What to plant now through January for deer/cover crop?

[davel]

My wheat/brassica plot didn't do as well as I wanted. Deer ate all the wheat and didn't get the rain when needed to keep the brassica growing. Would like to plant something for the deer and double as a winter cover crop. What will germinate and hold up to freezing temps this winter?
Thanks for the advice!

 

[livinoutdoors]

Rye!

 

[davel]

Rye!

Thanks!

 

[sportsman94]

Crimson clover if you need some nitrogen/spring turkey food

 

[davel]

Crimson clover if you need some nitrogen/spring turkey food

Thanks but I want something now through spring.

 

[Deernut3]

I overseed with rye or rye grass this time of year. Any thin or tore up spots in my plots get overseeded mostly with rye grass. Clover will germinate as well as Dykon radish depends on what your trying to achieve i guess.

 

[davel]

I overseed with rye or rye grass this time of year. Any thin or tore up spots in my plots get overseeded mostly with rye grass. Clover will germinate as well as Dykon radish depends on what your trying to achieve i guess.

Thanks.

 

[Gut_Pile]

You want rye grain, not rye grass

 

[davel]

You want rye grain, not rye grass

Right

 

[deers2ward]

You can still plant wheat, too

 

[davel]

You can still plant wheat, too

Yeah thats going in too!

 

[Crakajak]

Yeah thats going in too!

Winter wheat is where it's at now.

 

[aabradley82]

Rye, more wheat, or oats.

ryegrass if you don’t hate it.

 

[Crakajak]

Golden acorns and protein chips work well during the winter until spring green up also.

 

[Crakajak]

If anyone plants ryegrass...make sure it is annual ryegrass not perrennial.

 

[davel]

Golden acorns and protein chips work well during the winter until spring green up also.

Yeah we do that too

 

[davel]

If anyone plants ryegrass...make sure it is annual ryegrass not perrennial.

Thanks. I don't want to plant rye grass.