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Successful Food Plots

 

Planting native grasses in your food plot provides many advantages to deer, turkeys and other wildlife using your land. This lens was designed to provide you with helpful food plot tips and techniques so you will get the most out of your planting.

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What is a Food Plot? 

A food plot is an annual or perennial planting of grain, grass or beans to provide food for a variety of wildlife on rural land.

Why do I need a Food Plot? 

A food plot adds plant diversity and cover to the landscape. It also provides a winter or early spring food source for wildlife.

Most active game animals have only three things on their mind:
  • Eating

  • Sleeping

  • Breeding
Most of their traveling is related to one of these three things. If you can identify the areas where these activities take place, you can find the animals. If you can manipulate an area to make it more suitable to any of these three things, you make the animals come to you.

Dan Moultrie Speaks on Successful Deer Food Plots 

"I want to start a food plot on my lease property, but where do I start?" That's a question I'm asked a lot. I like to give folks this simple formula for creating successful plots.

First Survey your location. Find an area where the soil is adaptable to the type of food plot you want to put in and make it accessible during the hunting season.

Second take a soil sample from the area you've chosen. Send the sample to your regional Agricultural Office or college for analysis. These folks will typically give you a list of the crops that will best be suited to your land. And they will tell you what nutrients you need to achieve that optimum yield. This is a very important step. You will never get your food plots up to speed unless your soil has the right levels of pH and nutrient (fertilization) levels.

If possible, spray the designated food plot area with Round-Up (or a similar herbicide) to kill the native weeds and grasses that will compete with your planted crops. Allow a week or so and bush-hog the dieing grasses. This will make it easier to plow with smaller equipment like ATV pull-behind disks, etc.

Next, select a crop that fits your geographic area and budget. The most common plants are wheat, oats and rye grass, because they are relatively inexpensive and easy to buy. A lot of people like to also mix in some clover. It's up to you and there is no magic formula.

Survey, Sample, then Select. This simple formula will put you well on your way toward food plot success.

Successful Food Plots by Dan Moultrie 

Successful Food Plots by Dan Moultrie

Planting native grasses in your food plot provides many advantages to deer, turkeys and other wildlife using your land. This video tells you helpful food plot tips and techniques so you will get the most out of your planting.

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Grow The Hunt Articles 

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Six Tips for Growing Food Plot Grasses
Six tips on how to have a successful food-plot program.
How to Have a Successful Food-Plot Program
Knowing the exact food-plot area, whether measured in square feet or acres, might be the most important, but most overlooked, component of a successful food-plot program.
Turkey's Favorite Food - Chufa
Mention planting food plots for turkeys and you'll hear chufa mentioned time and time again. Chufa is indeed one of the best crops for turkeys. It grows well in most soils and takes little effort to plant.
Attract and Maintain Wildlife with Food Plots
Do you want to see more wildlife on your property or lease? Then provide quality food and cover.

Grow The Hunt Videos 

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Moultrie Feeders is pleased to sponsor the Grow the Hunt Blog which is dedicated to game management. Our number #1 goal with this blog is to give our readers the firsthand knowledge of two hunters who have made game management their passion. Join Brandon Wikman and Randy Cooper every week as they plant food plots, scout game and, most importantly, hunt.

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    Improve the Quality of Natural Food on Your Hunting Land 

    • Fertilize abandoned pastures, clearings, logging roads, etc. just before a rain. Forbs plants, non-grass plants which are extremely high in protein, often lay dormant in clearings throughout the woods.
    • Fertilize naturally-occurring fruit trees. This will increase the amount of fruit trees on your property and improve the quality of the fruit they yield.
    • Fertilize nut trees. After you fertilize acorn trees, the trees will produce more acorns than if left unfertilized.
    • Plant green fields adjacent to thick cover. Deer are more likely to feed in areas they feel safe.

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    Moultrie Feeders Food Plot Products and Accessories 

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    Spread seed and fertilizer from your ATV, UTV, or Truck. Moultrie's selection of Food Plot Spreaders makes it easy to plant food plots and fertilize your property.
    Food Plot Spreader
    The Moultrie ATV Food Plot Spreader is designed for fertilizing and planting food plots around your property, as well as, spreading seed.
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    The Moultrie Tailgator is designed to spread seed and fertilizer, as well as, feed game from a vehicle.
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    Now you are able to easily turn your seed spreader into a ATV spreader. This adapter allows you to convert your current Moultrie spreader to a ATV spreader.
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    Now you are able to easily turn your seed spreader into a truck spreader. This adapter allows you to convert your current Moultrie spreader to a truck spreader.
    UTV Bracket
    Now you are able to easily turn your seed spreader into a UTV spreader. This adapter allows you to convert your current Moultrie spreader to a UTV spreader.

    Food Plot Spreader Product Video Demonstration 

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    Food Plot Spreaders

    The Moultire All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Food Plot Spreader is designed for fertilizing and planting food plots around your hunting property as well as spreading seed.

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    A place to share your food plot tips or planting experiences. Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve this lens just let me know.

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    Thanks for the great info! I emailed the lens to my fellow deer hunters.

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