Food plot preparation — and challenges
Food plots don't plant themselves and the equipment used only once a year is often broken or compromised in some way after a long winter and summer. But, the only thing you can do is work through the problems and challenges you encounter. It's all worth it, though, when the bucks start coming and the excitement begins to build as archery season approaches.
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August 6, 2026

Food plot preparation — and challenges

By some remarkable convolution of time, it's August 2026. Just where the previous months went, I’m...
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