When it comes to food plots, it’s not particularly hard to grow something green that a whitetail deer will eat, but that doesn’t mean it will do squat to help your deer hunting. Spring is the time of ...

When deer started decimating his mushroom crop, Matt Williams realized deer hunters were missing an opportunity to grow mushrooms for deer and other wildlife. Here's how to create a plot, and how you ...

Food plots are becoming an annual ritual for the nation’s whitetail hunters and land managers, and the yearly conundrum of “what should I plant?” can be vastly simplified if you devote at least a ...

STILLWATER — Now is the time for deer enthusiasts in the state to gear up for hunting season. Dwayne Elmore, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist, said planting a food ...

Deer hunting is a labor of love. For hardcore whitetail junkies, the work usually begins long before the dawn of another opening day. The clock is ticking. Texas’ Archery Only and Managed Lands Deer ...

Just about any serious deer hunter will be quick to agree that getting ready for a full season of chasing whitetails can add up to a considerable amount of work. The really hard core junkies might ...

BRAINERD — "Oh, so you plant food plots for deer," said a man I met at a sporting goods store. His comment held overtones of resentment. I was not offended; I respect his particular hunting methods, ...

Large or small, a food plot can be useful on a deer lease or private land. They take some planning and preparation and can consist of anything from a simple plot of winter wheat to one with some of ...

If you’ve ever watched a whitetail deer browse, you’ve seen them nonchalantly pick specific plants to devour while ignoring others. A fancy way of describing that behavior is to say that deer are ...

Many deer hunters and land managers across Louisiana and Mississippi have delayed planting their food plots this year because of the extreme heat. Not only is hot, dry weather tough on young seedlings ...

A deer eats a plant you don’t recognize. Then, another, and another, and it “selects” these over your food plot or corn pile. On another hunt, a buck hits several obscure native species, and ...