This Should Be Your Fall Food Plot Strategy
Too many hunters make the mistake of planting just one thing… and it costs them opportunities all season long.
In this video, I break down why planting diversity is the key to holding and attracting whitetails from early season through late season. What works in September isn’t always what deer are hitting in November and definitely not what keeps them coming in December and January.
If you want consistent daylight activity and better hunting all season long, your food plot strategy needs to change.
We’re talking:
-Why monocultures fail
-How to build attraction from early to late season
-What deer actually prefer at different times of the year
-How to create plots that grow fast AND last long
-Real-world examples from the field
If you're serious about improving your property and seeing more deer throughout the entire season, this is a must-watch.
What To Do When Your Food Plot Fails?
When your food plot fails whether it is from drought poor timing or just bad luck it does not mean your season is over.
Last year we experienced one of the worst droughts we have had in 20 years and somehow it turned into one of our most successful hunting seasons ever.
In this video I break down exactly what to do when your plot does not come up the way you planned and more importantly how to pivot quickly and still create a killable setup.
The goal is simple: Get something green to hunt over
In this video you will learn
• The best options when your plot burns up
• What to plant late and what actually works
• How to salvage a failed plot fast
• Strategies to still attract and hold deer
• Real world tactics we used during a drought year
If you have ever looked at a failed plot and thought your season was shot this video will change your mindset.
Do not give up on your plot adapt and kill over it
Stop Planting Food Plots Without Doing This!
Nurse crops are one of the most overlooked tools in food plotting, yet they can make a huge difference in the success of your planting. In this video, I explain why adding a nurse crop to your food plot mix can dramatically improve establishment, increase attraction for whitetails, and provide valuable insurance when weather conditions become challenging.
One of the biggest challenges food plotters face is heavy browse pressure on young seedlings. A fast-growing nurse crop helps absorb that pressure, allowing your primary forage to get established and thrive. Nurse crops can also provide quick attraction, improve soil protection, reduce erosion, conserve moisture, and help ensure that something productive grows even during drought conditions or difficult growing seasons.
In this video you'll learn:
✅ What nurse crops are
✅ Why deer are highly attracted to them
✅ How they protect young food plots from browse pressure
✅ The best nurse crops to consider for fall plantings
✅ How they provide insurance during drought and tough weather years
✅ Tips for incorporating nurse crops into your food plot strategy
If you're serious about growing better food plots and attracting more deer, nurse crops may be the missing piece you've been overlooking.
PRIORITIES: Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong Whitetail Improvements
If you're serious about improving your property for whitetails, you need to get one thing right first… your priorities.
In this video, I break down what actually matters when it comes to building a property that consistently holds and attracts mature bucks—and where a lot of guys are flat-out wasting time and effort.
We cover:
Why cover is king (and what kind actually holds deer)
The role of food plots vs true destination food sources
How thermal cover impacts daylight movement
Where water holes fit in… and why they’re often overrated
The biggest mistakes I see land managers make every year
There’s a lot of noise out there in the habitat world. This video is about cutting through that and focusing on what truly moves the needle.
If your goal is to hold better deer, see more daylight activity, and make smarter decisions with your time and money—this one’s for you.
Food Plots - Split Plot System
If you're planting your entire food plot the same way… you're missing out.
In this video, I break down my Split Plot System—a proven method I use to:
Attract deer from early season through late season
Provide constant, diverse food sources
Improve soil health year after year
Instead of putting all your eggs in one basket, I divide my plots into multiple sections with different seed blends. This creates:
✔ Better grazing pressure distribution
✔ Healthier, more resilient plots
✔ More consistent deer movement
This system is how I manage my food plots here in the Northeast—and it can do the same for you.
In this video:
• How I divide a food plot
• What to plant in each section
• Why diversity beats monocultures
• How this improves your soil long-term
If you're serious about growing better plots and holding more deer, this is a must-watch.
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Kill Food Plots -vs- Destination Food Sources
On this episode of Habitat Chat, Jason breaks down one of the most misunderstood topics in deer hunting habitat—Kill Food Plots vs. Destination Food Sources.
Far too many landowners rush into planting large destination food plots without understanding how they impact deer movement, pressure, and ultimately your ability to hunt mature bucks. In this video, Jason explains the key differences between these two strategies, when to plant each, and how using the wrong one at the wrong time can actually hurt your hunting success.
If your goal is to consistently see and harvest mature deer, this is information you can’t afford to ignore. The wrong setup can shift movement patterns, increase pressure, and make mature bucks harder to kill.
Before you ever plant a destination food source, watch this video.
In this video:
• Kill Food Plots explained
• Destination Food Sources explained
• When to plant each for maximum effectiveness
• Common mistakes landowners make
• How to improve daylight movement on your property
Who this is for: Land managers, whitetail hunters, and anyone serious about improving their property and hunting mature bucks.
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