dlloyd, do a google search on the joint vetch. I have never planted any so have no experience. I know state highway departments plant it for beautification and erosion control and itis supposed to have some nutritional benefits for deer. The japanese millet should do well in your area. You would want to plan the timing in planting it though. The seed head is the attractive part that the deer would like. Also theturkeys and doves will find it. I plant mine in midAugust so it is mature by midOctober. If is not mature with the seed head developed the first frost will keep it from maturing. It is also an annual so you would only get one year out of it. You could plant it in your area any time the soil temps are around 60 and the chances of frost are gone but it probably won't give you a hunting plot come this fall if you plant in early.