The Fail-Safe Fall Plot (2024)

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The Fail-Safe Fall Plot? ›

Fail Safe revolves around the inability of the United States to recall a squadron of nuclear-armed bombers inadvertently ordered to attack Moscow. The U.S. president (played by Henry Fonda) desperately tries to convince the Soviets that the attack is a mistake.

The first half of the powerful “one-two punch” for fall food plots are brassicas. They can include rape, radishes, turnips, kale and others. They produce 30 to 40% protein, are one of the most attractive crops hunters can take advantage of and can churn out some absolutely amazing tonnage.

Plant about 80 to 90% of the plot acreage in the Eagle Seed forage soybeans. These beans will stay greener much longer than the adjoining commercial crops. This will help attract deer during the early bow season. Once the commercial crops are harvested the pods on the Eagle Beans will be a huge attraction to deer.

Barley is Low Maintenance and Highly Beneficial

Barley germinates rapidly, usually within two or three days. This allows it to choke out any competing weeds after planting. Fertilization isn't needed in most situations. Barley is not just deer food, it is a great food source for almost all game animals.

This is especially true in winter, when the animals survive almost exclusively on woody twigs, branches, and other fibrous materials. But most of the foods people like to give deer in the winter—corn, wheat, barley, and other grains—are carbohydrate rich.

In conclusion, the best food plot for deer depends on several factors, including location, climate, and deer population. However, clover, brassicas, soybeans, and cereal grains are generally considered to be the best food plots for attracting and sustaining deer populations.

Using three deer per acre of food plot, determining how many acres of plots you need is simple once you've established your deer density goal. For instance, say you want to carry 100 deer on 1,000 acres (a deer per 10 acres). Just divide 100 by 3, and you'll find that 33 acres of food plots will meet your needs.

The real mainstay food item of deer is browse. Browse plants can be shrubs or young trees within reach of deer. Browse plants will always be available in one form or another, no matter what the weather conditions.

Planting no till food plots for whitetails or turkeys or platning without working the soil can be done, but you must choose the right crop. For the most part, you'll need to use small seeds that have a planting depth of ½ inch or less.

During periods of drought or low moisture or extreme heat, don't mow at all. Otherwise you'll stress and possibly kill the plants. You might also choose not to mow even under optimal conditions. Although mowing does promote plant growth, some studies suggest that the net effect is a loss in plant biomass.

Is a half-acre food plot worth it? ›

In my experience, half-acre plots are common and allow for the perfect mix of feeding and hunting. Assuming your spot has four to six hours of sunlight, proper soil PH and solid rainfall, this is the right route for you. Here are factors to consider before haphazardly planting a food plot. And how to do it when you do.

The top 20 deer foods are: acorns, alfalfa, apples, beechnuts, brassicas, cereal grains, clover, corn, cowpeas, fall leaves, fir needles, forbs, milo, northern white cedar, persimmons, pears, saplings and shrubs, soybeans, and treetops (felled or fallen).

Certain plants, such as rhubarb, are toxic to deer. Deer usually also avoid root vegetables (which require digging) and prickly vegetables such as cucumbers and squashes with hairy leaves. Cultivars with strong odors such as onions, garlic and fennel are not palatable to deer.

Whole corn and whole oats can also be used and are often readily available. A ratio of 1:1 to 1:4 corn:oats is recommended. Avoid feeding pure corn, barley or wheat as they are too high in starch and may cause digestive problems leading to death.

To give your plants the best chance of success, plant with adequate soil moisture; typically early spring and fall planting will be the most successful. You can frost seed or plant in the spring when daytime high temps start to reach 63-65 degrees. Fall plantings should be planted prior to the onset of autumn rains.

Soybeans are one of the best options in food plots for deer as they're high in protein, grow fast and whitetails can't get enough of them. “We refer to it as green manure,” James said. “It creates great attraction and improves the soil.

Both hardwood forests and prairie areas populate Tuttle Creek. A man-made reservoir also lies within Tuttle Creek, creating a high floodplain that is often populated by larger trophy bucks. Tuttle Creek Wildlife Area is widely regarded as one of the best spots in the state to hunt trophy bucks!

Except during the summer months, agricultural crops make up 50% to 60% of the whitetail deer diet in Kan- sas. Woody plants provide 30% to 40% of the forage during all seasons of the year.