Clover
 

I went for a drive last night to one of my bowhunting spots. It is public land but the G&F has planted corn the past several years. This year, they rotated the crops a bit. There is some corn(not as much as in the past), some oats(which they have never planted before this year), and lots and lots of white clover. The clover is all over the place and it is thick. I know some food plots are planted with clover, but it is a different type of clover than what the G&F planted. This clover is about 4 feet tall, and would be some really nasty stuff to walk through. Do deer like white clover and oats as much as corn? How is it nutritionally compared to corn? I'm trying to figure out the best plan of attack for later this fall when the deer normally start hitting the corn hard. Thanks

RE: Clover
 

There is no comparison. Clover is a more nutritious food supply then corn. It is high in protein low in acid (unlike corn) and I believe you'll find the deer prefer the clover over the corn.
Corn is a good high energy food for deer but it dosen't provider the nutritional benifits that clover will.

RE: Clover
 

This is the first year that I am hunting over a clover food plot...pretty excited! Beans and corn are close by, but the clover patch is about 3/4 the size of a football field. Have a north and south stand already up. Oct. 1st can't get here soon enough!

RE: Clover
 

I have seen deer pass up corn, for some clover, good luck.

RE: Clover
 

Not only do they eat it ,if it is 4' tall they will bed in it .

RE: Clover
 

I I were going to plant only 1 thing it would be white clover. Come to think of it , that is exactly what I did. This is problably the single best and most deer prefered plant out there. They can eat on it year round and it gives them more nutrition than any other food source availibele.

RE: Clover
 

Thanks for the responses...Now I'm really pumped to hear that deer love white clover. The only probelm is that there is so much planted that it is going to be tough to pattern the deer. It sure wouldn't surprise me if the deer bed in that clover also. That'll make it even tougher to put a pattern together. I don't think anyone will bother them if they do bed in it since it is so thick and difficult to walk through. Should be a good year no matter what.

RE: Clover
 

Get there before dusk and camp out for a while. Watch the deer and see where they enter the field. You'll probably find that the deer have a prefered enterance and exit. Note these and sneek in durring the midday when the deer are likely not arround. Try to track them back 150 to 200 yards from the edge of the field. Look for funnels or other terraine features that bring the deer together. You get the idea, set up here and keep the wind in mind.

Put a little time in and I think you should be quite successful.
Good luck