What are you growing?

[meatmuzzy]

I put in my first food plot last fall using Whitetail Institute's Pure attraction and had great results with it. Im thinking about trying something new and I was wondering what you guys are planting and having success with. Im in region 4 and around 2000 ft altitude.

[G-Man]

Im at 1960' in region 9 , this year will be corn, whitail institute clover and oats...

[RangerClay]

The one that works best for me is the WI Winter Greens. They don't touch it all summer, then about 2 weeks before deer season they are all over it.

Edited March 22, 2012 by RangerClay

[NYBowhunter]

I'm in region 4 as well I have two existing ladino clover plots that I frost seeded a couple weeks ago, come late summer I' will be putting in a brassica plot of purple top turnips & broccoli rabe.

[SplitG2]

i'm in region 4:

brassica

oats

clover

soybeans

corn

winter rye

[bubba]

region 6. I will again plant red clover and sugar beets in combination

[Pav2704]

Region 4 as well. I am planting corn and whitetail institutes's winter greens, alfalfa rack, no plow, double cross, and tall tines tubers.

[Grouse]

The only thing I grow for deer season is my beard.

[Pav2704]

The only thing I grow for deer season is my beard.

That sounds like a buddy of mine. He refused to shave his beard till a nice buck stepped in front of his stand. Needless to say, he looked real funny come the end of December!!! lol

[SteveNY]

funny cigarette ingredients.

[meatmuzzy]

Thanks for the input guys. Im gonna give WI clover a try in some new areas im planting.

[wdswtr]

Buck forage oats again in my main plot. Deer didnt touch it till after the first frost. Was waist high and by end of december it was only inches. It was a full one acre plot. Very impressed with the results.

[orion]

When do you plant the oats?

[First-light]

8P we will plant rye grass and clover.

[SplitG2]

8P we will plant rye grass and clover.

rye grass or rye grain? I try and kill all the rye grass in my clover.

[bush hill]

On my property I plant quite a bit of white clover and winter wheat or winter rye and a little brassica. My plots aren't big enough for corn or beans, the deer would wipe them out.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Alfalfa, Red & White Clovers, Trefoil, Timothy, Bluegrass, Wheat, Oats, Corn, Soybeans, Cabbage lettuce beet mix, pumpkin. Planted switchgrass two years ago, maybe try some of that again for cover.

[Pav2704]

Anybody have any idea what the latest date should be to plant whitetail institutes clover. They reccomend april 1 to june 1. I was planning on planting around may 1st. Will the clover take if planted then???

Thanks

[meatmuzzy]

CANT COMMENT BECAUSE IVE NEVER PLANTED IT BUT YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE PLANTING TIME FRAME FOR SPRING.

[erussell]

I was thinking of Winter rye,and then Birdsfoot trefoil and chicory this yr. They are both invasive weeds but Ive read once they are up they block out all other weeds, are drought and cold tolerant and high in protein and can last for a long time. The Birdsfoot is suppose to spread like crazy too. Anyone ever plant any of them before?

[wdswtr]

When do you plant the oats?

Mid August.

[G-Man]

Birds foot and vetch are awesome together and are extreemly favored by deer and game . yes they spread readilly but seed can be expensive.

[G-Man]

latest ive planted wi clover is 1st week in may , it has more to do with collnights and moisture, both of which can start to diasspear later in may

[erussell]

Birds foot and vetch are awesome together and are extreemly favored by deer and game . yes they spread readilly but seed can be expensive.

Holly crap your not kidding birdsfoot is expensive. Luckily My plots are small so hopefully that will work to my advantage. Only problem I can see is, I have read, it is hard to get established which could turn into being expensive.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Vetch is best foraged by deer in may and june. By july, it has gone to seed forming little pea shape pods. The plant turns brown at this point, and if cut, has very little if any regrowth. Birdsfoot trefoil is a nice legume that, once cut, regrows very rapidly, provide the moisture is there. Yes the seed is rather pricey, but once established, will grow for years, provided it is cut. It also will grow on soils that are somewhat poorly drained with a lower ph. Deer seem to graize it best in early spring and in the summer once cut, and regrowth begins again.( Second cutting hay) I paid $2.10 a lb. for mammoth red clover seed and it only last two years., so trefoil is a good value, considering it's life span.

Edited April 18, 2012 by landtracdeerhunter