Starting a Wildlife Food Plot
Many outdoorsman and hunters make food plots on their property to draw in and observe the wildlife. Food plots are a useful investmentment for hunters to draw in deer and other wildlife for the hunting seasons. Food plots can be useful for other outdoorsman that just want to set up trail cameras and opserve various wildlife.
Choosing a Plot
When choosing a plot, you want to keep in mind the size, accessibility, and what you wnt to plant. Food plots can range in various sizes as small as half an acre to many acres. If you are planning a bigger plot accessibility is a large factor in being able to get machinery to work it.What you are planning to plant will affect how big the plot will need to be.
What to Plant
What you are wanting to attract will determine what type of crop you will want to plant. For deer a food plot will consist of many things that will grow throughout the year so the deer will be attracted all year long. A deer plot will include: clover, alfalfa, kale, and turnips. Deer will eat many things but a blend of these crops will help attract deer all year long. A turkey food plot will include more grains and chufa. If you are not trying to attract a certain kind of wildlife you will want to include a variety of plants to draw in all kinds of wildlife.
Caring for the Plot and Observation
After you choose where the plot will be and you plant your crops, you must wait. The food plot is out of your hands now. To observe the plot you can set up a camera and a hunting blind. The camera will capture the wildlife as they feed in the plot. If you want a more close interaction, you can set up a hunting blind to sneak off to in order to observe the wildlife.
