deer food plots
08-04-2012, 07:05 PM
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Spike
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Georgia
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deer food plots
i live in georgia and i was thinking about planting my food plots in the next two weeks. my plots arnt that big but i was wondering if anyone has a specefic bag of seed that they like or what they ussually plant. i have all my plots half corn and the other half what i buy in the bag but if anyone has a good mix let me know i want to try it.
08-05-2012, 11:00 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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The mix we have used for decades we get from a local Quality Co-Op. It is called Buck Blend. Runs about $15/50#. Has buckwheat, forage oats, Elbon rye (a grain rye) and some pre-innoculated Crimson clover. To this we add about 5#/acre of additional Crimson clover. Some years we will over seed and very lightly drag in an area near the field's edge with about 1 lb. of Purple Top turnip.
I hunt SE Alabama near Columbus, Ga. Traditionally we plant no sooner than about Sept. 20. We used to plant Labor Day weekend, but after years and years of losing a lot of the food plot crop to October droughts and heat spells, we delayed our planting by about 2-3 weeks. Has worked out much better.
I hunt SE Alabama near Columbus, Ga. Traditionally we plant no sooner than about Sept. 20. We used to plant Labor Day weekend, but after years and years of losing a lot of the food plot crop to October droughts and heat spells, we delayed our planting by about 2-3 weeks. Has worked out much better.
