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Summer Food Plots
Posted by lsushelly on 2/28/16 at 12:54 pm00
Do any of y'all plant for the summer? If so what? Thinking about planting my plots for the spring/ summer
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by MitchMartin on 2/28/16 at 2:52 pm to lsushelly
I'm interested in this as well. Was thinking clover to get started in a new spot that would hopefully stay going for years to come
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by oleyeller on 2/28/16 at 3:12 pm to MitchMartin
used to. But now just do mineral licks.. they seem to give better results
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by MitchMartin on 2/28/16 at 4:28 pm to oleyeller
What sort of licks do you use?
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by oleyeller on 2/28/16 at 5:29 pm to MitchMartin
mix your own if you have a lot to do. You can get everything cheap from the local farm supply store. If not many the biologic rocks work great, i love them.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by Flyin'Cajun on 2/28/16 at 6:49 pm to lsushelly
My food plots are still going strong at this point. I'm starting to see a little bit more brown on the oats but overall I'm impressed with how well they've grown.
Summer plots, I've been told that Chicory is a good one that'll keep the deer interested. I plan to do some more research on that.
I'm trying to find the time to do a little more clearing out in the woods. I'm planning to put a few more stands up for next year and want to do the clearing before the spring gets here.
Summer plots, I've been told that Chicory is a good one that'll keep the deer interested. I plan to do some more research on that.
I'm trying to find the time to do a little more clearing out in the woods. I'm planning to put a few more stands up for next year and want to do the clearing before the spring gets here.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by REB BEER on 2/28/16 at 7:56 pm to MitchMartin
I just put out the same brown blocks for cattle. I've mixed up my own before, but I like having the blocks to stack up so they last a couple years.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by FelicianaTigerfan on 2/28/16 at 8:01 pm to MitchMartin
If I was gonna do clover Id plant it in the fall. Would get established better and then just come back and bush hog twice during the spring and summer.
We have a lot of natural browse such as privot, honeysuckle, etc that deer don't have to search for food. Mineral sites would be best to give your deer the nutrients they aren't getting naturally
We have a lot of natural browse such as privot, honeysuckle, etc that deer don't have to search for food. Mineral sites would be best to give your deer the nutrients they aren't getting naturally
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re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by smoked hog on 2/28/16 at 11:04 pm to Easternrio
I don't have any stands less than 40 yards from the edge of a bean field, may add a new one that is a whopping 100 yards away. I use mineral licks, I can't compete with 10000 acres of beans.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by LSU_Smash_the_West on 2/29/16 at 5:46 am to lsushelly
My FIL. Used to plant summer plots and it use to pay off in the winter, they don't plant the summer plots anymore and they don't kill as many deer as they did when they planted the summer plots. They plant clover and put rice brand all year long. They stopped it 5 years ago. But they will start doing it again this year.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by Tbooux on 2/29/16 at 7:40 am to LSU_Smash_the_West
Will be planting soybeans and cow pea's. Going ot plant a couple plots with roundup ready beans and see how much better they do and if its worth the investment.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by TheDrunkenTigah on 2/29/16 at 9:17 am to Spankum
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I have done it a few times and honestly, haven't seen them do a lot of good...there is so much browse around in the spring that I just never got the usage that I wanted...
Bingo. Planting in the spring/summer won't hurt anything but I haven't seen it help much either. There's just too much other stuff growing for them to care, unless you hunt in a colder climate.
Now a feeder is a different story. Most people quit filling them when the season ends, but nothing has greened up yet. No acorns left and very little browse, deer will be actively seeking out food. I personally think Feb is the best month to teach deer this is where the good stuff is at and get them patterning to it.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by mylsuhat on 2/29/16 at 9:24 am to TheDrunkenTigah
That all depends what you are planting
Plating soybeans (enough to sustain the browsing) can increase deer's antler growth by 25%
if you're planting non-nutritional things like rye, corn, etc. you won't see much results.
Plating soybeans (enough to sustain the browsing) can increase deer's antler growth by 25%
if you're planting non-nutritional things like rye, corn, etc. you won't see much results.
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It’s tempting to save a few bucks on clover seed buy buying from the local feed and seed stores. In one word: don’t! Much of clover sold by agricultural feed stores is designed to be baled up and fed to livestock. Long, tall clovers (like most reds) look good in the field but they contain a high percentage of stem like material (lignin) and whitetails do not digest lignin well.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by TheDrunkenTigah on 2/29/16 at 9:28 am to Tbooux
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Will be planting soybeans and cow pea's.
I did this last year. Hope you have better luck than me, the deer murdered those beans/peas once they sprouted. Cleaned up over 8 acres of plots in a matter of two days. In my experience, in the spring/summer they either don't want it or they kill it before it has a chance to grow. Plant a ton of acreage if you want any of it to survive.
re: Summer Food PlotsPosted by TheDrunkenTigah on 2/29/16 at 9:31 am to mylsuhat
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enough to sustain the browsing
That's the rub, you know I'm not exactly having overpopulation issues but they still had no problem combing through every plot and clipping off the pea seedlings. Legumes are just good high protein forage, so I'm going with pellets this year.
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It’s tempting to save a few bucks on clover seed buy buying from the local feed and seed stores. In one word: don’t! Much of clover sold by agricultural feed stores is designed to be baled up and fed to livestock. Long, tall clovers (like most reds) look good in the field but they contain a high percentage of stem like material (lignin) and whitetails do not digest lignin well.
sounds like something those overpriced specialty deer plot seed companies would say.
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