Sounds like I may wish to keep it as an annual Winter Rye plot only! I had many bucks and bears chomping down on it all muzzleloader and Much of rifle season (November through about mid December) last year!

I am in southern Virginia near the North Carolina border on a pine plantation. There is natural browse wherever they recently cut pines but no crops within a half mile in any direction.

I am at a natural funnel in the woods as well. Deer paths like highways leading into my food plot. Both bucks I killed last year had Winter Rye sticking out of their mouth when I dragged them out.

I am starting to think I will disc the whole area (clover should regrow) and just pile on the winter rye like last year.