The best time to plant food plots is during the rut, when deer are focusing their energy on eating. They are always looking for greasy, tasty foods to help them build their next summer feast. But the problem is, they are often out in the middle of the cornfield, with nobody around to protect their food plots from hungry predators and deer.
To help protect your food plot from hungry predators, set it up in the fall, before the rut hits. You don’t want to lose a big part of your deer herd when they start heading back to the safety of their food plots during the rut.
To plant your food plot, you’ll need some help. Deer need food, and your best bet is corn. Set up a plot on the edge of a cornfield, where the corn is ready to harvest. You can then let the deer roam right up to your plot, and attract them with your calls.
There are a few things to remember when setting up your food plot. You want to set up your plot around a creek, where the deer can get out of the wind. Deer love open fields and fields with clover are no good.
You also need to make sure the soil is very well developed, otherwise the deer won’t be able to find anything. If there are boulders or trees in the way, then they won’t have a problem finding a spot to eat.
Try to give the deer something to eat during the rut, and they’ll be hooked like a fish on a bait station.
To make sure that the deer return to your food plot when the rut hits, you need to build deer whistles. Deer whistles are loud noises that scare the deer away from the area. You can use anything from a shotgun blast to a cow bell, and the deer will be scared away by the sound.
When the rut hits, you need to get in your equipment as soon as you can. You can get out of the way, or help the deer find their food. Either way, they’ll be back. You’ll want to make sure you have your equipment setup before the game is out of the wood. The deer won’t be able to locate your equipment if they are bedded down.
Before the rut hits, you’ll want to have a trail camera in your area, to monitor deer movements and patterns. In the fall, they will be looking for food, and you’ll want to monitor their movements to know when they’ll start to feed. Trail cameras will help you know when the deer are feeding, and what direction the food is coming from. Remember to close the camera when the rut hits, and open it when it stops. Also, be sure to use your trail camera early before the hunting season ends, to catch the first show or early in the season.
As the fall comes, make sure you have your tree stands and rut stands in place, and you’ll want to make sure you have everything you need for your deer hunting experience. Deer hunting can be a exciting sport, with a lot of activity and danger. To make sure that you get the most from your experience, you should have a good knowledge of your equipment, and the rules of the hunt. You don’t want any equipment failures or rules violations that will endanger you or the deer.
