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Food plot planting times ensure success of the plots for deer, but there's another tip you can use when planting your plot to help get that big buck in range. In central Illinois, we utilize two distinct planting times for fall food plots. The difference is in what is being planted. For a pure brassica stand like what we helped Full Draw Hunts plant, we'll focus on planting around the first half of August if the moisture is there. This will give the plants ample opportunity to grow before the end of the growing season and maximize the amount of forage they provide. In our food plots that are planted in mixes such as Pennington Feeding Frenzy that include cereal grains and legumes, we'll hold off toward the end of the month. When planting mixes like these, you don't want the grains to grow too tall. They become less desirable and tough the taller they get. Planting them closer to the end of the growing season will ensure they don't have enough time to grow too much. One tip in our fall food plot program that has provided great success is enhancing areas that are within bow range of our stands by broadcasting chicory after planting the plot with The Firminator. Chicory is one of our favorite forages to plant in our food plots simply because the deer seek it out and devour it. By planting it only in locations that are within range, we can push the odds in favor that any deer that enters the plot will eventually come to the small area of chicory and provide a shooting opportunity. If you have a favorite species of plant that deer seem to eat more than anything else, give this planting tip a try this fall! Watch this and more wildlife management videos at http://www.themanagementadvantage.com... Be sure to sign up for our weekly updates that will send our newest wildlife management videos and articles straight to your inbox!