Best Fall Food Plot
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- The best Fall food plot that you can plant, is the foundation of the entire food plot pyramid. While some work from the top down, the true potential of planting food plots to improve your local herd and hunt, centers around working from the bottom up. When you build the foundation of the Fall food plot pyramid first, then incredible things will happen! Would you like to plant the best Fall food plot that will benefit both your h Rd and your hunt? Then you need to pay attention to these decades proven Fall food plot planting strategies that have been applied to 10s of thousands of hunters across the entire country. Here are the best Fall food plot plantings that you should be applying to your deer hunting land this season...
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West KY here. First food plot going in. Winter rye, brassica, oats, beets, and chicory. Actually did soil tests and the whole 9. This channel is the best for plot info!
What if u can plant clover and brassicas
Clover is ok? Not something alone you can build a shed and hunt around in most states. It can also increase doe numbers to high in a lot of cases...
Great video!
Thank you very much...thanks a lot for taking the time to watch!
Well I can’t help it , I get so motivated listening to all your tips on deer management and I plan on trying a first time food plot on my 36 acre property in south Alabama. Please keep the episodes a coming, with your help I believe this year will be a good one!
Try planting your beans in with your corn. Works awesome, get beans 3-4' tall. Deer don't seem to inilate them when hidden in there but hammer them in December-Feb. Also corn has its own nitrogen factory planted in among them.
Great advice Jeff!!! Looking forward to implementing this strategy this year!
Thanks a lot...enjoy the year, really appreciate you watching 👍
Dumb question, but are you saying to plant corn on the same plots as greens? In other words, plant corn over top the greens so its a mix? Thanks!
Any tip for people that cant food plots in I hunt a farmers property I bate 3 stands
Mike you see this?
ball park estimate the cost per acre of fertilizer, roundup, seed for an average plot?
anyone
The reason why you start your food plots early is so you can grow more food per acre. A soybean plot with clover, brassicas and cereal grains will produce more food that deer will actually eat then any other fall plot I've seen. Then clover is there in March which is the hardest month for deer here in Wisconsin. And free nitrogen for next planting season from clover.
I have clover that is 3 years old and looks good.which surrounds the "weed"plot.
Ha...the "weed plot" ☺️ Is that for cash? 😁
Curious! I’ve heard deer like “weed”. Nice that no matter how much they eat, it can never kill them. Saves them for us.
Great video. In Pa. I have about 8 acres if weed field. Going to try some green annuals in these fields for fall, in addition to my small food plots where I'll try the mix of half brassica and half oats/ rye. I need to get thru your book first. My daughter in law posted me reading your book in the car yesterday. Trying to cram. Thanks for all of your help.
Too arid for corn/beans in north central Nebraska.
What do you think about corn feeders if you can't plant corn? Should I use them in conjunction with my greens?
I just went to order from Northwoods Whitetails but canceled my order. The total came to $538 and the shipping to Minnesota was $238 of that total, shipping was half the cost...ugh!
Really like the explanation on "scents" used on mock scrapes,just another ploy to take your money ..NOT NEEDED!!
Man i thought i knew something. Jeff is the real deal
HibTater, I hope that it all helps!
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 man I am 57 and now that i found your channel im excited to be a student again.
i have unique issue this year. With all the water this year, Preventive Planting acres is REALLY high, 90% of the acres around my folk land of 600 acres is cover crop(oats, rye grain,brassicas, and other). So basically the very thing i put at my food plots. We keep 1 quarter strictly for bow hunting, and that quarter has 120 acres of alfalfa on it for the second year. We have crp and plenty of good trees but what should i put on the food plots this year for fall/winter plot? We do have beans to the west of this quarter but not ours. Thank you. P.S, about 600 acres of PP cover crop was planted. Very little corn around this year. South Dakota.
Jeff I'm in SW Pennsylvania, I'm hunting mostly urban areas. One property in particularly I have permission to plant. I'm looking for a "kill plot". The area to plant is probably less than half an acre. I dont have the ability to be a herd influencer unfortunately. What would you suggest planting to help manly for archery season. The deer numbers are high but I struggle to keep the deer on this property basically because of the way it lays out on a map. I've killed a handful of deer on it I just know the neighboring property (mostly all woods) holds the big boys I see from time to time. Basically looking to help my odds some. Thanks
I have a 120 acres with a terrible deer problem. It borders 1000 acres of refuge. The deer numbers are thru the roof. We kill 20 to 30 mature does off that 120 acres every season and have yet to make a dent in the population. We only have room for 3 acres of plots. We have no choice but to fence them. We plant early maturity soybeans in wide rows and broadcast radish and several types of brassica into the beans end of July. Trying to take advantage of the 2 different growing seasons to get as much food stock piled to last thru the season... Unfortunately once we remove the fences they will have the 3 acres ate down to bare dirt in 3 weeks.
Best video yet got 280 acres on a mostly wooded area in West Virginia . Planted 2 acres of beans for the last 4 years doe factory lots of young bucks barley get a 4 yr old buck. This year 2 acres of the fall brassica blend from Northwoods whitetail. Almost 2 acres of winter rye which is hard to find because it doesn't say winter rye. But last year after an acre of beans was demolished in less than a month producing minimal beans. I planted an acre of brassicas and an acre or so of winter rye I've seen way better brow tine growth this year in my bucks hopefully this carries through seeing as its rare to even see a 10 point buck in this area. Thank you for what you do it has helped us learn so much I will definitely check out the web series.
Jeff you’re right on about the beans. My family farms and hunts in an area of southeast Michigan where we grow a good deal of beans, and the deer population has exploded in recent years. We may get lucky and manage to kill a mature buck feeding on soybeans during the first few days of bow season here, but usually they’ll shift off their summer feeding patterns once those beans start to dry down.
I live in North Carolina and I’m
About to start a food plot but I just don’t know what I should plant exactly and create the best plot in the area. There’s a farm near me that grows soy beans and corn that I feel like the bucks live on during hunting season and I want to be able to pull them on my land during daylight hours. What do you suggest I plant? I have clover planted in the yard but want to turn a part of the yard into a food plot.
I really wanna start a new plot on my family's property in alpena county but a lot of the soil there is clay and I'm not sure how to start it...we did clover and rye back in the day but I was just a kid when we did that
What would you suggest in an area that doesn't frost until mid November?
How long is the wait to have you examine a property and offer opinions for change? In the final throws of buying hopefully, my lifetime hunting property and after the years of watching your videos, id love to implement what iv learned and have you check that iv implemented what iv learned correctly.
Why late planted beans? Wouldn't bean pods be more valuable in January/February than brown bean plants? Speaking for Northern MN climates where -10 feels warm in January. Complementing large grain with native regeneration browse would make the most sense, when the stress period is winter, or am I off base? I'm from NW MN where winter sucks, and I feel that most green annuals are rendered unpalatable(oats) or too much work to get to(brassica) with frozen ground and with any measurable snow. I'm trying peas this year and hopefullly have more luck than in the past with winter peas. Would you recommend an August planted pea vs a May planted soybean? I suppose if the pea stays green throughout winter, it may be a better option. Tough to imagine that when temps can hit -50 :O
Late planted beans for high quality green bean leaves heading into November.
Early planted beans are great IF you are trying to build a population, IF they make it to Dec and IF they are not contributing to a Summer doe factory.
A lot of IFs make early planted soybeans the #1 crop failure in the country. They should be the last things food plotters consider planting and definately not the first. Cool if you can cage or fence them and get them to that point, but you should have your green base covered first, then corn...then beans.
Take for example the new land where I am at right now. 178 acres with 4-5 acres of beans only food olots that were gone by early October. Useless except for some cool summer pics. Now I am creating 8-9 acres of green plots with 3.5 acres of corn on top of that. Also adding hardwood regen in the woods with random aspen pocket cuttings. This has been a Summer parcel in large part due to the early planted soybeans and we will be flipping that to a Fall Winter parcel and that plan will not include beans 👍
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thanks for the explanation and the reply, Jeff. One thing I've got engrained in my brain is that with winter severity being much higher than almost every place in the US where we are, i've always focused on large soybean acreage to give them quality feed during these miserable times. Would you say planting beans with the intention of having that winter survival food available is ok, or scrap that and focus on aspen regen complimented by corn for higher yields? I've been bit by droughts with vast acreages left barren due to no rain on my fall plantings, so I focused more on spring planted beans.
My focus is pulling more bucks to the property in winter, and with time, help build buck numbers. I got 16 acres of plots, with only 30% dedicated to beans, and 10 acres getting planted into peas/radish/rye/oats. I'm relying too heavily on food plots for nutrition, but that will change this next year with utilizing regeneration as a tool.
Alfalfa is being considered as an option with our farmer too, so I'm hoping to always have beans planted, but will also have regeneration, falll greens, alfalfa, and corn inolved as well.
Great content. I'm challenging my way of thinking with your material.
How does a rye grain food plot work in central west Texas? I just bought land. Not much time to prepare for deer season.
What would you recommend for a plot in central/northern Alberta Canada?
Love your video. Perfect for a guy like me with 40 acres in central Wisconsin. Question about mock scrapes, would a sumac or box elder branch be a good licking branch option?
Any suggestion on where to go for seed if NW is soldout? First-year planting in northern Wisconsin (eagle river) with very little fall food surrounding. Seeding something on top of a first-year clover plot. Sandy soil for the most part. Was going to try brassicas and the fall forage blend, but not sure if I'll be able to get it (Separate plots).
Just curious if you have experience or thoughts on true crop canola like Wichita Winter Canola. I have it planted this year in a mixture with numerous forage brassicas as a personal trial.
You talked about southern foodplots for fall planting, referencing Georgia. What would be your green recommendation for such an area, I'm in Sandy Soil South Carolina. About to start your no-til program next year. Will be planting Winter Rye in about 6 weeks.
Have u ever done work for any clients in North Carolina ?
My uncle is after big bucks but he is always bragging about the cute little fawns and their mamas running around his place 😂
Thank you for mentioning the south!!!
I hunt the Alabama, Georgia area and started using your method. All my friends say it will not work in the south, but I have seen great results in one year! Please keep mentioning the South.
Just below Birmingham al!
Hi Jeff
Putting in my first food plot this year, Jeff style 😁. Brassica on one side, peas beans and oats on the other.
Really excited for it.
My switchgrass didnt do so well though and is struggling. What would you recommend?
Im in Southern Ontario, so similar climate to you. Too late for corn or sorghum as a screen?
Thanks for the video Jeff. If I’m only looking to harvest does is a doe factory so bad? I’m trying to wrap my head around the whole thought process in my first year hunting lol
If someone else had the same question as me, Jeff answered my question in his Doe vacuum video. Thanks again for the advice and content Jeff!
Great video. You need to sell Jeff Sturgis action figures...
Watching this for the third time and still getting more out of it thank you man I truly appreciate all you do
I needed that laugh this morning. No it's just weeds.Have some new buck showing up.Seem to have a good age structure her this year.Couple 4 year olds.And that is rare here.But the biggest one I have not seen in about a month.Stay cool today and have a great day.
Oh I figured as such 😁 Awesome in the new bucks!! I haven't checked my cams in a while...thinking about waiting another week ☺️ Need to get some out in WI!! You stay cool too...may be a good day for AC in the Kubota 👍 Just finished up 8 clients over the past 10 days in this heat - brutal! One of my worst heat stretches ever...
I'm curious to hear your take on using native plants in place of cultivated varieties for your first tier. Many seem like they would satisfy the ecological and nutritional niche suited to whitetails and would have the added benefits of supporting other wildlife on a property.
I like a combination of both but unfortunately native plants do not have the power to build, create, sustain a quality deer herd or hunt alone. The exception would be on thousands of acres of public land where Whitetails do not have a choice. However on private land parcels a land managed with native plants alone can be a deer desert during the hunting season if neighbors are offering quality food plot choices. Even if neighbors are not planting food plots, a daily deer herd movement can not be defined with native vegitation alone. If a person can't plant food plots on their land, they are more likely to experience a consistent quality herd and hunt on some of the country's great public land holdings. Unfortunately native plant management just doesn't even come close to a land's potential for building a quality whitetail hers or hunt. I would guesstimate roughly 20-30% of the potential at best could ever be experienced, of a given private land parcel without quality food plots. It really just depends on if someone wants to come close to the potential of the land, or not. What I prefer is both...which offer unique assets as they relate to creating defined daily daylight movements for Whitetails and wildlife. For example food plots without native plant management are dead...native plant management without food plots only allows to experience a fraction of a parcels potential. Which is a real shame with today's land prices.
Then once both native plant management and food plots are combined into an effective plan...the lowest hole in the bucket is how the land is hunted. Poorly hunted quality habitat creates nocturnal herds and a lack of potential for creating quality herds or hunts. Has to be the complete package or the potential of private land is severely limited. Food plots, native habitat management and quality hunting...without those 3 things combined - you can't leave out any - then the true potential of a parcel will be wasted.
Hope that makes sense!
Are there any possible benefits of a doe factory during the rut?
Whats the best way to hunt a property that has cattle and is therefore difficult to put food plots on? I would love to see a video about that!
Cant wait to knock the buckwheat down in the first week of august. Going to plant my greens i got from Northwoods. Im new to the food plots. Thank you for taking the time to put the videos out. Coming from SW Wisco
That's great to hear Scott! Enjoy and thanks for the comment...got to love this area, eh?
Great video Jeff. Fall foodplotting gets more enjoyable every year... Less than 2000 subs to reach 100,000. You should hit it by October 1st. I can't wait.
Jeff, what about creating a virtual buck pole for people who use your methods. It would be based on honor system but it could really show the results from everything you have shared. No prizes or anything like that just the results of all the hard work. Thanks again.
Hi Jeff,
Great video. We mainly plant all greens on our mountain ground plots. Just curious, is their a spray you like to use to help fertile or enhance plot growth after planting your food plots? If so, do you spray it on directly after planting or wait until the plants are coming up? We have a nice sprayer on the back of our UTV but didn't know if driving it on the plot to spay after planting would hurt? Thanks again for any feedback you could provide.
Sincerely,
Camp Sneeze
On one of my mountain properties in upstate NY, I didn't have time to plant last season (meaning using round up- disc & harrow etc..), so I brush hogged once in June, once in September, in March I spread pelletized lime, and August spread 10-10-10 fertilizer right over the meadows- over the existing field of weeds etc. It exploded, I had deer everywhere on camera. Was almost as good as a food plot. Usually, the lazy man works twice as hard, but was better than doing nothing.
I have a lot of 2-3 year old bucks on my land during the summer, i plant red clover on about 4 acres for the summer and leave about 4 acres to plant fall food plots. Is it bad to have the 4 acres of clover during the summer? I do have a few does during the summer but more bucks than does. Also i was looking at planting Brassica from Northwood Whitetail on the 4 acre fall plot this year, do you think this is to many acres? I own 60 acres, about half woods and half open, no crops.
Have you had any experience planting grain sorghum for deer?
Just on client lands...never considered it a good choice for myself personally. Typically better options?
We use sorghum for our preserve upland fields and the deer destroy it. They eat the seed heads and absolutely love to bed in there as well
Thanks for the info. I live in southeast Mn and have some sorghum in the ground this year. Giving it a try. Hoping they will utilize it during the late season as they might not find it attractive till then.
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Very helpful information. How do you feel about sugar beets in south west PA? Should they be planted before, during or after the greens?
You also need early spring to summer food plots in south missouri cattle ground. Typical habitat is woods with minimal stuff growing on the ground and fescue fields. Deer are incredibly skinny here unless you put in food. Then the population explodes.
Unfortunately just a myth...unless you are trying to build herd numbers, summer food most often does more harm than good for many reasons. Most if the time summer food is just "feel good" marketing designed to dupe you from your hard earned dollars.
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 my summer food is usually cheap clover and converting orchard grass and fescue to native habitat. We are shifting more towards annual foods like corn. But at first our soil was so poor we were/are just trying to get it to build organic matter. Can't make much soybean or corn in pure sand. Clover and rye crimping seem to be working. We also had no deer herd to speak of. Saw maybe 5 deer a season. Most bucks grew racks like florida coastal deer. Most does were skinny. Now we have more of a doe factory problem that we are changing with utilizing more bedding. But at least we are seeing 5 deer PER SIT and they are fat. Herd is probably 1-4 buck to doe. Central to south missouri is overgrown with invasive grasses that seriously diminish summer food quantities. Lots of woods you can see bare soil or solid leave litter. It's pretty poor
Thanks to your videos I now have 1.25 small fields worth of clover and have 3.75 fields worth of fall annuals this year. Last year and prior years we had 2.25 fields in clover and only had 3.5 plots total. Expanded food plot acreage by at least 30% this year too. It will help a ton planting much more annuals. I noticed last year the extra field of fall annuals increased the deer presence on our northern Minnesota hunting land. Great videos. Can you try to do a few more on Northern Bigwoods properties please.
Good information, thanks. I do however see a place for clover. I get great action in my hidey-hole clover plots in October/November. I think what we ALL have to remember is that every property is different and diversity is key.
Jeff, I agree with you on the deer do not need clover in the summer, but I have been planting clover figuring that it fixates nitrogen in the soil for the fall/winter food I am going to plant. So is that BS, or does Buckwheat do the same thing that clover does for fixating nitrogen (and then the plus to using Buckwheat is that it is also a cover crop)?
I learn a ton watching your videos. Do you have a pyramid 4 Central Texas?
What's your best method to keep deer from demolishing smaller corn plots 3-5 acres? We have lots of other food and browse for the deer but we can't keep them off the corn.
Jeff, great info. If you had say 10 acres for food plots. What percentage would be greens level 1, corn level 2, and beans level 3? Thanks, Bob
Went and hung some stands this am looked things over buckwheats short but checked cameras and got 2 named bucks to watch so get my greens down in a mo or so and with some luck hopefully I’ll have some lies in October and November.
Very helpful video. Just planted beans with oats, brassicas and a small perennial plot. If I have failure, will the winter rye grow without working up soil? Thank you.
Can you add your PH when you seed?? or is it best to do the ph, let it sit and then seed??
You talked about having to have a corn planter. I know you have seen Ed Spin's video years ago when he shows how to broadcast corn. Might be a good video for you to do. Of course you still need an atv disc or tiller to get the seed at the right depth.
I planted for year with earthway hand corn planter. Hardest part with corn is soil has to b oerfect!! I'm old now so use a 4 row pull behind a tractor
Love the video and great information. I know you are booked for the rest of the year. I would love to get your input on a piece of property that I currently hunt and know that it will be coming for sale soon. I just want your input on whether it is a good buy for hunting. Thank you as always and good luck on the upcoming season.
Hey Jeff, awesome video! Question. Will planting annual greens make a difference as far as keeping deer on my property? It seems during summer I can have a lot of deer around because I keep up a mineral site, but once the fall hits it seems like all the surrounding properties are getting the good bucks and my property lacks the deer that I had in the summer. Could planting annual greens help this? I'd like my 40 acres to be the preferred area deer like vs the neighboring properties. Thanks!
Jeff - I noticed you hd beans in the bottom "greens" section of the pyramid, as well as the top. What kind of beans should I be mixing with my peas? Mung beans or do you just mean soybeans but planted later?
Jeff,
What kind of beens would you recommend?
Hi Jeff, I have about 9.5 acres of fall annuals right now and have the space to add about 3-4 acres of corn. Should someone like me just expand my existing plots by making them longer and wider for the corn as opposed to establishing new plots of just corn.? Hope all is well with you and Diane!!
Hi Bill that all sounds perfect! Definately if you add corn...expand the existing plots so that you have that consistency across your entire parcel.
Can't wait to hear about your season Bill...sat hello to Dale for me!
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Will do my friend....thanks!
I have been following Jeff for about 8 months now, I got rid of the majority of my summer food. I planted corn there this spring and its doing great, also sprayed this weekend for my turnip plots and winter rye. Getting rid of the summer food has helped my buck population tremendously in just a few months. I have taken this mans free advice and put it into action and the results are happening just like he said it would. Thanks Jeff for helping us out with your whitetail wisdom.
So your saying plant brassicas then wait 3 to 4 weeks to add wheat and rye ?
Yes...the two should rarely if ever be planted at the same time.
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thanks again for info
Jeff ,what is your view on Sorgum in stead of Corn as feed for December if the planting is sufficient to last eveninto January?
I just ordered my brassicas and winter greens mix this morning. I had a very late start due to an injury but my son has been spraying and killing weeds. I still have a few trees to drop so I get more sun to the plot but I'm hoping to have a nice 1/2 acre plot this year since that's all the property I own in the lot. However it backs about a 50 acre wood lot. I am that guy who always has good bucks on cam at night and they pass thru. Obviously my 3 acre lot is not large enough to hold deer but im hoping to at least attract them to my land during legal shooting hours, especially since there is no ag here. Im surrounded by homes and condos but there are a fair number of deer, actually more bucks then does so im gonna try and see if we can attract some deer to our property. Can only work with what I have so why not change it up this year. Thanks for all your advice and have a great season!
Good stuff. Thanks for mentioning my state Tennessee. We have big bucks in my neck of the woods. In one year using your plan I have been able to change the whole dynamics of my farm. Also, So many trying to sell something and giving out poor info people should be careful. Doing it wrong can set you back many seasons of quality mature buck hunting.
Finally,The first.I put buckwheat in on June 10th.The field was dead.Now the weeds have taken over.Still going to spray it and put brassicas in.This creek soil holds a lot of weed seeds. Haven't tilled it in 2 years.We have 50 acres of corn that will be gone by November.But I know the deer will come to clean up the scraps.Those are some great deer you have.Do you practice a lot sitting down?
Those weeds just destroy buckwheat! Even if if grows. So easy to do at this point at least - "spray it and put Brassica in it".
I do not practice sitting down much...comes very easy to me. Did a lot in the past but it doesn't change how a person anchors at all. Hope that makes sense D...have a great Sunday!!
Hi Jeff great information as usual!! I have 10 acres in the middle of farms with agriculture going on. Threw in a food plot last year 1/4 acre with Brasica and had deer in it every morning and evening,,its all open old pasture. I surrounded the far end with Egyptian wheat its already 4' tall!! I see deer 🦌 almost all day bobing in and out of my Buckwheat and around my soybeans! Your knowledge is so appreciated!!!!!!! This is so fun !!! Thank you 😊
Congratulations on your new home and habitat! You give great advice, as always. Landowners need the advice applied to their habitat. The highest quality food in November through February attracts a strong buck herd.
I planted my first food plot in 1979. I go to customer’s lands all over Ohio and do all the work for them. Everything from fields to forestry. Clear, spray, plant so they can have success.
Awesome video once again Jeff, I’ve been hooked on your videos for over a year now. I have 2 acres of plots in buckwheat now on my 50 acres in south eastern KY with no agricultural fields anywhere around. Do you think your 50% peas, beans, and oats with layered rye and 50% brassica plots will hold up to the browsing pressure being the only high quality food source around this fall? I wish I could include pictures of my plots so far, I am amazed how well your ultimate no till strategy works! Thanks again for all your help.
Listening from central Alabama!
Love it...thanks Andrew! Really appreciate it 👍
This is the video I have been waiting for !👍 we have 40 some acres in Ohio, and didn't know what to plant!! This is the only You Tube channel I know of that gives out so much information. And i totally believe in you guys after all my experience for hunting all my life! Thanks to you guys and keep making more great content!👍👍♥️
Just another great program full of information. Thank you. I look forward to seeing every thing you post. I enjoy listening and learning.
Hello sir. I have 4 acres near the mountains of Virginia, that used to be a small cattle farm. I know that's small but I see big bucks on my cameras and want to keep them. If I see some bedding where I want to mow and plant a food plot, would mowing that scare them away? I think its only doe bedding. The sides of the property have good cover for the seer to move and there's a buck or two bedding there.
Finally mentioning the southern states. Thanks. Many around here have no idea what brassica are.
Just bought a house in NE Iowa with 18 acres and 8 acres in tillable. I was thinking about the best strategies on how to plant food plots and this makes things more clear. Thanks Jeff, I have learned a lot from you.
Thanks, Jeff. Appreciate how you break things down.
Good morning, Jeff and congrats on the new property. I love all the info in each of your books and am planning on taking your new course. I just finished watching this video and I’m a little confused. In the past, I’ve heard you say that corn was terrible for deer nutritionally (even though they love it) during the winter months. Are you suggesting that we should use it in conjunction with fall greens and beans in the pyramid as a filler to hold them during the hunting season or as having nutritional value? Also, Im hunting leased timberland in Georgia and don’t have the ability or the permission to plant corn between the windrows due to the property owner’s concerns about root damage to the existing timber with tractors and equipment, etc. So I was planning on going with no till blends. Any suggestions on what to use instead of corn per this video? Thanks for all you do for us, Jeff. I’ve learned more watching your videos than anything else in the past.
Jeff, thank you for all of the great information. Do you mow your corn down at a certain time, or leave it standing naturally? - Allan - Oklahoma
Hi Allen! I really need to check on the legality for sure! Some states you can...some you can't, some it is the interpretation of the local CO. I will leave mine standing doe winter cove for pheasants...will make for good holding cover next to the new Switchgrass and existing pollinator blends for some winter browse.
Wish I had the tools to plant corn but for now will stick with your no till system working well for me so far can’t wait to put out my fall blend shortly stay safe and as always great vid
Thanks for great information as always!
You just described my plot layout that’s in place this year. You make perfect sense, and I’m always learning, even though we are the same age and hunter level experience.
I just checked a pinch point I have set up a tree stand on between feeding and bedding .. I have 3 mature bucks 2 nocturnal and the biggest one moving during day light evening time!! Sept 1st bow season starts and I still have yet to shoot a velvet buck maybe this is the year 🤔 . your videos are 100% educational and helpful in understanding deer thank you sir definitely have stepped my game and knowledge up to another level watching your material 👌
That sounds great Grip...hope that you shoot one of them! And you are very welcome...good luck 👍☺️
Thanks a lot for these videos! They are very informative! this year is my first year trying out a food plot. Although I live in Belize, Central America, so our conditions are very much different from yours, I’m wanting to experiment as to how much of your greens can grow down here and if our type of deer actually like it. Once again thank you!
Thank you for this great information. Especially about the beans. We need more beans out there! Where did you get that sprayer for your four wheeler? We need one.
Jeff thanks for another informative video. When hand seeding wheat, rye & oats into a plot that is currently in buckwheat, what is a good seed amount per acer for these grains?
Jeff I loved the concept of this video! Do you think you could apply this same idea to public land food sources?? The priority of them and the timing of them? Thanks for everything!
Awesome Jeff! I am using the non till method for the first time this year. My Buckwheat is doing great, cant wait to get the fall crop in. A push row spreader may work for corn, a cheap but labor intensive method. I drilled about 3/4 of a acre of John Comps HD screen with one!
Finally.... love this episode. Look forward to it each year, thanks Jeff.
Just bought your food plot book.
Cool...thank you James!
I live in central PA, when should I plant a fall brassica plot
Hi Cyrus! Sometime during the first week of August...
Whitetail Habitat Solutions Thanks!
Hoping my plots do well this year. The deer ate all of my buckwheat before it could get established so I am going to kill everything off (Weeds and grasses started coming back in) and start fresh, maybe no till next year. There is no ag in the area. Thanks for all your videos and information.
Hi Jack... definately easy at this point to kill the area now...possibly kill again in mid August if needed, then plant. You can simply throw Brassica on the ground to get a good catch and then do the same with rye later.
Not saying I do not believe you with the buckwheat...but a nite to others maybe, that the death of most buckwheat is weeds. If there are enough weeds to take over the site, it makes me wonder about the weed control to begin with. Just a thought?
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 all the tops of the buckwheat were bitten off when they were leafing out and about 3" tall....it was coming in good with minimal weeds then the deer just ate it up, I thought it was getting too dry but after seeing the tops eaten, I knew it was the deer.
@@jackbuys3711 I had the same problem. My buckwheat had pretty poor germination, but the majority of what did grow was bitten off at the top. Little to no weeds for the first month after planting (though they have started filling in now), so the buckwheat was definitely being eaten by something and wasn't because of competing weeds.
Jack Buys we have experienced the same thing....seem to love it central Wisconsin
Hey Jeff. Great video. What's your favorite brassica out of the blend you utilize. I hear you mention tillage radish often. Is there a reason why you like that one so much?
Great video Jeff
I’m set to plant in the next week but I wanted to know what your recommendation for a eighth of an acre kill plot that’s on the way to my food plot.
I have a perfect spot that’s clear already and don’t want to waste it