winter cow peas

[WGK]

Is it to late to plant them in a food plot.

 

[Football Hunter]

No,probably to early,unless you hae been getting lots of rain.

 

[BSK]

I've often seen summer crops planted in fall food plots. The first freeze will kill these summer crops, but until then, they can prove highly attractive. As long as you can afford it, even planting soybeans in a fall plot can provide exceptional attractiveness until the first freeze. I use to plant Buckwheat in all my fall plantings. Until the first freeze killed it in late October or early November, it was a great attractant.

 

[WGK]

BSK would you recommend beans instead of peas?

 

[BSK]

The one problem with peas is that deer tend to let peas mature, and only then wipe them out in a few days. Deer tend to hit soybeans much earlier. But if there is a big difference in price...

Another option (based on soybean prices) is Lerado Soybeans. You might be able to find them cheaper than ag soybeans and deer readily eat them. Leraod soybeans are a forage soybean (intended to be grazed, not much of a bean producer).

 

[WGK]

Thanks I will look into those.

 

[lungpuncher1]

Should you have a certain size plot to plant the beans or peas in? i really want to plant the beans but only have around 2/5 of an acre. Im worried they will wipe them out in no time.

 

[BSK]

Should you have a certain size plot to plant the beans or peas in? i really want to plant the beans but only have around 2/5 of an acre. Im worried they will wipe them out in no time.

To get a full crop in a summer plot, yes. But just as an added attractant in a fall plot, not really. The first freeze is going to kill the beans/peas anyways.

 

[treefarmer]

I planted Austrian Winter Peas for 3 years with my wheat and clover and it just didn't perform on my soils even though I tested, limed and fertilized, so try a plot and see. I started adding rape/turnip instead and it does well.

 

[BSK]

I planted Austrian Winter Peas for 3 years with my wheat and clover and it just didn't perform on my soils even though I tested, limed and fertilized, so try a plot and see. I started adding rape/turnip instead and it does well.

I couldn't agree more treefarmer. The answer is always to experiment with different plants in your food plots. Deer will not react to the same plants the same way everywhere. In addition, plant growth won't be the same everywhere. I've seen different plant growth and deer preference in different plots on the same property. Always experiment, experiment and experiment some more.

 

[SEC]

I am located in central west TN. My deer don't seem to like any of the usual fall food plot stuff. Wheat,oats,rape,chicory, they just seem to pay no attention to it at all. I just bought 3 bags of forage soy beans today at 20.00 a bag. I bet they will pay that some attention. I plan on having a bow hunting bananza if we get a little rain and there are still a few there come bow season.

 

[WGK]

SEC can you buy those at a local coop or did you order them.

 

[SEC]

I bought them at R@J feed in jackson tn.