When I had my pond put in about 11 years ago I planted White Dutch Clover on the dam.The deer were all over it and,although quite a bit of it has been choked out by grass,they still hit the clover parts.I planted the same clover in a food plot two years ago,It didn't survive the drought of summer but was heavily grazed before it died.I tried alfalfa last year,It was uses extensively and survived the drought but I tried to reseed it and then found out as Bill Yox stated that it cannot be reseeded.The adult plants are able to stop new seeds fro germinating for up to two feet around them(I dont remember what this is called).This year Im going to experiment with turnips,canola and chicory.My best success has been planting winter rye in Sept.