ir655 -- i would only mow to reduce competing vegetation.... mowing pure stands of clover will only reduce the amount of forage available to deer when they do start hitting it...

my experience over the last few years w/ clover plots is to be patient....this time of year there's an abundance of food for all wildlife and i haven't seen any sign of deer browsing in my ladino clover, either.... in my area, my clover plots are "competing" with local agriculture fields (corn and soybeans everywhere), a few
oaks, persimmon trees, etc. --- in a month, all my competition will be nearly obsolete and presto the deer are thick in my clover