honestly it will come down to what the soil PH can actually manage to grow, so, I strongly suggest a soil test here or you can be wasting your time and money trying to plant anything
THEN next, after soil test and TRYING to correct PH to correct level, its NOT going to happen ASAP
so any seeds will not grow that great till soil ph adjusts to be able to support any seeds
and lets NOT forget, that any plot made in the woods, once green up happens(leaves grow on tree's) if plot doesn't get enough sun light, planting again will NOT grow!
its not magic, seeds need proper soil conditions and "X" amount of sun light to grow,(and don;t forget water )
SO< your best bet is, so a soil test(cost like 10 bucks) then se what that says the ground can support, and then plant THAT Seed this yr, and treat soidl to get soem better readings on the next soil test and plant something better that attracts deeer maybe
also keep in mind WHEN do you want this plot to attract deer?
not all plots attract deer at the same time,
clover is a spring/summer and into early fall type of planting, as once a few frosts hit it will stop growing and be less appealing to deer,
BUT from the time it is established till it gets dormant like, it will make a LOT of food
Take like suggested above, Brassicia's( and keep in mind all brassicis's are not the same, there more or less a Rape seed or Tuirnip plant to be honest here too, some make a bulb of sorts and some don't , and most have different growth periods!. some are low amount of days some are longer))
as brassicia will grow and SOME deer might eat on it while growing(most don't as it is bitter till it gets a few frost to sweeten up)
so its more a late season plot, than a plot that yields a ton of food
it also does not regrow once they eat it, like clover is(the difference is between an annual and perennial plant, one is a one time plant and needs to be planted again every yr and one will grow for yrs if conditions allow)
SO< before a answer can be really given here, you have to see
1 what the soil can handle,
2 what your goal is?
do you want to hunt over plot, , and IF SO< what time of yr?
what location are you in to matters here too
or
3, do you just make the most feed, to try and help your deer grow better and find your land more appealing MORE days of the yr!
once you know what the soil can actually grow, and then consider the sunlight the site will get???
you can narrow down seed s that will grow there
from there you pick the seed for the TIMING you want the plot to be most appealing to the deer or??
Chicory tends to be a good balance of things IMO, grows well yr round till it gets dormant , but even then lasts longer than closer will due to being taller
but again, if the soil is NOT at the right PH and nutrients there or added, NO seed will grow, al the more so if NOT enough sunlight is there to make it grow and KEEP growing!!
its why most food plots in woods fail, Lack of sun light after leaves grow!, and poor soil quality!
about 30+ yrs of doing food plots here, and as much time part time farming! so do know a little omn this subject!
more you tell us, better we can help you!