Grow your own wildlife! Does that sound goofy or counter-intuitive? Well, it’s possible. With the proper planting equipment, you can plant wildlife food plots that will attract and nourish wildlife. This equipment is so small it can be pulled by an ATV so that it will fit into small areas that a tractor can’t fit into.

So why would anyone want to plant crops for wild animals? There are a few good reasons. First of all, if you love wildlife, particularly deer, you can give them better nourishment than they may be able to obtain in the wild. You can purchase bags of seed that will grow plants that are well-suited to their specific needs. And obviously good nutrition makes healthy animals. You can bring deer to your property and also other animals that would flourish in the same area as deer. Your children will love a close observation of wildlife in its natural habitat, close to your country home. They will be excited to see how near they can get while observing. And with you beside them, you can pass on your nature lore to them. This can be a real bonding moment for you and your children.

Another advantage of feeding the local wildlife is that it just may be good for your landscape plantings. As humans take over deer habitat, the deer are squeezed more tightly into their wooded areas. This means that they are driven closer and closer to our homes. If they don’t have enough wild land for grazing, they will begin to feed wherever they can, which can be your front yard. While they don’t like to be near humans, they do like the yummy greenery that we plant around our homes. They love things like your prize tulips, hostas, and roses, don’t they? So maybe, just maybe, if you plant a plot of land with a crop such as chicory, clover, or buckbeans, you can attract deer to this land, they may prefer to stay away from your decorative plantings to enjoy the lovely salad you are growing just for them.

But there’s one more benefit of feeding the deer, and that’s good hunting. Then when hunting season comes, you won’t have to travel a long distance to find big, healthy bucks to put into your freezer. They will be right there, munching on the clover that you so conveniently planted for them. You won’t have to spend precious gas money to travel to where the deer are. They will be on your own land. And, conversely, you won’t have to travel far to bring them home. This is makes life easier for you.

So, as you can see, planting a plot of your land with wildlife-friendly crops is a win-win situation for both you and the deer. They will be less likely to be underfed and possibly even starve to death. You can observe them in their natural habitat so that your kids can be enriched by your knowledge of nature. And you will have deer available, close to home, to be hunted and served to your family over the cold winter.

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