Small Backyard Micro Plot......(Meaning Small) Need a little adivice here..

Discussion in 'Food Plots & Habitat Improvement' started by Creeks, Oct 15, 2015.

  1. Creeks

    Creeks Weekend Warrior

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    Nothing big or special but it is fun to watch and look for deer in it.....It is a mixture of Whitetail Oats, Winter Wheat, Winter Rye, and clover...It's right behind my house, the Deer come down at night and mingle around.
    Do I just let it keep growing, or do you mow it at some point??? Will they eat it at all stages of growth??? etc..Thanks for your time...
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    As it browns up around the area deer will come as long as the plot is green, I would just let it grow.
     
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    Creeks Weekend Warrior

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    yep, leave it alone.
     
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    Daryl Bell Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I never reccomend mowing clover! Mowing will kill a few broadleaf weeds but that's it. Other than that, mowing will just reduce tonnage and foliage, thus taking away from the amount deer can eat. I would even reccomend fertilizing it to help it jump.
     

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