Food Plots fall broadcast food plots

[little buck]

I have plenty of wheat and am going to try some broadcast plots what has everyone been mixing with wheat and had best results

 

[lol]

I have plenty of wheat and am going to try some broadcast plots what has everyone been mixing with wheat and had best results

I'm new to this but in my research for last season one of the more popular additions was crimson clover.

 

[BSK]

I'm new to this but in my research for last season one of the more popular additions was crimson clover.

Crimson Clover. And if you want, you can add Buckwheat as a "quick draw." It will die with the first freeze.

 

[Bucket]

Same as above. I like to mix in cereal rye as well.

 

[deerhunter10]

We add oats to our wheat.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I think this is the mixture we've decided on

75# oats
25# rye
10# crimson clover

I'm done with brassicas for now. This may be the first year we haven't planted wheat. I personally wanted 50# oats, 25# wheat, 25# rye, but sometimes you just simplify

 

[TNTreeman]

Oats and wheat go together . I plant some type of fall blend mix that I get on sale . Crimson clover and rye mixed with some turnips for me and the deer. I do about 3 plots in different areas. I like to give a variety and hedge my bets at the same time. I also have 3 acres of corn maturing in a month .

 

[kevin mays]

shooters plot I plant for fall is wheat ,oats, austrian winter peas , clover , and dwarf Essex rape
It works all year long

 

[redblood]

I just bought a ton of wheat from a farmer. It was crazy cheap soem im going to use it in a few plots that have not done well due to poor soil. I also have oats, bulk brassica mix and a clover mz. Still trying to figure out the rotation. Deer ignored my brassicas last yr.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Deer ignored my brassicas last yr.

I tried three years in a row here, and they ignored it every year.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I tried three years in a row here, and they ignored it every year.

Same

 

[kevin mays]

I've grown them in 5 counties
2 in east tn Roane and Anderson
3 in west tn Crockett Gibson and Tipton

Never been touched at any farm

 

[tickweed]

Crimson Clover. And if you want, you can add Buckwheat as a "quick draw." It will die with the first freeze.

Is Crimson really a good deer attractant? I?ve never had deer use it.

 

[BSK]

Is Crimson really a good deer attractant? I?ve never had deer use it.

From my experiences, it is hard to find a better fall food plot attractant, especially for poor soil plots. But deer in different areas like different things. I've seen deer go crazy for a plant in one plot and completely ignore the same plant in a different plot on the same property. My only guess is slight differences in soil type. Another example, in the heavy clay/chert soils of western Middle TN, deer go crazy over Austrian Winter Peas. They are a true candy plant and don't last long in fall plots. However, move into West TN, or below the Fall Line in AL/MS into the sandier soils, and deer won't touch it.

 

[lafn96]

From my experiences, it is hard to find a better fall food plot attractant, especially for poor soil plots. But deer in different areas like different things. I've seen deer go crazy for a plant in one plot and completely ignore the same plant in a different plot on the same property. My only guess is slight differences in soil type. Another example, in the heavy clay/chert soils of western Middle TN, deer go crazy over Austrian Winter Peas. They are a true candy plant and don't last long in fall plots. However, move into West TN, or below the Fall Line in AL/MS into the sandier soils, and don't won't touch it.

Peas are the first thing they eat out of my plots; and they'll eat every single one before they touch anything else

 

[BSK]

Peas are the first thing they eat out of my plots; and they'll eat every single one before they touch anything else

Same on my property and many of my clients' properties from Nashville west to KY Lake. But get on the west side of KY Lake, or south of the Fall Line in AL/MS, where soils are much sandier, and deer won't touch them. All they do is mature into tall viney plants that will bog down your mower. I have no idea why a subtle difference in soil composition makes such a vast difference in deer preference.

 

[kevin mays]

My farm on the miss river they absolutely pound awp.
I would never plant a fall shooters plot that dont include it
And I actually like the fact they pound it first. Because we plant fall plots to shoot deer over them.
And when the awp gets smoked that's fine. Because now they are in the pattern to coming to that plot and they start in on their next meal
Oats and wheat

 

[BSK]

My farm on the miss river they absolutely pound awp.
I would never plant a fall shooters plot that dont include it
And I actually like the fact they pound it first. Because we plant fall plots to shoot deer over them.
And when the awp gets smoked that's fine. Because now they are in the pattern to coming to that plot and they start in on their next meal
Oats and wheat

I use buckwheat for that purpose. Almost everywhere I've worked deer like fall-planted Buckwheat, and then the first freeze knocks it out of the way. It really helps protect the crimson clover and wheat/oats - that are the winter staple for the plots - from early over-browsing.

 

[redblood]

I use buckwheat for that purpose. Almost everywhere I've worked deer like fall-planted Buckwheat, and then the first freeze knocks it out of the way. It really helps protect the crimson clover and wheat/oats - that are the winter staple for the plots - from early over-browsing.

interesting. when do you plant fall buckwheat?

 

[BSK]

interesting. when do you plant fall buckwheat?

At the same time as I plant the crimson. Although most of my crimson will be natural seeded from dead seed heads I mowed in spring, I still add more seed to fill in thin spots. I used to plant in mid-August but I've changed to any time there is a forecast of rain in September. Over the last 4 years, my mid-August plots have suffered severely from lack of rain after planting, so now I'm going to wait for any precip in September.

Cereal grains get broadcast into the established plots in October. This reduces the chances of Army Works wiping them out, as well as provides newly sprouted cereal grains at the beginning of MZ season. Deer definitely prefer young cereal grains over more mature plants.

 

[lol]

I ended up having to plant today. Good chance I'm out of state working a lot next month. Had to overpay for seed since my coop didn't have what I needed. Im hoping it works out but it's the best I could do this season. I am planning to overseed if I get an opportunity later next month. Hopefully I'm not just wasting time and seed.

 

[kevin mays]

@BSK
I do like buckwheat
It's been 10 yrs since I've planted it
But it always worked and easy to grow

 

[Carlos Viagra]

I ended up having to plant today. Good chance I'm out of state working a lot next month. Had to overpay for seed since my coop didn't have what I needed. Im hoping it works out but it's the best I could do this season. I am planning to overseed if I get an opportunity later next month. Hopefully I'm not just wasting time and seed.

You're not wasting anything, worst case scenario is you make it a learning experience.

 

[lol]

You're not wasting anything, worst case scenario is you make it a learning experience.

Good point. I'm hoping my oaks start producing more. We had some dropping last year but most aren't and we end up with no food late season unless I plot. Land was logged a little over 20 years ago so a lot of younger trees.