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Old 12-13-2011 | 05:46 PM
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Kbaird83
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I really don't think clover will bring you the production you are looking for. With the amount of local fall food sources (apples, soybeans, corn, acorns ect.) clover is not a huge draw. I would lean more toward late season food sources. May take a little more prep but it would be worth the time. I would go with brassica, turnips, and oats. You can plant clover with these. Both turnips and brassica will draw deer after a frost. They become sweet tasting and the deer love them. Here is what I did on my property. I planted two separate plots on in brassica and turnips on in chicory and alfalfa. I used round up along all field edges and enterance/exit routes to stands. These I planted with a perennial white clover. This accomplishes two things. 1 it's a added draw to the deer and creates a natural staging area within shooting range and 2 clover is extremely quiet to walk on so it makes getting in and out easier. Last year on our 700 acre farm I saw 2 12 pts a 10pt and half a dozen 8's over 15" wide. Largest buck was a possible high 150 12 and our neighbor shot a 8 with a 23 1/2" spread. Of course we also practice QDM, do a selective cut, create bedding areas (including 80 acres of CPR), and strict stand rotation an limited pressure. But I am also locate in Michigan which is a high pressure state. My county is 75% in QDM and produced 48 bucks over 140" in 09 and 21 in '10. Happy hunting.
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