Food Plots For Deer

[TurkeyAssassin]

I am about to do a few plots, and wondered what ya'll planted in the fall for the deer.  Already got some clover, but want to add something else to it.  Have thought of doing winter wheat or turnips.

[Deputy 14]

Turnips do well here in WV for a late winter food.

[lightsoutcalls]

I recently read a good post on the advantages of winter rye over winter wheat.  Sorry I don't have a link.  One of the main points was that rye has the advantage of being a nitrogen fixer.  I won't pretend to understand all of the points they made, but basically it helped make available nitorgen more usable.  They also said it germinates in even poor soils better than many other crops.  They made clear that there is a big difference in "annual rye" (a grass) and "winter rye" (a grain).
I'm hoping to put out a small "kill plot", but will likely also have some type of grain feeder on the same spot.

[albrubacker]

I did turnips & winter oats last fall. This yr I am doing mostly clover and turnips.

[bbcoach]

Go to the QDMA website www.qdma.com/forums and read the threads on Food Plots for Whitetails.  There are numerous threads with recommendations for fall foodplots.  Search or read Lickcreeks mix or LC mix for fall plots, he is the person that Highly Recommends Winter Rye instead of Winter Wheat or Oats and he explains why.  I have been experimenting here in Eastern NC and the deer here will eat just about anything I plant.  I've had great success with WW, Oats and WR with clover and I plant 7 Top Turnips, Rape and Purple Top Turnips as a late season plot.  If you mix turnips with grains or clover do it sparingly.  Turnips will shade out your grains and clover, if you get ample rainfall.  One final recommendation, make sure you take a soil sample and follow the recommendations.  This will save you time, money and alot of heartache with your plots.  Good Luck!

[Woodsman4God]

Go to the QDMA website www.qdma.com/forums and read the threads on Food Plots for Whitetails.  There are numerous threads with recommendations for fall foodplots.  Search or read Lickcreeks mix or LC mix for fall plots, he is the person that Highly Recommends Winter Rye instead of Winter Wheat or Oats and he explains why.  I have been experimenting here in Eastern NC and the deer here will eat just about anything I plant.  I've had great success with WW, Oats and WR with clover and I plant 7 Top Turnips, Rape and Purple Top Turnips as a late season plot.  If you mix turnips with grains or clover do it sparingly.  Turnips will shade out your grains and clover, if you get ample rainfall.  One final recommendation, make sure you take a soil sample and follow the recommendations.  This will save you time, money and alot of heartache with your plots.  Good Luck!

I went to QDMA and ther are literally thousands of possibilities to search through, Is there a search engine to narrow your search? I am not a member so that might make a difference. If not can you post a link to one or two of those about Winter Rye. I just dont have the time to find the needle in the haystack. Thanks

[TurkeyAssassin]

I got some oats,clover and turnips for my big plot, and going to do winter wheat on my plot in the mountains.

[bbcoach]

Go to the QDMA website www.qdma.com/forums and read the threads on Food Plots for Whitetails.  There are numerous threads with recommendations for fall foodplots.  Search or read Lickcreeks mix or LC mix for fall plots, he is the person that Highly Recommends Winter Rye instead of Winter Wheat or Oats and he explains why.  I have been experimenting here in Eastern NC and the deer here will eat just about anything I plant.  I've had great success with WW, Oats and WR with clover and I plant 7 Top Turnips, Rape and Purple Top Turnips as a late season plot.  If you mix turnips with grains or clover do it sparingly.  Turnips will shade out your grains and clover, if you get ample rainfall.  One final recommendation, make sure you take a soil sample and follow the recommendations.  This will save you time, money and alot of heartache with your plots.  Good Luck!

I went to QDMA and ther are literally thousands of possibilities to search through, Is there a search engine to narrow your search? I am not a member so that might make a difference. If not can you post a link to one or two of those about Winter Rye. I just dont have the time to find the needle in the haystack. Thanks

Go to this address (http://www.qdma.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10) at the top of the page, click on the word SEARCH and type in Lickcreek, this will bring up several threads, look for the thread entitled Winter Rye versus Winter Wheat.  This sight is very informative and it will give you the do's and don'ts of Foodplotting for Whitetails.

[Sherrell]

I usually plant iron clay peas,soybeans,winter wheat,oats,crimson clover and Austrian Winter Peas.


Deer love iron clay peas and soybeans.

[gobbler74]

Chickory, White Clover, Red clover, winter wheat, Rye,

[Woodsman4God]

Go to the QDMA website www.qdma.com/forums and read the threads on Food Plots for Whitetails.  There are numerous threads with recommendations for fall foodplots.  Search or read Lickcreeks mix or LC mix for fall plots, he is the person that Highly Recommends Winter Rye instead of Winter Wheat or Oats and he explains why.  I have been experimenting here in Eastern NC and the deer here will eat just about anything I plant.  I've had great success with WW, Oats and WR with clover and I plant 7 Top Turnips, Rape and Purple Top Turnips as a late season plot.  If you mix turnips with grains or clover do it sparingly.  Turnips will shade out your grains and clover, if you get ample rainfall.  One final recommendation, make sure you take a soil sample and follow the recommendations.  This will save you time, money and alot of heartache with your plots.  Good Luck!

I went to QDMA and ther are literally thousands of possibilities to search through, Is there a search engine to narrow your search? I am not a member so that might make a difference. If not can you post a link to one or two of those about Winter Rye. I just dont have the time to find the needle in the haystack. Thanks

Go to this address (http://www.qdma.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10) at the top of the page, click on the word SEARCH and type in Lickcreek, this will bring up several threads, look for the thread entitled Winter Rye versus Winter Wheat.  This sight is very informative and it will give you the do's and don'ts of Foodplotting for Whitetails.

Great article thanks gfor posting. I learned alot

[TurkeyAssassin]

getting ready to seed

[lightsoutcalls]

Nicely worked piece of ground!  Unfortunately I had to go with more of a "throw and go" situation since I don't have access to the kind of equipment needed. 

I went with ladino clover and forage radishes.   The coop only had winter rye available in 50 lb bags, and I'm working with a triangle of ground about 25 yards each direction.  I used a rake and my power blower to get all the mulch off the mowed piece of ground.  Next I sprayed glyphosphate to kill the johnson grass that had sprouted since mowing 2 weeks ago.  I then hand seeded 2 lbs of forage radishes on half the plot and 2 pounds of ladino clover on the other half.  I put down 50 lbs of 13-13-13 and rolled it in with my Ford Ranger... not exactly a cultipacker, but hopefully it will do. 

We are supposed to get rain 2-3 afternoons this week.  I'm praying for enough rain to start the seeds.  Temps are supposed to be under 100 this week, with 88 for a high on Saturday!  If the plot doesn't work, there may be a corn feeder in the middle of the cleared ground.