Monday, December 05, 2011
It All Starts, When it Ends: Considering Winter AND Spring Nutrition while Planting Fall Hunting Plo
A high quality food plot program does not start or end. It’s a year-round effort, and with some planning you can ensure your short-term objectives are met at the same time you achieve long-term nutrition and attraction goals. I’ve made two key observations while working with clients on their food plots in the last 10 years.
1. Where’s the food plot?
One of the first things my clients do is take me to their favorite “food plots.” When we jump out of the truck or off the ATV we’re standing in what I would classify as an “opening” at best. Sure, regularly mowed “openings” naturally provide many forbs and legumes; however, they typically end up becoming dominated by less desirable, and often invasive, grasses. I’m here to tell you these openings are operating at less than 10 percent of their potential. Many of these property owners never fully understand what they were missing out on until we develop their first high quality food plot for them. In fact, we’re developing strategic food plot programs for every property we manage because of the results we’re experiencing. If your food plot program is not operating at 100 percent of its full potential you should expect the same from your bucks.
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