Planting Food Plots for Deer and Other Wildlife [Hardcover]

John Weiss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

If you always dreamed of having big bucks living and feeding on the land you hunt, the The Ultimate Guide to Planting Food Plots for Deer and Other Wildlife is the book for you. Whether you hunt public, private or leased land, this book will help you attract and hold trophy-size bucks and does on your property. Weiss offers new, ground-breaking information that you won't find anywhere else, providing practical step-by-step information that you can apply this year to improve your chances of seeing and taking bigger deer with larger antlers no matter where you hunt. Almost any habitat can be easily improved to attract and hold whitetails within its borders. This one-of-a-kind book is the absolute ultimate source on the subject of planting food plots to attract and hold deer, turkey, bear, upland birds, waterfowl and small game to the lands you hunt. It will become your bible on the subject. You will refer to it over and over again. It's destined to be a classic. Remember, even doing a little planting and management to improve your land is better than doing nothing at all!

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About the Author

Thirty years ago, John weiss allowed a neighbor to plant corn on his land in southeastern Ohio. In return, he was to receive a percentage of whatever the corn sold for at market. Instead, he told his friend, "Leave my share standing in the field for the deer." That was his first food plot and he's been working with them, and benefiting all manner of wildlife, every year since. What he's learned has often been through simple trial and error. But mostly, his success has come from working with wildlife biologists, agronomists, and other hunter-landowners around the country, and his insight is sure to benefit your own efforts. Weiss holds a master's degree from Ohio University and a good deal of his hand-on research is conducted on his farm in Ohio where he lives with his wife, Marianne, and maintains numerous experimental food plots and clover plantings. He's written hundreds of articles for sportsmen and this is his nineteenth book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Woods N Water Inc (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970749341
• ISBN-13: 978-0970749345
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,099,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for hunting land owners/manager, December 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Planting Food Plots for Deer and Other Wildlife (Hardcover)

As someone who is new to managing a hunting property for personal use, I found John Weiss' book to be a very valuable resource. Lots of information on where to start, what deer and other wildlife prefer in terms of vegetation, and on where and how much to plant. The book is primarily designed for someone who has a mixed field/hardwood property and who has the ability to put in some serious time to improve the habitat. It is well written and interesting and chocked full of information - good value for the money.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Is this a book or a commercial for the foodplot industry???, August 11, 2003

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"ranwin33" (Olathe, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Planting Food Plots for Deer and Other Wildlife (Hardcover)

I don't want to say I was disappointed with the book, but much of the information is too basic and can easily be found in greater detail in just about any magazine dealing with QDM. In reading the book I often felt like I was reading an advertisement for many of the companies now selling designer seed blends and other QDM tools.

The author is never critical of anything, be it a designer seed blend, a food plot tool, or a management practice, for example the PlotMaster the author recommends is only good for soil already turned by a plow or large disk, yet this is not mentioned. He would also have you believe that planting seed can be as simple as broadcasting it onto some properly limed and fertilized ground, then packed down with a heavy roller. Trust me, its not.

All things considered, I found the book a good read as a quick summary of food plot development, but by no means should it be considered a useful tool from which to develop appropriate food plot plans for your property.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Food Plots are Hot, June 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Planting Food Plots for Deer and Other Wildlife (Hardcover)

Planting Food Plots for Deer and Other Wildlife is a well written comprehensive book on food plots for wildlife. John Weiss is a respected outdoor writer who touches on a variety of wildlife subjects in his treatment of creating food plots and habitat for wildlife.
The book is easy to follow and very informative and will be a welcome addition to the libraries of land owners with an interest in wildlife.
Weisses treatment of food plots covers planting practices in some depth and will provide much useful information to beginers. Dougherty and Dougherty's new book "Grow 'em Right" picks up where Weiss leaves off and offers more in depth information on hunting, habitat development and food plots but together they make a nice book package. Add Alsheimer's new Quality Deer Managment book to the mix and you have it all.