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Author Topic: what do you plant for white tail?  (Read 7241 times)

Offline alexdanotsogreat

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what do you plant for white tail?
« on: May 03, 2011, 05:18:17 PM »
 What are some of the things you put out to attract the big bucks to your side of the woods?
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Offline alexdanotsogreat

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2011, 05:54:25 PM »
has anyone just used mineral powder or mineral block? if so how did it work for you?

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2011, 08:14:55 PM »
Buck Forage Oats work well in N. Mi.  Will be mixing in Austrian Winter Peas this year.

Offline HogBiologist

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2011, 02:15:55 PM »
chickory, clovers, wheat, oats, soybeans, honey suckle, blackberry, green brier,

oh wait, some of that stuff may be there naturally and you could spen the same amount of money caring for the native browse and get more bang for your buck.
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Offline scoot12

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2011, 10:31:22 PM »
I love antler kings trophy clover,  it has chicory in it also.  Scoot

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2011, 03:58:54 PM »
This year we planted 4 acres of corn,1 acre of an alfalfa/chicory mix,2 acres of an forage soybean,sunflower,grain sorghum mix and 2 acres of soybeans, and an acre of cane sorghum that will be cut to be pressed.

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2011, 04:12:08 PM »
chickory, clovers, wheat, oats, soybeans, honey suckle, blackberry, green brier,

oh wait, some of that stuff may be there naturally and you could spen the same amount of money caring for the native browse and get more bang for your buck.
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Offline paradis1142

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2012, 09:30:13 PM »
You cant go wrong with clover.

Offline North of 8

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2012, 03:27:58 PM »
Dutch white clover and American Chestnut trees.

Offline catrancher

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2012, 08:51:22 PM »
Oats, wheat, triticale.  In central texas, for the dollar you can't beat small grains.  Cheap price and very forgiving to imperfect soil conditions.  I have had luck with different clovers and austrian winter peas; but after 12 years of trial and error -- I like the small grains.  Wholeheartedly agree that taking care of natural forage should be the first priority.

Offline GobblinNC

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2012, 11:47:20 PM »
rape is a great attractant in late season. very high sugar content after it matures and gets frosted on. the deer love it

Offline darron

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2012, 06:36:23 PM »
My fav whitetail mix

rye
oats
fieldpeas
white and/or red clover

Turkeys love it too!

Offline BandedSpur

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Re: what do you plant for white tail?
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2012, 10:38:21 PM »
I live in WNC. I plant R.R, soybeans and corn, WINA clover, alfa-rack, Extreme, Pure Attraction, and Buck Forage Oats. I've had excellent success with all of the above. I have buddies that plant the same products with sometimes terrible results. The secret is soil testing, amending the soil as recommended, and following the directions scrupulously. That, and a little help from Mother Nature. I typically get the advertised 3-5 years from the perennial plots as long as I maintain them properly, e.g. mowing and spraying.