RE: Tips For Rookie!
Hi and Welcome -
I have a couple quick tips for a small plot.
First - 4 hours a day is marginal, so its better to expect a "thin plot" - You may have to supplement it in the late summer by scattering an annual like Witer Wheat or Rye - to Thicken it up - come hunting season.
For plots 1/2 acre or less - I like to hunt them. I mean not a lot - maybe once a week (with bow) - and only in the afternoon. Leave the general area alone in the mornings.
Lastly - don't expect miracles. A 1/2 acre plot can be a good draw - Its not likley a 1/2 acre plot of anything will make any nutritional difference. Sure it can enhance an existing forage base - but not be the forage base. Keep in mind that a full acre of prolific, well fertilized clover - can produce enough forage to fit the needs of three deer - for one year. Thats a good, realistic, measure to go by.
Good luck - and post back.
FH