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Whitetail institute
Posted on 1/8/13 at 11:52 am
Posted on 1/8/13 at 11:52 am
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Posted on 1/8/13 at 11:56 am to nathannb22
Haven't personally used any, but when I worked at the local co-op, got really good feedback on their forage oats. Many repeat customers for that.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 11:59 am to nathannb22
Good selection, but overpriced.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 12:03 pm to nathannb22
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overpriced
Posted on 1/8/13 at 12:14 pm to Flair Chops
Overpriced....It has good reviews but success with this stuff is labor intensive.In order to get the time out of it you have to lime it to get the PH right,fertilize it and keep it weed free.Most people dont have that kinda time to put in on a food plot.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 12:59 pm to nathannb22
15 years ago or thereabouts, I tilled up a six foot wide path around the perimeter of my bottom hayfield and sowed this swath with Imperial Whitetail Clover. Fertilized it as needed and watched it grow. You have to keep it weed free and replant every couple of years. I kept expecting to see the deer and turkey just migrate in on this food plot. The only animals that really appreciated this new food source were the groundhogs. Those things moved in on me with a passion. I didn't draw in the deer, but I sure drew in the groundhogs. Cost me 300 bucks just to repair the tractor spindle when the front wheel went into a new groundhog hole while mowing hay. I've had groundhog problems big time ever since I planted that stuff. Thank goodness it's mostly all died out now, but the groundhogs are still here and I've killed dozens of em down there since I planted Imperial Whitetail Clover. Just my experience. Yours might be different.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 2:14 pm to BFIV
Would I be better off just planting rye grass or something? Also what do y'all suggest for summer food plots?
Posted on 1/8/13 at 2:26 pm to nathannb22
Ladigo clover is about the same thing as Imperial Whitetail Clover, imho. Both are high protein clovers, and you have to reseed Ladigo clover, also. BUT...ladigo is cheaper. Deer change their food sources all the time, too. We had an excellent mast crop this year, and the deer are just walking through the rye plots and not stopping to feed. Just depends on the weather you're having, mast crop, deer population, the deers' nutritional needs at the time, hunting pressure, etc. Lots of variables when you put out a food plot. I've been told by more than one person that some of these expensive clovers do not grow well or at all in the sandy soil of South Alabama, for instance. But they grow well in the soil here. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss. But it never hurts to plant some kind of food plot.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 2:48 pm to BFIV
Clover is a spring/summer crop.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 6:08 pm to nathannb22
A good game mix will do for hunting plots. Don't waste your money on clover unless you do a soil test and follow the recommendations . Clover isnt something you plant and forget.You can do Iron clay peas or soybeans for a summer plot.
Posted on 1/8/13 at 6:23 pm to pdubya76
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You can do Iron clay peas or soybeans for a summer plot.
I know for a definite fact that deer love green beans and purple hulls.
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