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Food plots anyone?

headzilla97headzilla97 Member Posts: 6,445
edited March 2007 in Bow Hunting and Target Archery
Anyone have any food plot tips for me. Im making 2 of them this year and have no idea what im doing other than an idea
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  • shoff14shoff14 Member Posts: 11,994 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    how are you going to prepare the land? A good basic fertilizer will suit your basic needs.
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  • Slash0311Slash0311 Member Posts: 1,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We have tried several types on our lease. Problem for us is that there are so many other fields with soy beans and corn that the food plots are not real effective in my oppinion. We have had a lot of success with cow peas and clover rather than the high priced brands. Good luck!
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  • hivoltghivoltg Member Posts: 928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We use winter wheat and clover. The best thing about it is you can just pull a harrow with a 4 wheeler or tractor and get the land down to bare dirt. Then just spread a mix of winter wheat and clover.
    We have done it like this for 2 years now with great results

    Best of luck
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  • dcso3009dcso3009 Member Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Our problem was, the deer ate it all before the plants got growing well and killed them (the plants [:)]). Best food plot we have going is a 20 acre hay field. They are always out there.
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  • bang250bang250 Member Posts: 8,021
    edited November -1
    Man there was a winter wheat field by our place down south. The deer were always out there. All hours of the day. They'd eat it, then bed in it. We have had decent results with oats. we are still trying different stuff though to see what has the best results.
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  • HandgunHTR52HandgunHTR52 Member Posts: 2,735
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dcso3009
    Our problem was, the deer ate it all before the plants got growing well and killed them (the plants [:)]). Best food plot we have going is a 20 acre hay field. They are always out there.


    If you are going to plant smallish plots, invest in PlotSaver. It really does work! However, it starts to get cost and time prohibitive if the food plots are going to be bigger than 1-2 acres.
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  • KrisWKrisW Member Posts: 633 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We always mix wheat, oats, and rye and plant them together. I usually use a commercial forage also. Just to get some other stuff in the mix. Have great results.
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  • gagirlgagirl Member Posts: 5,408
    edited November -1
    Our local sewage treatment plant does an irradiated substance that is a compost type. Since it has human waste in it the deer will stay away from it for 2-3 weeks after put out. We plant and once we see sprouts put out the compost. It gives the plants time to get established prior to being mowed down while young and tender. At $5 a truck load it is a cheap fix. Check with your local sewage plant.
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  • ladyhunterladyhunter Member Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    we use triple 13 fert rye grass and make sure you put the lime to it about 2 months before you plant it
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