**1st Place ';Excellence in Craft Award' from the New York State Outdoor Writer's Association (NYSOWA)**This hands-on guide explains no-nonsense techniques on how to develop a well-balanced and well-planned food plot and deer management program that will enhance your deer hunting success tenfold.Peter J. Fiduccia has successfully planted food plots for deer and other wildlife for more than thirty-five years. His know-how will help hunters and land managers attract bucks and does to food plots when hunters want to see deer most:during the daylight hours of deer season. Fiduccia's sage advice is practical, easy-to-understand, and apply. This food plot authority divulges more than 201 wildlife plants and late-dropping fruit and nut trees to attract deer. Daniel E. Schmidt, the Editor-in-Chief/VP of Deer & Deer Hunting magazine,said, ';Fiduccia's insights will help you grow bigger bucks, healthier does, and better food plots.'With more than 500 full-color picturesand 460 pagesthis all-new definitive guide focuses on straight-forward methods to help hunters plant successful wildlife food plots year after year. Fiduccia, a.k.a. "The Deer Doctor," helps novice and seasoned food plot veterans take their wildlife food plot programs to the next level. He includes a wide array of conventional and non-traditional plantings for deer and includes all the information you need to grow consistently productive food plots. Included in this must-have planting volume are such topics as:Fruit Trees Are Food Plots Too!Small Plots Big DividendsNut Trees In a NutshellVarieties of Late-Dropping Fruit TreesBrambles, Shrubs, and Vines for Food and CoverAdvantages of Planting Mixed Seed PlotsSpecific Plantings for Wild Turkeys, Waterfowl, and Upland BirdsClover Varieties That Survive and Thrive Throughout the WinterThe Under Rated and Under Used MilletsThe Extraordinary ChestnutsGrowing Better Incredible Edible BrassicasFail-Safe Small and Large Grain PlantingsTop-Notch Grasses for DeerMore Than 60 Retailers For Food Plot SeedsMore Than 40 Sources for Food Plot TreesHelpful Listing of Food Plot Consulting ServicesThis practical guide, with totally up-to-date information on planting food crops in a world of global warming and a changing climate,will help you take your planting skills and deer management knowledge to the next level for better deer hunting and a healthier herd.