i hunt for a living and am a lic guide bringing in and holding deer is my no1 priority. i do custom plowing and food plots for various clients and here is what i do for them and myself. Here in western ny between roch. and buff. it is grain country. acres and acres of corn, wheat, soybeans, peas you name it. only a idiot would plant those items you must put in what the deer do not have readily available. You will have to do some clearing but only the trees with the largest canopys or pick an area with scrub that you can easily work in. You will be changing the deer activity so you need not take into consideration your present set ups. I put in alfalfa / timothy and here is why. 1st there was none, mow it 3 times a year and it will last 5-7 years, it stays green well into november and the deer go nuts for it. oh ya ground prep will be done while you remove the trees all you do with it is broadcast it ands roll it down on loose dirt and let the seed do the rest. next spring around june 6th mow it and it will take over the plot choking out all other grasses and weeds. Now you can and will drive yourself nuts with soil tests you dont need unless your farming and need optimum yeilds, and all this high dollar seed there is out there or you can keep it as simple as i have explained. good luck Tom Baker ny state lic guide ,stay away from high dollar seed
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