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Hey man I seen your videos on food plots and had a few questions for you. I am in southeast Texas abou 4 hours south of Texarkana. Most people around here strictly hunt over feeders and I know some people have a problem with that but thats just the way it is here! lol I dont have a problem with it as far as fair chase is concerned etc etc.. my problem with it is that most of the deer i see are never at the feeder. They are either just out down a shooting lane or eating some corn I threw out on the ground etc. We have never hunted over food plots but I know they would help tremendously keeping the deer in our hunting area. Can you give me some pointers on what to plant and when to plant it? and also do you do any discing or tilling before hand or just throw the seed out? Thanks alot for the help and I enjoy the videos! Brandon

Answer:

Hey brandon,
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Hey brandon,
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Thanks for the question. I am not familiar with the soil types or the climate of that area. Honestly I really don’t hunt over the foodplots either, I use them to keep the deer in the area. If you put too much pressure on the foodplots the deer will stop coming to them and will move to some other area with less pressure.

Now, for ground preparation I try disturb the ground the least I can. My suggestion is to test the soil pH or research the pH of local soils and see what will grow best there. One method I really like to use is using some kind of roundup ready seed. For example I use roundup ready soybeans from Eagle Seed Company in Arkansas. This is a great way to plant a food plot. I kill all the local grasses with roundup then after it has had time to die off I only disk the ground until the soil is broke up enough to cover the seed and get good soil seed contact. I will then spread the seed and cover it by draggin something over the soil. Then you may have to spray it once to kill of the grasses that are trying to compete with the soybeans, soon after that the soybeans will shade out any other competition. When the weather is starting to cool and the soybeans are going dormant you have bare soil. So then I go in with winter oats or winter wheat and just spread it on the ground, it will have plenty of good soil and seed contact.

You will have to find what works best for you in your area. I would look into these soybeans. These soybeans are great. They are pretty drought resistant and they will handle tons of pressure from the deer. They are my sponsor..... so tell them you heard this from Steven Fuller on the Huntin Grounds and they may help you out. They have a lot of great seed varieties.

You can also go on my YouTube account and take a look at my foodplot videos. Please subscribe and add as Friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRJBqD0gM68

If you have any other questions please contact me.

Thanks Brandon,

Steven Fuller
(The Huntin Grounds Guy)