Creation of a Food Plot!!

Posted on: 10/05/10

Hello Folks -

I made a few hunting tips on my main food plot earlier - I thought I would share some photos of the plot as it developed!

This was a 3.3 acre field that was overgrown with small trees, briars, weeds, etc.

I tilled it up - having to cut and drag off some of the slightly larger trees - and let it sit for a week or so.

I came back and tilled it again to further kill the weeks.

I planted buckwheat in early spring and then followed it up with a bean and sunflower mixture... and the results well exceeded my expecations.

The buckwheat grew well and smothered the weeds - and the beans grew in lush and very tall.

The deer literally disappear when they walk into the plot - if they do not lift their heads up, you can not see them.... I even mowed some strips into the beans so we could see the deer as they passed through!

I hope you folks enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed working the plot...

Best regards,

JimBob in SC

Whitetail Deer

Hunting Tip: Use the Hide

Over the years I have seen several elk and deer hides left in the woods by hunters and I have to wonder why they do this? I fully understand and agree about getting the hide off the animal as soon as possible to cool the meat, but why not pack out the hide with you and use it? As far as I know there are no state laws that require you to take the hide home, but to me why waste such a beautiful part of the animal? Some might think they have no use for the hide or it costs too much to tan....