Grow It, Then Hunt It: The Food Plot Planner Is Here

Map your plot, read your soil, plant on time, and know which stand to sit — all in one free tool.

Buckeye Hunter Hub Magazine · Issue No. 3 · September 2026 · 2026-09-18

Most food plots fail for boring reasons: the pH was never fixed, the seed went in a week late, or the stand was hung where every evening thermal carried your scent straight across the field. The new free Food Plot Planner on Buckeye Hunter Hub was built to fix exactly those problems, from the first corner you draw on the map to the buck you take off the plot.

Draw the plot, get the site facts

Open the Hunting Map, pick the food plot tool, and tap the corners of your field. The planner calculates acres and pulls elevation and your average spring and fall freeze dates for that exact spot. Add soil type, sun, drainage, slope and the equipment you actually own — throw-and-mow, ATV, or tractor.

A planting plan built for your dirt

Snap a photo of your soil lab report and the planner reads the pH, phosphorus and potassium for you. From there it builds a seed mix with per-acre and whole-plot rates, lime and fertilizer amounts, and a step-by-step calendar. The seed shopping list turns that plan into a printable PDF you can take to the co-op.

Weather alerts that matter to plots

A 7-day forecast sits on every plot with frost warnings, "rain coming — seed now" nudges, heavy-rain washout alerts, soil temperature and growing degree days.

Hunt it, not just grow it

The Hunt tab shows every stand, blind and trail cam within 500 yards, the winds each stand can hunt the plot on, and an entry route that keeps you off the field. A "hunt it now" score blends recent camera activity, current wind, daylight and whether your state's season is actually open. A weekly traffic heatmap shows when deer are hitting it.

Log it and compare year over year

Journal every planting, liming and mowing pass, track costs and hours, add dated photos, and compare this year's plot to last year's side by side. Share the plot with your hunt crew so everyone can log work, and post your results anonymously to the community Plot Board.

Start with the Food Plot Planner or jump to your state's planting guide. It's free.