Common questions

What HP tractor do I need for food plots?

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What HP tractor do I need for food plots?

For the average small-plot land manager putting in 10 to 40 acres of warm season plots and fall grains, a CUT in the 30- to 45-hp range is ideal.

What tractor implements do I need for a food plot?

The Basic Equipment Necessary for Food Plots

  • Tractor or powerful UTV/ATV;
  • rotary cutter;
  • boom sprayer;
  • rotary tiller or disc harrow;
  • spreader for lime, fertilizer and possibly seed;
  • cultipacker/drag;
  • trailer for transporting; and finally,
  • someplace to keep it all secure.

What is a good size for a food plot?

In most situations, managers should plan to have about 40 acres of food plots per 100 deer. Size of individual plots is not as critical as total acreage of plots. In general, plot size of 10 – 50 acres is advisable.

Is 25 hp tractor enough?

The typical hobby farmer probably won’t have enough large-scale farming tasks to warrant the cost of a tractor in this range. For mowing your yard and doing some work with a front-end loader, a tractor with 25 to 35 horsepower might be all you need.

How much is the ATV Firminator?

The ATV model weighs 800 pounds, heavy enough to dig in when lighter units won’t get the job done. It comes with a tow bar sized for a 1 7/8-inch ball, but it also has a 3-point hitch in case you have a small tractor handy. MSRP is $6,000.

How deep should a food plot be?

A good rule of thumb is, “the seed diameter times three”, gives you your planting depth. If you are planting a ¼ inch thick pea or bean seed, it needs to get about an inch into the ground. Tiny seeds like clovers are designed to lay on or near the surface.

Do you need to plow for a food plot?

When you’re starting a food plot from scratch, you need to kill the other vegetation or it will just overwhelm the new food plot seeds as they germinate. While a no plow food plot or poor man’s food plot is definitely an option, you can’t expect a lush food plot to emerge if you scatter seed into a grassy field.

Can you have too many food plots?

It’s just the nature of whitetails, but if you have multiple food plots scattered across your property it could mean losing track of a buck as it adjusts to the upcoming rut. If that’s not bad enough, your green thumb could make bucks become hard to pattern.

What is the whitetail deer favorite food?

They love pecans, hickory nuts and beechnuts acorns in addition to acorns. A couple of favorite fruits are apples, blueberries, blackberries and persimmons. Deer occasionally enter yards to get their mouths on flowers, vegetables and ornamental trees — quite often to the surprise of the homeowners.

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