Need To Plant Food Plots?

Anyone who has ever spent an afternoon overlooking a food plot will certainly have a deep appreciation for wildlife plantings. Even the wildlife photographer, who maneuvers silently through a stand of pines into an opening that was planted in winter wheat, benefits from wildlife plantings.

Food plots are very attractive to wildlife because they can supplement their daily nutritional needs. Such plots can be established and maintained at a relatively low cost. These plots can be designed to serve as a source of food and sometimes cover. Well-managed food plots have the potential to increase numbers of wildlife, quality of health and observability.

To aid landowners who would like to plant wildlife food plots, Wildlife Mississippi, developed a Wildlife Habitat Seed Program. Through this program, Wildlife Mississippi has made seed available at a minimal cost.

The Wildlife Habitat Seed Program is designed to provide an incentive for landowners to establish and maintain food plots that will yield a variety of benefits to the landowner as well as the species of wildlife he or she is managing.

If planted properly, these plots will be utilized by a variety of species of wildlife. White-tailed deer, turkey, quail, doves and many species of songbirds will benefit from these plantings.


The guidelines regarding this program are simple and easy to follow. Anyone interested in obtaining seed should send a self addressed, stamped envelope to Wildlife Mississippi with a request for an order form and planting recommendations for the seed. Wildlife Mississippi will be taking orders until February 27, 2009. This will allow the staff to place the orders in a timely manner to ensure that they will be filled in time for planting season.

Shipping and handling charges incurred by Wildlife Mississippi are included in the price of the seed. The costs will be $18.00 per 50 lb. bag for regular corn, $12.00 per 50 lb. bag for sorghum and $15.00 per 50 lb. bag for herbicide resistant soybeans. Pick up locations will be Amory, Greenville, Ridgeland and Hattiesburg.

Interested in taking advantage of this unique program? If so, send a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope to Wildlife Mississippi, c/o Wildlife Habitat Seed Program, P.O. Box 10, Stoneville, MS 38776. We will promptly send you an order form and planting information.

You may also order online with your credit card through our secure order form by clicking on the link below.

Each participant will be notified by mail when the seed is available for pick-up.

Wildlife Mississippi will be taking orders until February 27, 2009.

Technical Specifications >> Order Form

Photos by Michael Kelly