Free Food Plot Planner
Map your plot, read your soil test, and get a planting plan built for your ground, your equipment and the deer you're after.
Plan my food plotDraw it on the map
Trace your plot on satellite and get exact acres, elevation and local frost dates automatically.
Snap your soil test
Take a photo of your lab report and we read the pH, P, K and lab advice for you.
Custom planting plan
Pick your species or build a blend from 16 crops — get seed, lime and fertilizer amounts for your exact plot size.
Plot weather alerts
Frost warnings, heavy rain and ideal planting windows for the plot itself, not the nearest city.
Journal & reminders
Log planting, mowing and spraying, and get reminded when the next job is due.
Photo growth checks
Track the plot season to season and let AI spot weeds, stress and growth stage.
Rotation planner
See what to plant next year and how much nitrogen your clover or beans left behind.
Hunt it right
See your nearby stands and cams, and which winds keep your scent off the plot.
What to plant for…
Deer
- White/Ladino clover · Spring or late summer · 8 lb/ac
- Chicory · Spring or late summer · 5 lb/ac
- Turnips · Late summer · 6 lb/ac
- Radish (daikon) · Late summer · 8 lb/ac
- Dwarf Essex rape · Late summer · 8 lb/ac
Turkey
- White/Ladino clover · Spring or late summer · 8 lb/ac
- Chicory · Spring or late summer · 5 lb/ac
- Oats · Late summer · 100 lb/ac
- Cereal (winter) rye · Early fall · 100 lb/ac
- Winter wheat · Early fall · 100 lb/ac
Dove
- Winter wheat · Early fall · 100 lb/ac
- Soybeans · Late spring · 60 lb/ac
- Grain sorghum / milo · Late spring · 8 lb/ac
- Sunflowers · Late spring · 5 lb/ac
- Buckwheat · Summer · 50 lb/ac
Ducks & geese
- Cereal (winter) rye · Early fall · 100 lb/ac
- Winter wheat · Early fall · 100 lb/ac
- Soybeans · Late spring · 60 lb/ac
- Corn · Late spring · 15 lb/ac
- Grain sorghum / milo · Late spring · 8 lb/ac
Quail & pheasant
- Oats · Late summer · 100 lb/ac
- Corn · Late spring · 15 lb/ac
- Grain sorghum / milo · Late spring · 8 lb/ac
- Sunflowers · Late spring · 5 lb/ac
How it works
- 1Open the map and choose the Food Plot tool
- 2Tap the corners of your plot and save it
- 3Add a soil test and pick what you want to feed
- 4Follow your plan, reminders and weather alerts
Food Plot Crop Comparison
| Crop | Plant | Lb/acre | Min soil °F | pH | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White/Ladino clover · legume | Spring or late summer | 8 | 50° | 6.5–7.0 | deer, turkey |
| Chicory | Spring or late summer | 5 | 50° | 6.0–7.0 | deer, turkey |
| Turnips | Late summer | 6 | 45° | 6.0–7.0 | deer |
| Radish (daikon) | Late summer | 8 | 45° | 6.0–7.0 | deer |
| Dwarf Essex rape | Late summer | 8 | 45° | 6.0–7.0 | deer |
| Oats | Late summer | 100 | 45° | 6.0–6.5 | deer, turkey, upland |
| Cereal (winter) rye | Early fall | 100 | 34° | 5.5–7.0 | deer, turkey, waterfowl |
| Winter wheat | Early fall | 100 | 40° | 6.0–7.0 | deer, turkey, waterfowl, dove |
| Soybeans · legume | Late spring | 60 | 60° | 6.0–7.0 | deer, dove, waterfowl |
| Corn | Late spring | 15 | 50° | 6.0–6.8 | deer, turkey, waterfowl, upland |
| Forage (Austrian) peas · legume | Late summer | 60 | 40° | 6.0–7.0 | deer, turkey |
| Grain sorghum / milo | Late spring | 8 | 60° | 5.8–6.5 | dove, upland, waterfowl |
| Sunflowers | Late spring | 5 | 55° | 6.0–7.5 | dove, upland |
| Buckwheat | Summer | 50 | 55° | 5.0–7.0 | deer, turkey, dove |
| Alfalfa · legume | Spring or late summer | 15 | 45° | 6.8–7.2 | deer, turkey |
| Chufa | Late spring | 50 | 60° | 5.8–7.0 | turkey |
Throw-and-Mow Plot Guide
- 1.Pick a spot with 4+ hours of sun and existing grass or weeds — no tractor needed.
- 2.Spray the vegetation with glyphosate 2–3 weeks before your planting date.
- 3.Right before a good rain, broadcast cereal rye, oats, clover and brassicas by hand or with a push spreader.
- 4.Mow or weed-eat the dead thatch down on top of the seed — it acts as mulch and holds moisture.
- 5.Add lime and fertilizer per your soil test; pelleted lime spreads easily by hand.
How to Take a Soil Test
- 1.Grab a clean bucket and a spade or soil probe — no galvanized metal.
- 2.Walk a zig-zag across the plot and pull 10–15 cores, 4–6 inches deep.
- 3.Mix them together, dry the soil on newspaper, and fill the lab bag.
- 4.Send it to your state extension lab and list food plot or pasture as the crop.
- 5.Snap a photo of the results in the planner — pH, P and K fill in and your lime rate is calculated.
Food Plots by State
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