You can buy a fake tree and put it in the middle of your food plot to encourage bucks to scrape underneath it. Or you can save both time and money by leaving an oak sapling or two standing in ...

As spring inches closer, a lot of folks are pulling their fishing gear together and prepping for the coming turkey season. But some of us never stop thinking about whitetails and are already working ...

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 ...

What and how they plant will dictate how successful those plots are at attracting and benefiting whitetail deer throughout the hunting season. Don Reed, who studies deer at the state's Idlewild ...

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, ...

Whitetail food plots are all the rage these days, and for good reason. Where ample sunlight and adequate soil conditions exist, food plots provide an enticing source of nutrition to help hold deer on ...

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 ...

RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service said frustration is mounting for deer hunters across the state whose cool-season food plots died or ...

Attract more deer to your land with this step-by-step guide to planting the perfect micro food plot. Small space, big results! Shooting suspect's family member saw photos and helped turn him in: ...

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm.) appear to concentrate foraging activity along the perimeters of warm-season food plots. Because of this, we tested the hypothesis that (1) providing ...