Mowing and broadcasting food plots are two task that can make or break a food plot. Below are our tips for doing both task.
1.Mowing Perennial Food Plots: Leave Some For The Deer
Mowing your perennials is essential if you wish to have attractive, palatable clover plots. However, you never want to mow all of your perennials at once! Always leave them something to eat. Your deer have been showing up every day for a reliable meal. If you “wipe the table clean” you run the risk of them hoping the fence to find a different source and you might not get them back. Rotate the areas you leave each time you mow so there is always a dependable meal there for your herd.
2.Broadcasting Food Plot Seed: Too Much Can Hurt
A common mistake when broadcasting seed onto a seedbed is putting it on much too thick. To assure proper coverage, measure your area, measure the correct amount of seed and set your broadcaster lean so the seeds just start to come out. Then cover the area. Your goal should be to cover the entire area and still have seed left in the hopper. Then, go back over the same area (maybe in a different pattern) until all the seed is used up. This is the best way to ensure proper coverage with broadcasters that are not calibrated to speed or driven by the wheels turning.
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