- Food plot
A food plot is a planted area set aside to act as a food source for wildlife. The term was coined by the U.S. hunting and outdoor industries. Food plots generally consist of but are not limited to legumes (clovers, alphalpha, beans, etc.) or forage grasses.
Most products used for food plots are or were derived from agricultural variants of forages. Some of the oldest companies to start selling products for food plots are [http://www.whitetailinstitute.com/ Whitetail Institute of North America] in 1988 and [http://www.mossyoakbiologic.com/home.asp?section=home Mossy Oak BioLogic] shortly there after.
In 2001 the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced that 8.7 million people across the country maintained some sort of planting for the sole benefit of wildlife. This group of people spent $699 million on these plantings.Food plots generally differ from a similar planting called re-vegetation. Re-vegetation generally refers to planting naturally growing grasses, legumes, shrubs, and trees. Food plots will provide higher nutritional value plants than what nature has supplied, therefore a higher density and diversity of animals will thrive near a food plot.
Target animals
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Whitetail deer
*Turkey
*Bear
*Moose
*Rabbit
*Song birds
*Grouse
*Woodchuck External links
* [http://www.whitetailinstitute.com/ Whitetail Institute of North America]
* [http://www.mossyoakbiologic.com/home.asp?section=home Mossy Oak Biologic]
* [http://www.tecomate.com/system.cfm Tecomate]
* [http://www.buckforage.com/ Buck Forage Oats]
* [http://www.qdma.com Quality Deer Management Association]
* [http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org/ Ruffed Grouse Society]
* [http://www.nwtf.org/ National Wild Turkey Federation]
* [http://www.foodplotforum.com/ Food Plot Forum]
* [http://northcountrywhitetails.com/ncw/newindex.tpl NorthCountry Whitetails Inc.]
* [http://www.critterfoods.com Wildlife Habitat Consultants]
* [http://www.whitetailstewards.com/homepage/homepage.htm Whitetail Stewards Inc.]
* [http://www.moultriefeeders.com/Articles/FoodPlots/SuccessfulFoodPlots.htm Food Plot Tips]
* [http://www.outdoorsmansupply.com/store/foodsuphowto.asp How to Plant]
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