Habitat

• Habitat · Food plotsCheck an Opening for Shade Before Purchasing SeedAt a latitude of 40 degrees north, trees 70 feet tall shade a strip 115 feet deep at midday on November 15. That exceeds the depth of a square quarter-acre plot. Evaluate shade before acreage, layout and seed choice with figures from Ohio State and Missouri plus land-cover records spanning 575 counties.Field guide · Every state · Sep 30, 2026 · 7 min read

  Food plotsDay length

  2.00times the tree height: midday shade on December 21 at 40 degrees north
• Habitat · Food plotsBuying Lime, Fertilizer and Seed from a Soil Report: Cost for 1,000 Forage PoundsConvert a food plot lab's application recommendations into product amounts by accounting for what each purchase supplies. Calculations using examples published by Alabama extension and Mississippi State cover lime, fertilizer and seed, including the least expensive seed for producing 1,000 forage pounds.Field guide · Every state · Sep 30, 2026 · 7 min read

  Food plotsSoil test

  1.54 tonsof 65% bulk lime to meet a 1 ton recommendation
• Habitat · Food plotsDesigning Food Plots and Property Layouts on a MapFollow an actual parcel map to place a plot using nearby habitat and LIDAR pinch points, judge scent risk along access paths, match acreage to browsing, and work through a location checklist.Field guide · Every state · Jul 14, 2026 · 10 min read

  Food plotsScentImagery

  78acres in the worked example property in west-central Illinois