🌱 Whitetail Institute Destination – 9 lb Food Plot Seed

Here’s a clear, no‑nonsense breakdown so you know what this seed does and how it compares to the others you mentioned:

✅ Basic info

• Bag size: 9 lb

• Coverage: about ¼ acre

• Type: annual (fall food plot)

• Purpose: strong early + late season deer attraction

🌿 What’s in “Destination”

This is a 5‑way blend of highly attractive forages:

• Whitetail oats

• WINA‑204 forage peas

• WINA‑412 radish

• WINA‑210 kale

• Alex Berseem clover

👉 Basically, it mixes:

• grains (oats)

• legumes (peas, clover)

• brassicas (radish + kale)

So deer get variety all season long.

🔥 Key features

• Early + late season draw (big selling point)

• Fast establishment (grows quick after planting)

• Highly palatable – deer hit it hard

• Cold tolerant (holds up into late fall)

• Provides protein + carbs for deer nutrition

🦌 Why it works so well

• Deer eat something different at each stage:

  • Early fall → oats & peas

  • Mid-season → clover & greens

  • Late season → radish/kale

👉 That’s why it “keeps deer coming back” from planting until late season.

🌱 When to plant

• Best planted late summer → early fall

• General window: July–September (varies by region)

📍 In Michigan:

• Aim for late July → mid‑August

🌾 How to plant (simple)

1. Prep

• Disk/till soil

• Kill weeds first

• Target pH: ~6.0–7.0

2. Fertilize

• If no soil test:

  • ~400 lbs of 17‑17‑17 per acre

3. Seed

• Broadcast evenly

• Lightly drag/cover (unlike radish-only plots)

👍 Best uses

✅ Small destination feeding plots
✅ Hunting plots near bedding areas
✅ Areas where you want deer staying all season
✅ Mixed plots where you don’t want just one crop

⚠️ Things to know

• Lasts only one season (annual)

• Needs decent soil prep for best results

• Deer may hammer it hard early if pressure is high