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Deer Hunting

Food Plots

Uploaded on July 29, 2009

What is a great food plot mix? I know that online (cabelas and bass pro shops) there are ratings and reviews but there are just too many to choose from!

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from Mark w wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I have used just oats and winterwheat for years and have had good luck with both. I have also tried some of the mix from Biologic and Purina. They seem to do well enough, but its hard to beat a well fertilized stand of oats. Make sure you use the proper fertilizer for your soil and don't forget to use lime especially if you have acidic soil.

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from 270WSM wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Winter wheat is hard to beat. I have used it along with clover for years. I have also tried biologic one year. Deer loved it, ate it to the dirt before it had time to grow along with the drought that year. But for the money wheat.

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from deerhuntnow.com wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

I would mix in turnips with the wheat/oats as well. Heavy deer pressure wont kill them.
A mix is always best as some crops will do better than others if rains dont hit just right.

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from BioGuy wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Deer are generalists when it comes to feeding habits so anything you use will likely attract deer. Whether it's oats, alphalpha, clover, winter wheat, brassicas, or turnips does not matter, so I would suggest blending a few mixes of your own. Personally, I prefer some type of a perennial mix so I don't need to plant a new plot every year. Also, start looking into the long term. If you're going to spend money on planting, you might as well spend some money on protecting what's already there. By this I mean constructing some deer exclosures. This should give oaks, hickories, and other mast producing trees a chance to grow.

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from Mark w wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I have used just oats and winterwheat for years and have had good luck with both. I have also tried some of the mix from Biologic and Purina. They seem to do well enough, but its hard to beat a well fertilized stand of oats. Make sure you use the proper fertilizer for your soil and don't forget to use lime especially if you have acidic soil.

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from BioGuy wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

Deer are generalists when it comes to feeding habits so anything you use will likely attract deer. Whether it's oats, alphalpha, clover, winter wheat, brassicas, or turnips does not matter, so I would suggest blending a few mixes of your own. Personally, I prefer some type of a perennial mix so I don't need to plant a new plot every year. Also, start looking into the long term. If you're going to spend money on planting, you might as well spend some money on protecting what's already there. By this I mean constructing some deer exclosures. This should give oaks, hickories, and other mast producing trees a chance to grow.

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from 270WSM wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Winter wheat is hard to beat. I have used it along with clover for years. I have also tried biologic one year. Deer loved it, ate it to the dirt before it had time to grow along with the drought that year. But for the money wheat.

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from deerhuntnow.com wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

I would mix in turnips with the wheat/oats as well. Heavy deer pressure wont kill them.
A mix is always best as some crops will do better than others if rains dont hit just right.

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