OT- Fall food plots

[JBowen]

For those of you who plant food plots for deer, what do you like?
I have not ever planted one before, but now I have the opportunity to. I know purple hull peas, oats, wheat and turnips are some of the old
stand-bys in my area. I never have heard anybody bragging about Biologic or any of the blends sold in the sporting goods section.

JBowen

[GunnyMack]

I tried a couple name brands and none grew well.
I did almost an acre of 'reclaimed land' in clover and it grows great! Nice thing about clover is it regenerates the soil nitrogen levels.
I've also tried turnips but not a great producer.

[Sixgun]

My BIL does it every year….corn and pumpkins….deer love pumpkins…..and of course, a salt lick…….I put a 50 pounder out back about every 6 months and they are on it every day, throughout the spring and summer….

Old Savage puts Acme brand bird seed in his console but sometimes the Wiley Coyote gets in.

[JBowen]

I tried a couple name brands and none grew well.
I did almost an acre of 'reclaimed land' in clover and it grows great! Nice thing about clover is it regenerates the soil nitrogen levels.
I've also tried turnips but not a great producer.

I had not thought about clover, even though I am planning to plant Crimson clover in my garden as a cover crop and to add nitrogen.
Great feedback,
Thanks,
JBowen

[JBowen]

My BIL does it every year….corn and pumpkins….deer love pumpkins…..and of course, a salt lick…….I put a 50 pounder out back about every 6 months and they are on it every day, throughout the spring and summer….

Old Savage puts Acme brand bird seed in his console but sometimes the Wiley Coyote gets in.

Six, I plan to put out some salt and a corn feeder as well. I am planning to get started next week when the heat wave slacks off below 100*.

I had a pair of those road runners hanging earlier this summer, but have not seen them in a while. Maybe I should order some Acme bird seed!

JBowen

[Sixgun]

Yea…order some…Old Savage has a feed store where you send the money to but only thing you get back are empty feed bags.

On a serious note, even a feeder with cracked corn will work……don’t know the laws in your state but some prohibit feeding 30-60 days before the season opener…….we feed em but I’m done hunting as I just can’t see shooting a pet deer as most of them are around here.

In my day it was hard to get a hundred yards from a deer. …now, they eat right up to the house…….takes the sport out of it along with a heavy heart….——006

[JBowen]

Yea…order some…Old Savage has a feed store where you send the money to but only thing you get back are empty feed bags.

On a serious note, even a feeder with cracked corn will work……don’t know the laws in your state but some prohibit feeding 30-60 days before the season opener…….we feed em but I’m done hunting as I just can’t see shooting a pet deer as most of them are around here.

In my day it was hard to get a hundred yards from a deer. …now, they eat right up to the house…….takes the sport out of it along with a heavy heart….——006

I know what what you mean. It takes the sport out it. I am setting this up for my 12 year old grandson who has had bad luck the last 2 years. I want to keep him interested.
Here in Arkansas we can feed on private property only.
My hunting spot is in the National Forest on a bench that has a lot of White Oaks and a good acorn crop most years.

JBowen