What is it?
Two days ago, I was doing a little pre-season scouting on a place I' ve hunted for many years. There is a fairly large field adjacent to the land I have permission to hunt which rotates crops every 3 years. I' ve seen soybeans, straw, and corn planted there, but this year there' s something planted there whose identity escapes me.
It was obviously machine planted in rows--like alfalfa. It is fairly short--no more than 6" tall currently and has 3 leaves at the top of each plant. The leaves are mostly round with a detectible " blunt point" on the end and the largest ones are about 2" across.
What I want to know is: 1.) it' s identity, and 2.) are deer attracted to it?
The farmer who owns the field does NOT give out permission (I' ve asked) and he' s a particularly unfriendly old cuss who get' s very irritated easily by people asking him anything----so I don' t wish to question him.
Any ideas?