re: Best way to get deer back to my property

With the land you described you have got plenty of deer. Just plant feed and manage. But you already knew that. Most would give their there left arm for that kind property.

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I'll answer this as if it was posted on the outdoor board.

Right now is a hard time to find deer in some areas. Does have been harassed by every swinging dick buck for a month almost. They get spooky and hunker down for a while post-rut. Lack of deer hunting hasn't hurt you. If you take 1,400 acres anywhere in the lower 48 it will hold deer unless it's totally barren.

TLDR: Deer are there. Supplemental feeding and food plots do not alter the carrying capacity of a piece of property substantially. It just makes it easier for the weekend warriors to see deer while they play on their iphones and sit in heated blinds.


Should I look into planting my big fields with something other than Rye?

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Is big are your big fields?

Try a fall mix of:
25#/acre Winter Peas
25#/acre Oats
25#/acre Wheat
15#/acre of New Zealand Radish

Spring mix of:
25#/acre of Lab Lab
25#/acre of Clay Peas
10#/acre Sunflower
10/acre of Sun Hemp