| Deer seasons come and go, but the deer that are | | | | going to be different for all areas of the country, |
| still around your hunting grounds are still looking | | | | but the system is still the same no matter where |
| for food. What better way to keep them in your | | | | you are located. Soil PH, soil drainage, soil |
| area than planting food plots that they will need to | | | | composition are a few factors that can make or |
| get them through till next season. | | | | break a productive food plot. Learning what your |
| Keeping Deer in Your Hunting Area | | | | ground is going to need to be as productive as |
| Whitetail deer are a pretty homely bunch and | | | | possible should be your main goal before you |
| when given the chance they will stay in an area | | | | even think of digging it up to plant. |
| that is the most prosperous for their well being. | | | | Wasting Your Money? |
| Planting food plots for whitetail is one of those | | | | I have spent a lot of money before I learned |
| chances that you can give them but you have to | | | | exactly what I needed to do to make my food |
| be willing to do the work to make it grow | | | | plots productive and hold whitetail deer through |
| effectively. | | | | out the season. So if you are still wasting money |
| Planting Nutritious Plots | | | | without the results you were expecting, like I |
| Planting nutritious plots for these deer is a great | | | | was, you need a plan of action. |
| way to keep these deer in hunting areas. | | | | Reeping The Benefits |
| Although most deer will only roam up to a mile | | | | I recently came across a step by step plan for |
| away from where they were born, bucks have | | | | planting food plots for whitetail deer. I put it to |
| been known to roam in upwards of 5 miles | | | | the test in a couple of places last year and to my |
| especially during the rut. Food sources, water and | | | | amazement it worked just like it should. I followed |
| shelter are the only 3 things that a deer really | | | | the step by step plan to the letter and I ended |
| needs to survive. If you can provided at least one | | | | the season with 3 great mature does and at least |
| of the major 3 by planting food plots, whitetail | | | | got the chance to see a couple of really nice |
| deer will be more likely to stay in the areas that | | | | bucks even though I did not get a shot with my |
| are better suited to their survival. | | | | bow at them. So I owe a really great hunting |
| Keys To Planting | | | | season to my food plots and still have deer |
| The keys to planting food plots for whitetail are | | | | roaming around the area even now because of it. |