Planting Summer Food Plots For Deer! How To & What To Plant

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Thanks for watching. This is my longest video to date! Please show it some support :) Thanks

[@johnchristopher8897]

our Egyptian wheat screen, planted first of June, is 4-6 feet high.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

john christopher awesome

[@tazoutdoorsman]

Great vids!

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Tom Zatalava thanks bud!

[@caprice4221]

Awesome video...great watch....keep the videos coming...

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

caprice4221 thanks!

[@antlergrow]

Awesome!

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Antler Grow Wildlife Management thanks!

[@chrisstanton3064]

Good content and video length. Keep at it bud 👍

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Chris Stanton thanks!

[@WARBarber24]

Love the video Dave. Gave me some good ideas to do at my property.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

William Barber awesome thank you.

[@WARBarber24]

Whitetail obsession outdoors your welcome. I'm doing a small plot in the woods would you recommend a pure clover or a clover chicory mix?

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

William Barber I would do both. Just make sure ph is good and you have enough sunlight

[@WillTroyer]

My brother and I have a similar tractor and rototiller we use for our plots. Much easier than the first year we used an arctic cat 800 with a small pull disc lol.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Will Troyer lol. This one wasn’t to bad just a little weak lol. But got the job done!

[@davidparrish1063]

@@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors On the plus side, under 30 HR you do not have to have the regen system to deal with!

[@loveoftheoutdoors7767]

Cool video Dave. Looking forward to the results!

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Love of the Outdoors thanks bud. How’s things going for you?

[@loveoftheoutdoors7767]

Very busy here. So much late snow and lots of rain we didn't get any spring food plots in.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Love of the Outdoors yeah man it’s been a crazy year for sure with all that. I got all mine in later then I wanted.

[@edpitcock3344]

Planted sorghum a few yrs ago deer love it Keep the videos coming.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Ed Pitcock very cool. Thanks man

[@Tcrim354]

Any reason not to use the 4-wheeler spreader for the seeds

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

You can for sure. Smaller seeds like clover and such it’s a little easier to gauge with a shoulder spreader. On the larger seeds you can definitely use the atv spreader

[@sjoutdoors5255]

Great video Dave that's what it's all about all that hard work will pay off for great memories and bettering the wildlife

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Sj outdoors yes sir for sure. I’m just looking for memories! All fun to do and a learning experience each time. Fun to test new things. Thanks

[@c.sutton13]

Great video. That's a lot of work

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Ga. Hunter thanks man. I think I’m still hurting from the sun burn!

[@startingtraditionsoutdoors]

Awesome video Dave! I have got some of my plots done too. I got clover inone plot and oats in another. I did plant corn in one but mostly for cover and if they eat it that's fine too.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Starting Traditions Outdoors 2 Brothers that’s awesome. What kind of clover did you plant?

[@startingtraditionsoutdoors]

Whitetail obsession outdoors I planted some red cremson clover

[@jamesrusko1677]

I didn't know you could rent a tractor like that

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

James Rusko heck yeah man lots of places do it.

[@jamesrusko1677]

I live in the Clearfield area of PA....all I find is little backhoes and excavators track hoes....I’ve been planting with a garden tractor for years and it sucks lol

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Lol yes it does but at least you are doing it.

[@gavinsmitty23]

I just got a weird blend I’ve never seen before. It has sugar beets, radish’s, kale, turnips, carrots, rape, and more. It’s from a local seller in Michigan. Looking forward to trying it out. Seems like a killer food source!

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Sounds like a good blend. Lots of varieties.

[@HuntingandStuffwithJandJ]

Another great video lots of hard work but the end result will be great keep up the good work

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Hunting and Stuff with J and J for sure can’t hurt lol.

[@johnchristopher8897]

Just curious to know what your goal/strategy is in planting summer plots? There is no scarcity of summer deer food in the area I hunt and I dont think I can grow anything with a grater draw than the black raspberries we would have to take out to put in another plot.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

john christopher good question. Main goal is to provide high quality forage and help improve soil health. Buck wheat is a good choice because it’s high in protein and only last about 60 days and it’s very good for the soil.

[@1972davidt]

You sure gave that little tractor one heck of a workout! What brand of sorgum did you plant?

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

1972davidt lol yes we sure did. It’s a mix of sorghum Sudan grass and Egyptian wheat

[@georgeclark7474]

Awesome job on the video Dave. I can't wait till August to get my fall plots in.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

George Clark thanks George! I can’t wait to plant them either lol. Time flys by. I’ll be planting fall plots in like 6 weeks

[@Fall_Legends]

Another great management video from you. I put in most of my plots Memorial Day/my Birthday weekend here in PA. and it was HOT. I planted forage and grain soybeans along with buckwheat,Egyptian wheat,Milo and sunflowers. I also fenced off most of my soybeans and then did a 15' wide strip of Egyptian wheat,sunflowers,Milo and buckwheat to block off neighbors and a road. I wanted to put in more buckwheat but our local area was all out so I just put in extra soybeans and when they are all destroyed by the deer and groundhogs I'm just going to put in my Brassicas,winter peas and radishes.Then at the start or mid- September I'll be putting in my oats,winter peas,winter wheat,soybean and brassica plot. I love putting in the work during the Spring and Summer to see how it brings the animals in for hunting season.You look to have a good mixture and I think it should work out well for you so I can't wait to watch throughout the year to see how everything grows. I hope your heard isn't to large that they wipe you out to much but if so that's just more room for late season plots.Best of Luck to you

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Chad Wilson awesome man sounds like you are putting in work I love it. That’s a very good mixture of food. Provide them with year round food is key. Keep at it!

[@jamesdunlap6780]

I have a quick question for you, I am starting my first micro plot. What would you recommend planting?

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Good question. If you are planting now I would maybe do some clover chicory mix, and then later in the summer I would broadcast some brassicas over top. You could just do buckwheat now because buckwheat only last about 60 days and then it dies off. It will help build the soil up. By the time it dies off you can then plant some greens. Brassicas, turnips, oats etc.

[@jamesdunlap6780]

Ok, I really appreciate it.any certain types of fertilizers you would recommend?

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Well I would do a soil test to see how much lime you need and what the current ph is. If your not doing a soil test I would just throw down a few hundred pound of pelletized lime and 300 lbs of 10-10-10 per acre

[@jamesdunlap6780]

I am planning on doing a soil test tomorrow, thank you.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

There you go, perfect. That will tell you what to do.

[@whitetailsup760]

Probably 19 hp at the pto

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

BRENT WESTBROOKS felt like less then that lol

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

Very nice video Dave, great job! When you drive out there did you stay there or drive home each night.? also, do you have a drone? I would love to see before and after arial shots of the fields. especially the souhrgum separating the 2 fields. That would be a nice shot.

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

My Slice Of Heaven Outdoors I usually just stay out there when I go. To much having to drive back and forth. I do have a drone but unfortunately it’s trashed. Can’t afford to get a new one lol. Hopefully soon I’ll pick one up. The one I had I used the heck out of it.

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

Whitetail obsession outdoors I hear that Dave, I would do the same thing if it came down to the food plots or a drone, the food plots are getting done. Youre doing Great, your hard work will pay off this deer season.

[@frankpatton5844]

Dave, bought 2 - 20 gallon round ponds and I'm gonna bury them in the ground by my food plot and mineral lick sites. question is do I need to put some kinda algaecide to keep algae from growing in the ponds and will it hurt the deer?

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

Frank Patton nope wouldn’t worry about it. Deer are used to drinking “dirty” water. Maybe once a year or something you can drain it and scrub it other then that I wouldn’t do anything. Bedside deer get most of there water content from plants. At least 70-80 percent. Very rarely will they actually take drinks of water

[@whitetailsup760]

What camera are u using very good video quality is it the g40

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

BRENT WESTBROOKS the cannon got ran over notnsure if you remember that from last year lol. This was just a cannon g7x I use for blogging

[@603Hunting_Fishing]

awesome job dave ! looks great and of course great great video! question-could i use antler grow on clover ? and do you mix it with water ?

[@Whitetailobsessionoutdoors]

603 Hunting & Fishing you can use it on anything green and growing. Yes it’s mixed with water. 1 oz of antler grow per gallon of water