{"id":12815,"date":"2015-12-14T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=12815"},"modified":"2015-12-14T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:16:10","slug":"why-plant-a-food-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/why-plant-a-food-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Why plant a food plot?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you watch hunting TV any at all you have probably had about all you can stand of hunters in box blinds watching food plots. That’s not the way I really like to hunt but there are times it can be a good idea. Like when you are trying to get one of your kids their first deer. Food plots are\u00a0also a great way to maximize the draw of small\u00a0acreage hunting properties. We have a camp in the panhandle of West Virginia with lots of land to hunt but here at home we live and hunt on only 50 acres. A good food plot helps us draw deer\u00a0in from the neighbor’s land.<\/p>\n

The key is to plant the food plot in the right way and to plant the right stuff. This means you need to forget the ATV ground breaking instruments and utilize a tractor. It also means you need to choose seeds that will draw deer at the right time of year – the times when you will be hunting. Hunter’s\u00a0Specialities<\/a>\u00a0can help with that.<\/p>\n

You just might get to see a smile like the one on my daughter’s face.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you watch hunting TV any at all you have probably had about all you can stand of hunters in box blinds watching food plots. That’s not the way I really like to hunt but there are times it can be a good idea. Like when you are trying to get one of your kids their first deer. 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