Deer Hunting Food Plot Do's and Dont's

[@dswish1730]

WOW,That is the fullest I have ever seen that board.Might need a bigger board😂

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Haha, so true D!! Or I need to write smaller and less sloppy 😁

[@drewharman1690]

Feels good to be able to comment on a video this week! Last week had 2 work 6 nights

[@Sandwichking-hikes]

I am both excited and nervous about upcoming fall food plot.

[@carlo_scarpino]

Fantastic video Jeff Thank you for keeping us all on the right track. Look forward to the next one! 🇨🇦

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks a lot Carlo, I really appreciate you!

[@phillipthewise7758]

Could you do an in depth Video on setting up the perimeter of your property for a new land owner? Mainly woods and blocking off neighbors

[@greatlakeshuntingandtracking]

Same here, new land owner, 20 arches in Michigan

[@rickanthony4028]

I'll third this motion. 40 acres in sw Pa

[@ncanellos]

My favorite thing about Jeff and his Chanel is that he's one of us ...In that he teaches no equipment techniques for the regular guy just getting by trying to have some fun ..Most others are elitists with fancy equipment and cash to throw at it ... I like Jeff 👍

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks Jimmy that means a lot! There are so many practices that require very expensive equipment...but that doesn't mean you can't have the best food plots 😊

[@poplardeer]

Jeff, great information. North central MN, what's the latest you would wait to plant the greens and brassicas into buckwheat?

[@MichaelVicari-q4z]

Great clip as per usual Jeff! Ty!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks alot Michael, you are very welcome!

[@janitorialguy4436]

Thanks Jeff, getting ready to spray again and then again if necessary, I don’t want to see even one weed come planting time

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Amen to that 😊

[@timhatfield6367]

Right behind ya..

[@bowman8316]

Great video full of useful information... Thanks man 👍🏼☘🦌

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

You are very welcome!

[@ncbackwoods6859]

My foodplots didnt do good last year but this year they are popping 😁🦌

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Nice ..you most have all of our rain 😁 That's great tho!

[@ncbackwoods6859]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 yes sir lol and now it's really humid so its jumping

[@leemoore6952]

Very informative Jeff I am planting a food plot in the woods just trying to figure out what to plant

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Good Lee, I really hope it helps!

[@leemoore6952]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 any advice on what to plant in the woods I’ve tried before and it grew just couldn’t hold up to the browse pressure

[@Treeplanter73]

In S.E Wi, there's not enough rain to plant anything. My apple trees don't have a lot apples this year, too dry.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Rain always come at some point...still not even planting time in your area yet...which is a good thing!

[@sm7171369]

Been raining all summer her in Central Alabama

[@mattbarrsmatt8254]

Thanks for another great video.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

You are very welcome Matt...thank YOU!

[@craigkowalczyk3516]

Not kidding when you say clover is hard to kill off. Experiencing that this year.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That's the good and bad of it 😊

[@jimtartaglia2315]

Jeff, can I seed and immediately for my last weed spray use the 41% glyphosate compare and save weed and grass killer?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

You sure can use Glyphosate and seed at the same time...have done so for 25 years 😊

[@greggkorslin793]

Great info! Thanks for the awesome helpful videos...i planted tillage radish as a soil builder/cover crop. Do i need to spray 24d or will round up work?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Gregg, the round up will work great!

[@jeremykane686]

great videos jeff when do u spray plot start a week before or same day planting?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

I typically do it the same day...this year about 2 days prior

[@exotictones1054]

Good stuff

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank you very much!

[@stevespeltz9785]

I would just like to know if I should cut my cover crop in order to let the clover take off??

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Definitely Steve, I recommend when it is around 13 to 15" high

[@crewsout]

I'm running into the issue of my ground I put foodplots on get so dry and hard during the summer I have issues getting buckwheat or even brassicas to germinate and take. The spots have never been plowed at least not in the last 15 years. What would u suggest to do when u get dry hard ground. The first two years after I first made the plots they came in great the last two not so much

[@donaldbowling8620]

You forgot the most important thing. If you don’t get timely rain, NO MATTER WHAT, YOUR SCREWED. LOL. Great info Jeff. 👊🏻

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Haha, so true Donald...biggest fails of all 😁

[@benborgschatz9525]

I'm looking at planting tomorrow in se MN. What setting should I use for broadcasting fall power greens and brassica?

[@MichiganRick]

If you DO have the bigger equipment...USE it!! Past years I broadcasted the seed and hoped for a rain to get it washed in. Last year no rain for 3 weeks after broadcasting. I planted 1 3/4 acre (4 plots) of turnips and rape last Tue. & Wed. and planted into soil moisture. I have a 10' IH disk that I can adjust the pitch of the blades and set it for about a 1/2"-1" soil mix after broadcasting. One week later and the surface is turning green with turnips and rape. Looks like 90%+ germination so far! I'll have a good 4 weeks jump on last years planting. I won't do the broadcasting and hope for rain again.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

With the exception of a no till drill, you need rain either way to germinate the seed. Even with a no till drill, no rain for 3 weeks equals dead seed, unfortunately. In particular small seeds like clover and brassica.

[@michaelhacker1442]

You should do a honest seed review and put 1 acre of your seed vs 1 acre of a bad seed blend/company and 1 acre of a seed company that's in box stores that is good (from what I seen of Domain there seed looks really good)

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

All you have to do is read the labels 😉 "insert matter" of more than 15-20% = very bad. Rye grass is bad in any blend. Oats and rye or wheat mixed with a brassica blend is very bad. Sugar bears in a brassica blend is very bad. "Seed coatings" of more than 10% is very bad. The point is man, I wish I had plots to throw away to test those blends. But after doing this for 3 decades I've learned not to repeat my own mistakes or those of others. Again, all you have to do is read the label...

[@michaelhacker1442]

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 I get that it would just be cool to see maybe 1 plot that has them in just to show what a good plot vs non good plot.. sometimes it's easier to follow seeing the side by side but I 100% get not wasting food plot potential and messing up a spot maybe somewhere down the road in some way you can show case your seed vs others it would be cool to see

[@_EthanKoranclips]

Is Early August too late to plant a half Soybean half clover food plot it’s my first time planting, thanks

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Yes...way too late! And most of the time neither are best for a food plot...

[@colemarcantel7199]

Hi I’m trying to design a 20 acre plot of woods on ON-X for my dad right now and was wandering if I could send a picture of it to get your thoughts?

[@patrickhier7252]

I’m in Vermont and the deer here eat hastas down to the ground, is it anything you have ever done or considered?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Unfortunately extremely expensive per square foot for a food plot, and not available during the Fall

[@tracewisecarver4260]

hey jeff, i’m planting this year in a old hay field i killed off and sprayed 3 times the dead thatch still looks think is some spots. I will be spraying one more time at planting. Should i mow or try to use a drag harrow to break up some of that thatch?

[@frankspataro9714]

I buy seed at agway can get bulk peas radish turnip oats or rye pretty near what ever you need but i have a freind that swears buy whitetail istitute edge says nothing he has ever seen compares to it i still dont plant it but may try it sometime

[@dwainegaransi938]

Good video

[@brandonyoung7760]

End on June? You mean the end of July?

[@kylephillips1695]

Is it possible to just broadcast and seed the weeded and grassy area then spray the 2 qt glyphosate and 1pt 2,4-d per acre rather than spraying 3 times then planting on the last spray. I’m also supplementing the soil with lime and fertilizer so if it’s knee high to waste high weeds and grasses is it possible to get a good catch rather than spraying and killing 3 times?

[@kylephillips1695]

Once a year for a good fall hunting plot?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Kyle, it is not. The dead and dying weeds will shade out the plants and not let them grow, and some will keep the seed from even reaching the ground. I truly wish you could! Also, the 2-4D lives in the ground for up to 2 weeks and can kill germinating broadleaf plants...like clover, brassica, peas, buckwheat, etc.

[@kylephillips1695]

Thanks👍🏼!! I’ve watched a lot just getting started planting this year so with your method I’m behind

[@craigzie2594]

What is the setting on the earth way spreader for brassicas

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Craig, about 1.25 to 1.5...

[@brendan-g2q]

Can I plant my fall clover with peas?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Peas are great...I would add light oats, maybe 5#s of tillage radish too! Just to offer some volume for Fall. I would go 100#s of peas per acre+

[@ncbackwoods6859]

Whats your thought on bow hunting from the ground?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

I really like it with thick ground cover!

[@ncbackwoods6859]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thank you for replying

[@RolandLehman]

Jeff do you plant your brassica blend and fall greens at the same time?

[@jpet0394]

He's suggested Brassica earlier, 8-10 weeks before first frost.

[@MegaBucky007]

What is better, winter rye or winter wheat?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Rye is a little more cold weather friendly, and will take much poorer soil than wheat. Also a little more aggressive growth and weed suppression capabilities

[@travisyoder1417]

I remember videos of you walking through your foodplots, now your saying its bad??😂😂😂 you had stands in the middle of your plot!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

I've never had stands in my plots unless 1 in a corn access BB lowing my scent back across the corn for a hunting plot in the early season...very specialized and strategic setup. I always walk thru plots to get to stands ..if during the daylight when the deer aren't there and you can't spook deer. Then NEVER during dark hours... NEVER. I've been consistent with that stuff and not walking thru plots and having blinds in plots or where you can spook deer on plots, since 1995. Sorry Travis...but you get an F for today 😉 I've never had blinds and stands in plots...never walk thru plots during dark hours...never spook deer off of plots. All facts you missed... There are many bad, food plot hunters out there online and on TV...most of them. I am not one of them 👍

[@40beretta1]

You need a bigger white board

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

For this one...for sure 🤣

[@jimkindle3563]

💪👊👍

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

I hope it helps you out Jim!

[@peterj727]

First

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Yep, Peter!

[@Camera1931-p5v]

I don't shoot at deer! I shoot deer!