How Do You Plant A Spring Deer Feed Plot?
Food plots are an excellent way to bring deer into an area for viewing or hunting. A properly planned and maintained spring food plot will provide forage for deer throughout spring and summer and, depending on the planting choices, into fall and early winter. Food plots may range in size from plots as small as 1,000 square feet a few acres in size to plots of 10 acres or more. It is best to plant a spring food plot as early as possible, once the ground has thawed and the nighttime temperature is unlikely to fall below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Select an area for your food plot. While this may be limited by your available property, warm weather plots do best in low-lying areas that retain moisture. While moisture is good, you need to be mindful not to choose an area that is subject to flooding. A plot may be as small as 1,000 square feet, but a plot of several acres is more effective in providing forage throughout the year. Select the plants that you want to establish in your plot. You sho
