Fall Foodplots

[Eric Spencer]

So were on a new piece of property in Echols county. The property is mostly pine and the soil is not the greatest in some areas. I put in summer plots last month and I'm now thinking about what to plant for fall plots. Anyone have any ideas or experience in this area?

 

[antharper]

I hunt in a county pretty close to Echols . We planted buck forage oats last year with great success . Actually planted all plots with a summer mix with mostly icp, then when we planted our fall plots we put icp’ sin with oats , gave them something to eat in plots til we had a frost . Plan on doing same thing this year

 

[Ihunt]

Oats are hard to beat for a fall plot. Easy to grow and the deer like them. Can be had cheap or expensive like Buck Forage.

 

[Bushhog Bob]

I have planted winter wheat and different kind of oats, including Buck Forage Oats over the last few years. But last fall, I planted Wrens Abruzzi Rye to try something different and I will be planting it again this fall. I had more pictures of deer and turkeys eating the Abruzzi Rye than I ever had of the other plantings.

 

[Eric Spencer]

Anyone try clover or brassicas? Chicory or winter peas?

 

[jammeri5]

I’m a clover fan. I planted buck forage oats last fall after reading a bunch about it. I spilt the plot with that and imperial whitetail clover. Most deer would walk thru the oats to eat the clover. I sprayed the grass in the clover and have mowed it once this summer. It still looks decent and holds some deer. I plan to add more clover plots this fall

 

[Canuck5]

I've done Austrian Winter Peas, but they get eaten very early, and I just can't plant enough acreage of them, to make it worth while. I've done chicory and when I plant it again, I will just do it in strips because it complicates what herbicides can be used.

You have to try everything and see what your deer prefer and most importantly, when!

 

[Canuck5]

As you can see in the last picture, having a "buffet" of a lot of things is a good strategy