The Importance of Summer Food Plots For Deer
This is Huntin’ Land, the podcast for landowners and land hunters. If you like to stay up to date on hunting tactics, land management, land values, and land market dynamics, this is the podcast for you. On this episode, Joe and Clint talk with Brandon Self, the director of operations at Whitetail Institute in Pintlala, Alabama, on why and when you need to be considering summer food plots for deer. Brandon explains the importance of summer food plots for deer as well as the best plot strategies with seed mix, soil types, equipment, and budgets.
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The Importance of Summer Food Plots For Deer
Establishing The Importance of Summer Food Plots for Deer
- how do summer food plots benefit deer and other game species (keeping deer on your property, benefits to other game, fawns and mothers, etc.)
- does summer planting help the soil for fall plantings
- perennial VS annual
When To Plant Summer Food Plots for Deer
- when should we begin site preparation
- proper site preparation(soil sampling, no plow options, etc.)
Best Summer Food Plots for Deer
- choosing the right summer food plot seed mix
- recommendations based one soil type
- recommendations based on equipment
- best summer food plot seed mix for the money – recommendations based on budget
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