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Watching the Budweiser Shootout is a certain sign of spring for me!! Bring it on! Now, let me ask this to you guys who likely know way more about this subject than I do. I own about 60 acres about 5 of which are tillable. So, what do I plant for whitetails? The soil is in great shape and I've heard lots about clovers and brassicas, but I'm totally confused. Can anyone help?
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a wheat patch works great also ive noticed that in a garden the first thing that deer go for is the peas, corn also works well-clover & cove also works great
corn or clover is the way to go
I've planted a lot of food plots and think brassicas are really the best way to go. Clover is expensive. I really like canola the best out of the brassicas but turnips and radishes also work well. If you mix them with rye or triticales you're garunteed a crop. Also if you can put a little manure on it will really help and is cheap fertilizer. Aaron had another message board that was on this same topic, you should check it out. If you have any other questions I'll try and answer them.
DOPE, jack!!!!
i get imperial chicory plus from the whitetail institute. it works great and your deer herd will be healthier and bigger. go to whitetailinstitute.com for ordering
A good source to check what to plant is the local county extension aget or your states game and fish departments wildlife biologist. they can help you pick whats best forour areas food plots.
clover is a god send
we have had several different plots over the years, chicory is great because you don't have to replant year after year, mow it a couple times during the summer to keep it nice and tender and the deer love it. we've planted all sorts of the top brand stuff for brassicas but always had weed problems. Last year we planted roundup ready soybeans and corn and what a god send. Spray with round up just after it comes out of the ground and then again just be for it gets too high to spray. No weeds and a bumpet crop. planting both again this year.
Clover,peas,turnups,sweet beets,wheat, all are good or just plant mixes like "Bio-logic", "Imperial Max" etc.
Good luck and Good hunting.
i second the chicory plus from w-institute, not to put a plug in for those guys but they are very informative when you call. turnips have always done well. spread some fertilizer around some of your larger acorn producing trees. game departments are also great, and sometimes offer products at no costs.
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a wheat patch works great also ive noticed that in a garden the first thing that deer go for is the peas, corn also works well-clover & cove also works great
I've planted a lot of food plots and think brassicas are really the best way to go. Clover is expensive. I really like canola the best out of the brassicas but turnips and radishes also work well. If you mix them with rye or triticales you're garunteed a crop. Also if you can put a little manure on it will really help and is cheap fertilizer. Aaron had another message board that was on this same topic, you should check it out. If you have any other questions I'll try and answer them.
i get imperial chicory plus from the whitetail institute. it works great and your deer herd will be healthier and bigger. go to whitetailinstitute.com for ordering
A good source to check what to plant is the local county extension aget or your states game and fish departments wildlife biologist. they can help you pick whats best forour areas food plots.
corn or clover is the way to go
clover is a god send
we have had several different plots over the years, chicory is great because you don't have to replant year after year, mow it a couple times during the summer to keep it nice and tender and the deer love it. we've planted all sorts of the top brand stuff for brassicas but always had weed problems. Last year we planted roundup ready soybeans and corn and what a god send. Spray with round up just after it comes out of the ground and then again just be for it gets too high to spray. No weeds and a bumpet crop. planting both again this year.
Clover,peas,turnups,sweet beets,wheat, all are good or just plant mixes like "Bio-logic", "Imperial Max" etc.
Good luck and Good hunting.
i second the chicory plus from w-institute, not to put a plug in for those guys but they are very informative when you call. turnips have always done well. spread some fertilizer around some of your larger acorn producing trees. game departments are also great, and sometimes offer products at no costs.
DOPE, jack!!!!
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