PlotSeason
Your ground, your soil test, your plan. Plots that actually draw deer.

Plots that actually
draw deer.

PlotSeason helps hunters who own or lease deer ground plan food plots the right way, with free tools and guides plus a personalized Custom Food Plot Plan built from your goals, your soil, and your planting zone.

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Why PlotSeason

A plan built for your ground, not a bag rate

PlotSeason helps hunters who own or lease deer ground plan food plots the right way, with free tools and guides plus a personalized Custom Food Plot Plan built from your goals, your soil, and your planting zone.

A plan for each plot, not a generic bag rate

Tell us each plot's size, sun, and your goal for it, and we frame a species mix and standard seeding rate for that plot instead of one recommendation for the whole property.

Soil test first, always

If you have soil test numbers, we translate them into lime and fertilizer direction and hand the final word back to your soil lab's recommendation sheet. If you do not, we show you how and where to test before you spend a dollar on seed.

Planting windows for your zone

We place your ground in a broad zone band from your state and give the typical spring and fall planting windows for it, framed as a starting point you confirm against your own local frost dates.

Layout, access, and maintenance built in

Every plan includes true-everywhere craft guidance on access, wind, and screening, plus a mowing, spraying, and overseed rhythm with printable log sheets so the plot does not get forgotten after planting day.

Custom Food Plot Plan

A per-plot plan for your ground: species mix, soil direction, and a planting calendar for your zone.

A single $99 plan, personalized to your ground, soil, and planting zone.

Per-plot species mix and standard seeding rates for your goals and season

Soil-test-first fertility direction (your soil lab's sheet stays the authority)

Zone-based planting calendar for your region, framed as typical windows

Plot layout, access, wind, and screening guidance

Maintenance schedule with printable log sheets

Start Your Plot Plan

Starts with the free plot planner.

Simple Process

How PlotSeason Works

1

Tell us about your ground

State and nearest town for your zone, huntable acres, plot count and sizes, sun, equipment, goal, and any soil test numbers you have. A few minutes, no account needed.

2

Get your per-plot plan

See a species mix and seeding rate for each plot, soil-test-first fertility direction, your zone planting calendar, layout guidance, and a maintenance schedule.

3

Stay on schedule with Season Calendar

Optional add-on for zone-timed planting reminders, monthly plot task emails, and frost-date season alerts.

Free Tools

Run the numbers, free

Try the free tools before you buy anything.

Food Plot Seed Calculator

Seed quantity and rough cost from standard published rates

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Screening & Access Planner

Score a plot's huntability and see what to fix first

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Pricing

Simple, Honest Pricing

Free tools for everyone, plus a one-time $99 plan. No subscriptions required.

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Plan your plots and run the numbers before you buy anything.

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  • All free tools, including the Seed Calculator
  • Every guide and FAQ
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Custom Food Plot Plan

Your personalized, printable plan for your ground, your soil, and your planting zone.

$99/one-time
  • Per-plot species mix and seeding rates
  • Soil-test-first fertility direction
  • Zone calendar, layout, and maintenance logs
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Resources

Guides by Topic

Browse by topic to find exactly what you need.

Plot Types

Kill plots, nutrition plots, hidey-hole plots, and destination fields, and how to size and place each.

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Seasonal Calendars

Broad-zone planting windows for spring perennials and fall cool-season plots, always confirmed against your local frost dates.

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Soil and Fertility

Soil testing, reading your lab's recommendation sheet, lime and pH, and matching fertilizer to your crop.

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Equipment and Methods

No-till and conventional methods for hand tools, ATVs, and tractors, from spraying to seeding to cultipacking.

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Species and Strategy

Clover, chicory, brassicas, cereal grains, and legumes, and how to match a mix to attraction, nutrition, or both.

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Comparisons

Head-to-head comparisons of common food plot choices to help you decide what fits your ground.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What should my first food plot be?
For most people planting their first plot, a perennial clover blend is the forgiving place to start. Clover tolerates a range of soils, fixes its own nitrogen, greens up over a long season, and draws deer for both nutrition and hunting once it is established. It is not the only answer, and your soil test may push you toward a different starting mix, but a well-limed clover plot is hard to beat as a first project. We frame the mix in your plan around your actual goals, sun, and equipment rather than assuming clover for everyone.
When should I plant?
Planting windows depend on your species and your location. We place your ground in a broad zone band (north, transition, or south) from your state and give the typical spring and fall windows for that band, but those are starting points, not fixed dates. Weather moves them every year. Always confirm against your own local frost dates and current soil moisture before you drill or broadcast. Cool-season plantings like brassicas and cereal grains generally go in mid-to-late summer so they mature into fall; clover and other perennials have both spring and late-summer windows.
Do I really need a soil test?
Yes, and it is the single highest-return thing you can do. Deer plots fail more often from wrong soil pH than from the wrong seed. Lime and fertilizer applied blind are money guessed at; a soil test turns them into a specific plan. A basic test through your county extension office or a soil lab usually runs a modest cost and tells you your pH and nutrient levels. Your soil lab's recommendation sheet is the authority on exactly how much lime and fertilizer to apply for your target crop. Our plan helps you read and act on that sheet; it does not replace it.
How big should my plots be?
There is no single right size, and bigger is not automatically better. Small hunting plots of roughly a quarter to a half acre can work well for close encounters in timber if they are screened and hunted with the wind. Larger nutrition plots of one to several acres feed more deer through the stress seasons but take more equipment and seed and can get browsed hard early. Most properties do best with a mix of sizes for different jobs. Your plan sizes recommendations to the acres and plot count you actually tell us you have.
Will this guarantee I see or harvest deer?
No, and anyone who promises that is not being honest with you. Results depend on weather, soil, hunting pressure, neighboring land, and the deer themselves, none of which a plan controls. PlotSeason gives you a sound, agronomically reasonable plan and the maintenance rhythm to keep a plot productive. What happens on the hunt is never guaranteed. We do not make attraction or harvest promises anywhere on this site.
What equipment do I need?
You can plant a food plot with anything from hand tools to a tractor, and your plan is written to your level. With hand tools and a backpack sprayer you can establish a small no-till clover or brassica plot by spraying, broadcasting, and cultipacking or dragging. An ATV with a spreader and a drag widens what is realistic. A tractor with tillage or a no-till drill opens up the largest plots and the widest species list. Tell us your equipment level and we keep the recommendations to what you can actually execute.
Is baiting or feeding deer legal where I hunt?
Baiting, feeding, and even some planting rules vary by state and can change from year to year, and a food plot is treated differently from bait in most places but not all. We do not give state-specific legal calls on this. Check your own state wildlife or natural resources agency directly for the current rules where you hunt before you plant or place anything, and follow their guidance. When in doubt, your state agency is the authority.

Plan your best season yet

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PlotSeason is an independent publisher of food plot planning information. We are not agronomists or a soil lab, and plans are general guidance, not site-specific professional advice. Your soil test lab's recommendations are the authority on lime and fertilizer for your ground. Check your state's regulations on baiting, feeding, and planting where you hunt; rules vary and change. Results depend on weather, soil, and deer - no plan can promise deer activity or harvest.

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