Food Plots for Deer and Turkeys

Food Plots for Deer and Turkeys

This category is all about establishing food plots for deer and turkeys on your property.  There are many articles and videos that explain everything from soil science, land clearing, soil amendments, what to plant and how to maintain food plots.

Establishing food plots for deer is a popular subject in hunting land management but there is a lot of misinformation and salesy content out there trying to sell you on the “magic beans” or on the latest fad in food plot planting.

In this blog, I will explain the science behind soil health.  My blog articles and videos will educate you on how to get your soil in shape to plant and produce forage for game.

I explain the benefits of cover crop mixes when choosing seeds for your food plots.  Cover crops are great for healthy soil building and maximizing the productivity of a particular site.

There are articles and videos on soil testing, pH correction, equipment and materials I use in building good food plots and what are the best plants to try in your area.  My plots are all in the Northeast in mountain soils, so anything I suggest and more should work in all regions.

I will also go into food plots that benefit turkeys, although the two plantings are not mutually exclusive.  Any good clover plot is good for turkeys and deer.  Turkeys will benefit greatly from any forest opening with short forage growth where insects and forbs can exist for turkeys to eat.

Getting the Rocks off Your Food Plot

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Here in Pennsylvania, we have lots of rocks in our soil. Where folks generally want their food plots installed is usually on mountain ground. Recently, I installed a couple of plots that were more stone than dirt. We can’t grow much forage on stones and we certianly don’t want to break our equipment tilling stony …

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Pennsylvania Land Brokerage

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CEGLAR REALTY WHERE HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND QUALITY ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR BUSINESS! At Ceglar Realty we understand that  land and farm, sellers and buyers have special needs.   With our forestry and agricultural expertise, this  allowes us the opportunity to provide the extra service necessary to market or to purchase these special types of properties. 125 Eves …

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The Perils and Pitfalls of Using Government Programs

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Last winter, I spent a day at a meeting with the Pennsylvania DCNR and the USDA to discuss landowner give – aways.  The programs funded with the Farm Bill include CREP, FLEP, WHIP, CRP and Wetland Reserve Program.   That’s quite a mouthful of acronyms but, basically they all amount to government programs designed to motivate …

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