Originally Posted by
radlad31
Sure you can do that. Just make sure you plant whatever is NOT being planted elsewhere around you. In other words, if there is plenty of corn, beans, alfalfa, etc. then plant something else like clover, beets, peas, canola and whatnot. Deer naturally seek out several different kinds of food to balance out their diet, so having something different may draw them in. Also, having a water hole near by (may have to dig that, but doesn't have to be huge) will also be beneficial if there isn't a good water source close to your food plot.
What he said and to further expand, if you put in a plot that has good cover the deer will be drawn to the safety of your plot as opposed to wide open fields. I put a small ambush plot in the woods that are surrounded by all types of farms and the deer come into it at all hours of the day and night to browse.