deerkillr777 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 i am looking for a good deer and small game food plot. the area i am plantign is in the middle of the woods get between 3 to 5 hours of light mostly filtered. i want a food plot for the deer turkey and rabbits and the ocasianl pheasnt and grouse. the area were i wanna plant is abotu 100' by 100' with some small trees and 2 brier patches. i can onyl get a small disc on a garden tractor and a atv up threw there. i thank you for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 A 100 X 100 plot is almost a 1/4 acre. Might consider a mix of clovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 William is correct--hard to beat clover. Don't know about the pheasant and grouse but the rabbits, deer, and turkeys will sure eat it. There is a good chance with the plot being in the woods that the soil is very acidic--you might want to toss down about 150# of pelleted lime (available at Home Depot) to get the pH a little more alkaline. If the deer don't browse it too heavy it should do fine and stay green all winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerkillr777 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 should i use red or white clover or both and would it hurt to the soem liek shaddy grass seed mix in with it or some rye out in the plot in the fall i wanna plant the clover in the spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 should i use red or white clover or both and would it hurt to the soem liek shaddy grass seed mix in with it or some rye out in the plot in the fall i wanna plant the clover in the spring I like the hamann farms grower mix, you might check with Martin(OneidaMan) on his suggestion for a shade tolerant clover, he will have some good suggestions. I prefer to plant in the fall here, but you may be better off planting in the spring where you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curdog Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 This works good in my neck of the woods. Plant strips of Egyption wheat in a plot. In the strips left unplanted, plant oats, clover, wheat, and turnips. The Eqyption wheat grows tall as corn. The deer feel safe. Every animal in the woods will use this plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperflow Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 I personaly do strips, say 20by100 in your case, or whatever you want. You would be able to plate 5 diffrent plantes, every area have diffrent things deer like better. Fall rye is what deer like the most in my area, I put my trail camera up to see what strip they spent the most time in and i would get 10 pictures in the fall rye for 1 picture in anything else. Every year you will learn about your land, its been 10 years i been doing it now and i still feel like i have lots to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I love clover. I use WI brand but may also try duranna clover this year in my hunting plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darron Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Maybe try some winter rye????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I have had good success with "Forrested Trail Blend" by Heartland Wildlife Institute.[ www.heartlandwildlifeinstitute.com ] According to their literature it is a blend designed for timber areas where gas or logging trail edges may be the only space available for seeding. I have planted this along a stand of pines where other seeds didn't do very well. It has a hand-selected ladino and a special clover that grows extremely well in shady areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerkillr777 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 ok thanks for thwe help folks i keep you posted right now i am jsut doing soem loggin on the prperty lots od dead down locus walnut and cherry and soem junk wood i mostly cutting locus and walnut so as i keep cutting i ma finding more palces i wanna plant but its all back in the wood so we will see what gets planted this yeah i am hoping somethign only bad thign is i havent seen much deer activity latley evne 2 weeks befori started cuting firewood and logs for lumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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