best deer attracting plant to hunt over?

[joebobhunter4]

i was wondering what you think is the best deer attracting plants would work the best? and arent to easy to grow? thanks.

[ultralite31]

oats have been proven to be the most attractant!

[wtnhunt]

Dont know, the deer sure seem to have a hard time resisting the sweet corn in our garden every year even with an abundance of crop corn grown in the area.

Really depends too on what you are looking to plant and when. Summer time plots that are left standing with beans and peas can be highly attractive to deer. Have had great results with tecomate's lablab plus, as well as my own custom mix of cowpeas and sorghum.

Most attractant plot I think I have ever grown specifically as a plot for deer was a clover and rye plot from pennington.

Have had good results as well from hamann farms clover grower mix, but planted that in the spring/summer here which was a mistake as we had a drought that summer and had some weed issues, even still that plot has recovered and has done very well, and the deer and turkeys feed pretty heavy in it. Clovers here are best planted in the fall. The wintergrazer rye from pennington seems to draw deer like a magnet, and I would highly suggest it for the fall.

Was planning a pennington rackmaker clover and rye supreme plot here fo this fall, but will be planting some high sugar content rye and clovers new from hamann farms this fall instead. Hoping to see similar results to the pennington product will definitely post progress.

[RangerClay]

What season are you trying to attact deer? My spring/summer answer is different than my fall answer.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

If he's going to hunt over it, I would assume the Fall season. Oats are great, but they'll freeze out during cold weather. Wheat is more cold tolerant, and there may be some "exotics" that are even better.

[QDMAworks4me]

I have a mixtre of brassica for after the first frost and clover for just before the frost in the fall, it works great, deer almost every night

[LETMGROW]

We have found clover to be the best attractant overall. Brassicas are ok for a short period, most grains die out after the first frost [ mid Sept. here ] alfalfa is ok but no real competition for Good Clover. Corn seems to attract but only for a month or so, as are soybeans. By the time hunting season rolls around the soybeans hardly get the deer's attention. They are already picked over and become hard. The corn draws deer in after the season but probably only because the other food sources are gone or covered with snow.

[FSU_Seminole]

I have to agree with the second post. I've planted alot of stuff @ different locations. I think oats work the best in the fall. I've planted oats 3 years now & its a deer magnet where I'm at.

If you are going to have hard freezing weather during your season I'd go with "Shot Plot" brassica. I planted that this fall & the deer are still eating it. I have some on my trail camera & I'll scan & post a little later.

So basically oats & brassica are the backbone of my attraction plots every year now.

[LETMGROW]

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I have to agree with the second post. I've planted alot of stuff @ different locations. I think oats work the best in the fall. I've planted oats 3 years now & its a deer magnet where I'm at.

If you are going to have hard freezing weather during your season I'd go with "Shot Plot" brassica. I planted that this fall & the deer are still eating it. I have some on my trail camera & I'll scan & post a little later.

So basically oats & brassica are the backbone of my attraction plots every year now.

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We do have geographic differences here. We have to take this into consideration.

[dogdoc]

a mixture of oats, wheat, rye, winter peas, and brassicas---the eaiest most attractive plot to plant.

If you are wanting to plant a perennial i've had my best luck planting Hamman Farms Fall Mix.

[Rhino]

That would be hard for me to say what's best in North Dakota.

What is best here in Mississippi would probably not be your best choice there in North Dakota.

[SoybeanMan]

The problem with soybean is that most varieties suited to your area will mature long before frost. Choose a variety that is a lot later in maturity and of the forage type. I have developed a late maturing MG7 Roundup Ready forage soybean for this very reason. Current varieties are bred for seed yield and earliness. Theire is no reason to plant a forage type for seed yield. Most folks just go to the local seed supplier and buy what they have available. Here in Arkansas, soybeans followed by wheat, rye, or oats, is common practice with a little clover or brassica mixed in. The Roundup Ready system is just so easy to keep clean to me, but we still grow a lot of conventional soybeans for seed and can control weeds, it just costs a little more. Thanks for letting me ramble as a new member.