fall plots
 

due to extreme heat and drought i don't think my spring food plots are going to make much of anything this year. I had planted milo and soybeans. what have you used that worked well for a deer attractant in the fall. thinking about wheat, oats, peas, chickery? i have property in the flint hills which is pretty much all grass land but i do have public land adjacent which has farm ground on it. my other property is in agricultural country with lots of farm ground around it.

Annual or perennial? What kind of acreage are we talking?

annual and i have several small plots ranging from a fraction of an acre to 4 acres

In the plots over 2 acres, you can do austrian winter peas. Smaller hunting plots, I like a mix of oats and crimson clover. You can also do a couple small chicory plots for insurance against drought for next summer. If your deer will eat brassicas, they make a real good winter food source.

Any recommendation on what type of fert. to use on the clover / oats combination?

Depends on your specific soil and field history. Different locations will need different fertilizers.

It's a narrow old logging road in N.E. WV that totals up to be about 1/4. Not my primary plot but a good hunt plot which gets good morning and afternoon sun. I've only PH tested it and added the appropriate amount of lime to bring up to 6.5-7.0.

I suspect that it is very low in phosphorus. Around here a spot like that would need over 200 units. Something in the ballpark of 6-20-12 is my guess, but that's all it is without a soil test.

Are you saying 200 lbs of 6-20-12 for a 1/4 acre plot?

After planting, how soon do you think the deer will start feeding on the oats??