East TN Attractants

[jollinscared]

Hello everyone,
This is my first post on here. My situation is probably more common than I realize. I attempted to plant a small crop of corn in an attempt to provide a food source for the deer that I'm hunting. My key word there is 'attempted' as the corn did not produce. It came up strong, but died out prior to actually producing any product.
That being said, my question here is, is there anything that I can do this late in the year to provide some sort of attractant for the deer? Obviously, I want to stay legal here, so that's my number 1 concern here.

 

[MattZ9]

Welcome to the fire! I'm also in east TN. I can't help with your question but I know someone on here will!

 

[jollinscared]

I greatly appreciate it! I'm afraid I'm out of luck, but I wanted to see if anybody else has had any success with something last minute, legally.

 

[ZachMarkus]

You can always plant winter wheat if you're wanting some kind of food plot or just find natural food sources and hunt those.

 

[7mminatree]

Not much you can do to get any results this time of year. Deer are hitting acorns now.

 

[jollinscared]

You can always plant winter wheat if you're wanting some kind of food plot or just find natural food sources and hunt those.

I had considered that, but wasn't sure on the germination period for it. Do you know how long it takes for that to come up?

 

[jollinscared]

Not much you can do to get any results this time of year. Deer are hitting acorns now.

I had kinda figured I was SOL on the whole situation, but I wasn't sure. I was hoping I could get lucky with something designed for the fall/winter months or something.

 

[ZachMarkus]

You can always plant winter wheat if you're wanting some kind of food plot or just find natural food sources and hunt those.

I had considered that, but wasn't sure on the germination period for it. Do you know how long it takes for that to come up?

I planted 4 different plots of winter wheat on Labor Day and it took it about a week to come up. You can plant wheat all the way up till mid October, maybe later.


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[jollinscared]

You can always plant winter wheat if you're wanting some kind of food plot or just find natural food sources and hunt those.

I had considered that, but wasn't sure on the germination period for it. Do you know how long it takes for that to come up?

I planted 4 different plots of winter wheat on Labor Day and it took it about a week to come up. You can plant wheat all the way up till mid October, maybe later.


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Oh, that's excellent news! I'll head to the local co-op and pick some up today. I don't have any hardwoods or oaks nearby where I'm hunting, so I'll take any help I can get at this point.

 

[rooketnhunter]

Welcome and good luck

 

[String Music]

Winter wheat and crimson clover will work. I would also mix in some cereal rye due to its ability to germinate at lower temperatures.

 

[buckmaster31]

get u a few bags of throw and grow it grows anywhere and its great I love the stuff

 

[dogtown]

winter wheat and oats combo

 

[Rackseeker]

should have enough time to plant turnips and rye grass.

 

[swhackmaster]

Can't go wrong with oats. It will grow in your truck bed. Planted some 10 days ago and the deer are already on it. (Not in the truck bed) buck forage oats

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[smalljawbasser]

Cereal (winter) rye grain will germinate down to 32*, and it will grow in the bed of a pickup truck.

 

[jollinscared]

Can't go wrong with oats. It will grow in your truck bed. Planted some 10 days ago and the deer are already on it. (Not in the truck bed) buck forage oats

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I ended up getting some at the co-op. I've been out of town for work the last few weeks and haven't been able to hunt. I'm hoping that I had some success in growing it. I appreciate the advice!

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Cereal (winter) rye grain will germinate down to 32*, and it will grow in the bed of a pickup truck.

yep. This.


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[stringtalker]

Welcome to east Tennessee, what county?

 

[Timber Ghost]

You can always plant winter wheat if you're wanting some kind of food plot or just find natural food sources and hunt those.

I had considered that, but wasn't sure on the germination period for it. Do you know how long it takes for that to come up?

I planted 4 different plots of winter wheat on Labor Day and it took it about a week to come up. You can plant wheat all the way up till mid October, maybe later.


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Throw some turnips in with it.