About this episode

Don Higgins and Terry Peer discuss the common mistake of planting fall food plots too early and provide insights on effective strategies for hunters.

Many hunters make the same mistake every summer—they plant their fall food plots too early. This week, Don Higgins and Terry Peer discuss what they discovered while checking food plots in southern Illinois after weeks of heavy rain and mature Johnsongrass infestations. Topics include: • When to actually plant fall food plots • How weather changes your planting strategy • Mature Johnsongrass control in soybeans • Why bigger food plots aren't always better • Business advice from Don Higgins • Listener submitted questions • Fruit trees, doe management, habitat design and more Whether you're planting Real World Wildlife Products, clover, cereal grains or brassicas, this episode will help you avoid costly mistakes before deer season. Subscribe for new episodes every week. Chasing Giants TV Sponsors: Real World Wildlife Products Asio Gear Chasing Giants Podcast Sponsors: Asio Gear Real World Wildlife Products Hawke Optics Novix Outdoors Midwest Land Group 360 Hunting Blinds Mike’s Mighty Micros Gingerich Tree Farms TagOut Technique Grubb Implement Brenton USA Mathews Archery Victory GMC & Auto Group Wildlife Farming WiseEye Technologies Chasing Assurance Podcast Sponsors: Heartwood…

People in this episode

Host: Don Higgins

Guest: Terry Peer

Topics covered

• fall food plots
• hunting strategies
• agriculture
• habitat design
• deer management
• listener questions

Keywords

• food plots
• hunting
• Johnsongrass
• planting strategy
• deer season
• agriculture
• habitat management

Sponsors

Real World Wildlife Products, Asio Gear, Hawke Optics, Novix Outdoors, Midwest Land Group, 360 Hunting Blinds, Mike’s Mighty Micros, Gingerich Tree Farms, TagOut Technique, Grubb Implement, Brenton USA, Mathews Archery, Victory GMC & Auto Group, Wildlife Farming, WiseEye Technologies, Heartwood Planning Group, Coonless Feeders, Green Prairie Seed Company

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