improve deer habitat.

How many times have you made the call of shame to ask your buddy to bring the chain? This isn’t a rare occurrence for hunters putting in food plots this spring. Here are ways to avoid that moment and tips to get unstuck if you don’t.

Believe it or not, it’s not too early to begin planning for the fall 2019 whitetail deer season, especially when it comes to food plots.

Certain food plot practices like no-till farming can require expensive equipment. This keeps many out of the game. Before you give up, call around for a rental.

Summer food plots provide valuable protein-rich forage for whitetail deer, but weed competition and browse pressure are two things you'll have to combat.

Yes, there is a way to interpret those numbers on the bags of fertilizer. Here are a few fertilizer tips for deer hunting food plots. Get the right formula and maximize growth.