Finding the best food plots for shaded areas

Finding the best food plots for shaded areas usually starts with a bit of frustration when you realize that most seed bags assume you're planting in a sunny, wide-open cornfield. Most of us have those "back 40" spots—those tucked-away corners in the hardwoods or narrow strips along a creek bottom—where the sun barely peeks through the canopy. If you've ever tried to grow a lush plot in the deep timber only to end up with a few spindly sprouts and a lot of dirt, you know the struggle is real. ...

April 27, 2026 · 7 min · Kiser Hori