If so, check out these tips for growing lush, green plots that will attract whitetails like magnets. Plan on planting one food plot for every 150 to 200 acres. But on a property where whitetail numbers are burgeoning you might need more plots. Before spending a fortune on planting, check with a biologist for herd numbers in your area. Heed his advice on how many plots to sow on your property.
Biologists point out that the northeast corners of slopes generally have the moistest soils.
You can plant a food plot in either spring or fall. A spring plot provides the most nutrition for deer. A fall plot attracts and holds whitetails on your hunting area. Planting food plots not only provides better hunting but better quality bucks, too. Plant a spring plot when daytime temperatures reach the 70s, which means the soil temperature is in the 60s.