Oats can work well with a fall planted plot. I tried Spring Oats one fall, with clover, they did a good job, and died off with the first real cold days of November/December. Make sure you don't plant too early, or they'll head out and not be productive as a fall plot in Deer Season. A late August planting seems about right.

Spring oats can be hard to come by some years in the fall, so buy now when they are being harvested for a fall planting. Remember, only plant spring oats in the fall if you want the oats to die off in the winter, because they will in CNY.

Winter oats can work too (buck forage oats), like Rye, they winter over, and you have to deal with them in the spring/summer the next year.

Good luck!