Originally Posted by Mojotex

I know I tend to get long winded. I'll try niot to !! I was skeptical when a few guys that I hunt with wanted to include purple-top turnips in our fall/winter mix back about 2009. I am a convert. Over the past 4 years we have increased the area that included turnips to about 8 acres last year. Because of the terrific results so far this season, we have decided to include turnips in the mix on all fields (42 +/- acres), and commit 10 or so acres to being planted with a large quantity of purple top turnips. I can attest that the deer will hit the leaves and roots, and do not wait until after frost to do so ! Last Thursday afternoon I sat more or less "pinned" in my stand for over an hour by 5 bucks, all 2-3 year old 6-7-8 pointers, ripping up turnips within 20-50 yards of me. So close I could hear them chewing. Before the sun set, there were 22 deer (13 does and 9 bucks) in that 2 acre field, all eating trunip leaves, stems and roots. Every field in which we have a substantial amount of turnips has been heavily used these past 4-5 weeks. Trail cameras confirm the obvious, mostly at night.