How to plant a food plot for deer in the woodsplanting a food plot in the woods can be difficult at times but if you take the proper steps you should be ok.
Food plots in the woods.
With the ability to sprawl grow great in shade and take a beating from browsing deer clover makes the ideal species for food plots in the woods.
Thus food plots beat woodlands for deer browse production by 10 times on the low end and up to 1 000 times on the high end acre for acre.
The clear choice for many is white clover.
You can order it from the north country whitetails web site i also have seen them at gander mt.
These two factors in combination leave you with not a lot of options.
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Food plots in the woods will often get very limited sunlight.
If small food plots and food plots in the woods are prepared and planted correctly with suitable species they make for exceptional fall staging areas for early season bow hunting.
The next question is how many acres of food plots do you really need to accomplish your goals of more deer or bigger deer with better body weights and antlers.
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White clovers and brassicas are about as shade tolerant as any food plot crops i ve grown.
The guy who likes the different shaped plots is niel dougherty he is the author of grow em right which is a great book on creating habitat and food plots.
White clovers seem to handle moist soils as good as any of the standard forage crops.
White clovers are also relatively shade tolerant.
No forage crops grow well in standing water.
Acres of food plot needed for big woods or wilderness settings.
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