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Old 08-15-2010, 04:25 AM
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Soilman
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For a fall deer, doves, turkey plot, I would plant winter rye and peas. The winter rye will be very attractive after the you get a hard freeze, and the peas will be attractive as soon as they germinate (for early bow hunting). The doves and turkeys will be in there to eat the seed, and to dust themselves. The turkeys and deer will also hit the new growth this fall. Deer will be in it all fall, winter, and early next spring. Planting some turnips may be good too, but deer in some areas do not seem to eat them (maybe try a small area in your plot to see if they get eaten). You can probably save some money by going to a local co-op to buy the same seed farmers would use.

Probably the best way to bow hunt it would be to hunt the trails between bedding areas and the plot.
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