Food Plots Articles

Drought and lack of soil nutrients aren’t the only problems that can ruin your food plots. The author shares some horror stories from decades of growing food plots for paying hunters.

Don’t have the time, money or equipment to plant large food plots? No sweat. Think small.

On a tight budget, what’s the minimum amount of equipment necessary to plant and maintain food plots?

Among mast-bearing trees, planting food plots with chestnut trees is an excellent choice. Studies have shown that chestnuts are nutritionally superior to acorns making it an attractive lure for deer and other game animals.

Food plots don't have to be expensive. Here are several inexpensive food plot methods proven to work, while keeping your wallet full.

Planning on adding food plots to your whitetail property? These tips can help you make a savvier food-plot plan.

As you're planning this year's food plots for deer, consider the pros and cons of annuals versus perennials.

Don't wait until August. February — or March and April for those who live in colder, northern climates where the ground is still frozen — is the ideal time to take soil samples for food plot readiness.

According to a recent survey, food plots are growing in popularity among hunters who manage wildlife where they hunt.

Food plots come in all shapes and sizes, but if you're a one-man-band finding the time to thoroughly manage your hunting property can be challenging. These 5 tips will help you keep your hunting land more productive.

Ten months prior to the author killing his biggest turkey in more than two decades of chasing Toms, he transformed a leftover food plot into a gobbler hangout.

Discover the best new management products for keeping up your food plot.

Learn how to beat the heat for your food plot when dry weather is bound to happen.

The Firminator RT (rototiller) is truly a one-pass planting machine that prepares, plants and covers seed in food plots.

Here’s a look at how Mark Olis plants the best food plots possible at Borrowed Acres.

The Borrowed Acres summer food plots are near the end of the growing season and the guys have some good results with grain sorghum and lab-lab beans.

Mark Olis visits Borrowed Acres to check on their grain sorghum and Lablab bean plots.

Food plots draw in a number of prey species, which also brings in predators. Perhaps you should put a plot or two in the ground to increase your predator-hunting hot spots this fall.

Should you consider adding a summer food plot or using supplemental feed to boost the nutrition your deer herd is getting?

Not all food plots are created equal, but with the Firminator you can plant and grow crops like a farmer and wildlife will flock to it.

A management consultant can offer valuable assistance and guidance on creating food plots for deer hunting.

Want to plant a food plot for deer hunting, but don't know where to start? Here's your step-by-step instructions for building a food plot from scratch.

If you plant your food plots without doing a soil test first, you could be throwing away a lot of time and money. Here's why you need a soil test and how to interpret the results.

Tips, tricks, and ideas for planting food plots from one of the most trusted names in hunting.

The pros and cons of clover, alfalfa, corn, wheat, oats, brassicas and more.

After the rut and eluding hunters, it’s all about the food.

Here’s a list of the basics you’ll need to get a food plot started.