Brianxt Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 I planted a food plot about a month ago. It is 1/2 acr. i mix clover white and red mixed in some wheat and purple top turnip. My problem is it came up good ever thing growing good I keep noticing holes dug up in my plot could not figure out what it was till today. The turnip has started growing bulbs 2-3 inc long the deer are digging them up and not given them time to get big the plot is mowed flat by the deer and turkey. What do I do now at this rate they are going to over graze it and kill it. I saw six does in it the weekend for last after dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 The only thing you can do is tape it off with plot saver until deer season or just bank on the clover and wheat to keep them comming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 wow---the deer around my area don't eat the turnips until everything else is eaten. Are you sure it is the deer. One problem I have is the armidillos will dig holes in my plot and eat the young turnips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 wow---the deer around my area don't eat the turnips until everything else is eaten. Are you sure it is the deer. One problem I have is the armidillos will dig holes in my plot and eat the young turnips. We have armadillos around here now, seen a few and got a trail cam pic of one a year or so ago. Todd is right they are pretty bad about digging. My clover plots have a different kind of problem, extremely dry and the critters are not letting up on the clovers in the plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted September 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 I have never seen a armadillo around here. They are deer tracks all over it. During the spring before I mowed this field off I saw 7 doe's in it. How many deer will it take to keep this plot mowed down like this just a ruff guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Just a few deer can kill a plot in a hurry. A 1/2 acre is a small plot for more than 1 or 2 deer everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 food plot working like a charm killed a doe out of it yesterday evening. They was 2 doe's come in and eat for about 2 hours they were small so I would not shoot one of them. About 15 minutes before dark a big doe and another small doe came in and started eating the big doe started trying to run the other 2 smaller doe's off. 15 Yard shot did her in had my self a muzzy moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Congrats on the food plot success! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Sweet!Congrats on the doe!Sounds like everything is working out pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Congrats on the doe. Born2Hunt is right. A 1/2 acre plot probably isn't enough to feed the deer you have coming in to your plot. We have found this out the hard way. The cage will help you monitor what is going on, but I would suggest you at least double the size or go even bigger. Once the deer find a plot, they will eat until the plot is nearly devoured. Then they will move on. Each year it becomes more of a struggle to stay ahead of the hungry little critters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98chevy Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I agree with the statements above. You need to try to add more plots or make yours bigger. I dont know how many deer you have per acrea. thats the best way to see how many deer you need to take and how many acreas you need to plant. We did a count years ago. We have 17 fields ranging from 40 acreas to 1/4 acreas. They all stay mowed down and we have seen up to 50 in the 40 acrea field. I hope this helps and makes since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 If it is a crop for critters you could also spray that deer away stuff and ease off for when you want to hunt the plot. I've seen the tape deal work well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13littleones Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Sounds like armadillos to me....... have yet to see deer dig a bunch of holes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted October 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 My plots have really come on strong the deer are still hammering them. I have got turnips as big as softballs and clover and winter wheat is going strong. I seen a big buck last week in the plot from about 400 yrds away and could tell he had a big rack don't know how many points though. I was not hunting the day I seen him it was at about 2pm they is deer droppings every were in the field. I plain on this spring on making the plots bigger I will only be able to make it about 11/4 acre the power line is way back in the mountains and it drops off the mountain on all sides. It takes about a hour and a half just to pull my mower back there with my 4 wheeler. But good thing is I don,t have to worry about hunting presure most people won't go back there on 4 wheeler say its to ruff. Killed another doe also tried one of those two blade rage and all I can say is woooo! what a hole those things leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 two blade rage and all I can say is woooo! what a hole those things leave. LOL..kinda like a fart through scent lok pants!!..LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I know what I will be remembered for on this forum the that fart test his scent lock suit lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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