How big of a food plot do I Need?
How big of a food plot do I Need?
In general, a minimum plot size of a 1/4 acre should typically be used wherever food is needed, even on the smallest of parcels. As parcel size approaches 40 acres within a coverless agricultural region, 2-3% of your total acreage in food plots is a good, rough estimate without overdoing it.
How many deer were in the food plot?
Not surprisingly, the deer herd increased with the food plot expansion, from one spikehorn captured on camera, to a total of 17 different bucks caught on film in 2006, with several dozen scrapes and hundreds of rubs. It was apparent that the need for food in this region was critical.
Can a food plot be hidden on a small parcel?
In order for a food plot to be hidden on a small parcel, the plot has to be small. A 1/4 acre food plot may seem pretty small, but when it is planted within a 1/4 acre opening on a small parcel it has the potential of being harder to hide and disrupting the natural flow of the deer herd through the parcel.
Is it possible to attract deer to a food plot?
Rather, the food plots were attracting deer in this low-population deer herd from a very large surrounding area. Providing enough food in a high-cover setting is extremely difficult, and you should attempt to provide food acreage that is at least 2-3% of the area from which you expect to be drawing deer.
In general, a minimum plot size of a 1/4 acre should typically be used wherever food is needed, even on the smallest of parcels. As parcel size approaches 40 acres within a coverless agricultural region, 2-3% of your total acreage in food plots is a good, rough estimate without overdoing it.
Not surprisingly, the deer herd increased with the food plot expansion, from one spikehorn captured on camera, to a total of 17 different bucks caught on film in 2006, with several dozen scrapes and hundreds of rubs. It was apparent that the need for food in this region was critical.
In order for a food plot to be hidden on a small parcel, the plot has to be small. A 1/4 acre food plot may seem pretty small, but when it is planted within a 1/4 acre opening on a small parcel it has the potential of being harder to hide and disrupting the natural flow of the deer herd through the parcel.
Rather, the food plots were attracting deer in this low-population deer herd from a very large surrounding area. Providing enough food in a high-cover setting is extremely difficult, and you should attempt to provide food acreage that is at least 2-3% of the area from which you expect to be drawing deer.
