Those who manage land understand just how important good land management tools, food plot seed, mineral, and attractants can be. These are some of the latest offerings.
1. AniLogics CRUSH Wild Berry Granular
Those who prefer to provide minerals should consider AniLogic’s CRUSH Wild Berry Granular. It includes health-promoting essential oils and immune-boosting probiotics that help provide deer with the minerals they need. This comes in the wild berry flavor. Other products in this line are available, too, including blocks and liquid forms.
MSRP: $12.99 (5 pounds)
2. Antler King Barricade
The Antler King Barricade offering is an annual cover screen that grows quickly. It grows tall and thick, and serves multiple purposes, including creating bedding cover, concealing you along entry and exit routes, creating screens around plots, increasing how safe deer feel in the open, etc. It contains grain sorghum, forage sorghum, and sorghum Sudan grass. Plant it in spring.
MSRP: $24.99–$199.99
3. Chapin 8620B 150-Pound Tow Behind Spreader
The Chapin 8620B 150-Pound Tow Behind Spreader reduces seed and fertilizer waste. No more reaching and straining to stop the spreader, no more fussing with control while moving, and no more uneven applications. This model’s Auto-Stop dual impeller stops spreading when not in motion, oiled bronze bearings minimize friction on the axle and gear box, and a spiked auger breaks up heavier chunks of material. It sports a powder-coated steel frame, metal-alloy gear construction, enclosed gear box with grease fittings, metal-alloy axle, poly hopper construction, wide-tread 14-inch pneumatic tires, 11 incremental gate adjustment settings for accurate application, and a heavy-duty trailer hitch. It weighs 41.2 pounds, and is 26x36x36 inches in size. This is not for use with lime products such as pelletized lime, lime powder and Agri lime. Comes with a limited lifetime warranty.
MSRP: $281.99
4. Chestnut Hill Deer Candy Persimmon
Those who manage land, and like planting persimmon trees, should consider Chestnut Hill Nursery’s Deer Candy Persimmon trees. This is an early drop variety, which is perfect for hunting purposes. This tree is a grafted female American persimmon and bears fruit within two to three years, depending on care and climate. These tend to drop from late August through October, depending on variety and climate. These generally get 30–50 feet tall and spread about 20–35 feet wide. This tree does require a pollinator, so plant at least two trees, but even more increases better mast production. Optimal planting dates vary by location and vary from late January to early May.
MSRP: $39.95
5. Chestnut Hill Dunstan Chestnuts
The American chestnut was once the most important food and timber tree in the Eastern American hardwood forests. Nutrient-dense chestnuts served as the primary mast source for a wide range of wildlife, including bears, turkeys, squirrels, hogs, and especially whitetails. In 1904, a fungal chestnut blight was accidentally imported from Asia. By 1950, the blight had decimated 30 million acres of chestnut forests, leaving a nutritional gap in the American hardwood ecosystem, and dramatically altering the landscape. Today, the Dunstan Chestnut fills that gap. Bred by noted plant breeder Dr. Robert Dunstan, the Dunstan Chestnut has demonstrated 50 years of success throughout the United States. A result of crossbreeding American and Chinese varieties, the Dunstan produces the large, sweet nut of the American chestnut, and holds the blight-resistant qualities of the Chinese chestnut. Building on the foundations of Dr. Dunstan’s work, they continue to share knowledge and passion for living things by serving as a nationally recognized leader in the introduction of new plant varieties that thrive in a range of habitats. Fortunately, the Dunstan Chestnut is the perfect food plot tree. This hardy species has a vast growing range that stretches from Florida to Wisconsin. Chestnuts bear nuts in three to five years, compared to 10–20 years for oaks, and can produce up to 2,000 pounds per acre at maturity. Chestnut also produces nuts annually, whereas oak only produces mast every other year.
MSRP: Contact for pricing
6. Evolved ProGro Seed Coating
Evolved is known for a long history of food plot products. Now, check out their ProGro Seed Coating line of products, which yields larger plants, produces more forage per acre, increases overall plant nutrient levels, and helps grow stronger, healthier deer. These products have new biostimulant seed coatings. This is now available in their most popular seeds and blends.
MSRP: Varies
7. Real World Wildlife Products Generation 2 Whitetail Soybean
The Real World Wildlife Products Generation 2 Whitetail Soybean is a high-quality food source. Many hunters consider soybeans to be the best option for land managers to plant for deer herds, and this offering is optimized for whitetails. It’s a blend of four different soybean varieties with maturities ranging from 4.0 to 5.4. These produce an incredible volume of forage and grain. These also tend to have high oil contents, which makes them more attractive to deer. Furthermore, these are shatter-resistant, meaning the beans remain in their hulls until consumed.
MSRP: $84.99
8. Real World Wildlife Products Giant Miscanthus
Real World Giant Miscanthus is a screen product that provides solutions for line-of-sight access issues on their property. Real World Giant Miscanthus is unlike anything on the market. Testing for this specific variety has been done all over the United States. Giant Miscanthus is certified, sterile and noninvasive, but it gets taller and thicker than anything on the market. This is the perfect product for hunters or land managers to conceal road edges, property lines, create entrance and exit routes to stand sites, or to funnel deer a specific direction. By planting three to five rows of Giant Miscanthus rhizomes on an 18-inch offset grid, you will have a wall that will not fall for many years to come. Annual screen products on the market simply do not withstand the winter conditions and provide a year-round solution. But Giant Miscanthus stands strong. When placing orders for Giant Miscanthus rhizomes, choose a shipment date from our planting date guide. Real World Giant Miscanthus rhizomes ship to you fresh and ready to plant.
MSRP: $75 (one bag of 100 rhizomes)
9. Whitetail Institute Impact
Whitetail Institute Impact is a revolutionary soil amendment for food plots. It can dramatically increase forage growth in low pH soils. Because Impact is a sprayable material, you can easily transport it on a UTV or hand-type plot sprayer to remote sites, especially areas inaccessible to liming equipment. Limed the plot, but did so too late? Impact will bridge the gap until the lime you applied has time to take effect. In addition, Impact is quick-acting, and improves forage quality and growth for three to five months.
MSRP: $29.99
10. Whitetail Institute Imperial Power Plant
Power Plant by Whitetail Institute is a blend of annuals that is designed to offer a lot of protein during spring and summer when deer need maximum protein intake. It’s very resistant to overbrowsing. This is a vining forage soybean and pea combo that doesn’t get stemmy like agricultural soybeans. This blend also includes Sunn Hemp and some sunflowers. This plot provides massive tonnage and will both feed and hold deer.
MSRP: $69.98
11. Wildgame Innovations Hog Heaven
Those who hunt hogs understand that bait makes it just a little bit easier. Wildgame Innovation’s Hog Heaven uses a proprietary mix of grains, berry flavor additives, and other tasty ingredients that draw hogs in for the shot. It’s also great for trapping. It has 15% protein, 12% fiber, 6% fat, and comes in a 5-pound bag.
MSRP: $8.99
12. Wildgame Innovations Pile Driv’R
Those who want a good deer attractant should consider Pile Driv’R by Wildgame Innovations. Where regulations allow, it’s great for taking inventory with trail cameras, or positioning deer for shot opportunities. It’s a highly palatable blend that acts as a great supplement. It has 17% protein, 12% fat, and comes in a 5-pound bag.
MSRP: $6.99
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