Hi: I have the room and the soil (not to mention the motive) for a nice whitetail food plot this spring. What I wanted to know was, what to plant here in CT that would attract deer until next fall, and where would be the best place to get the seeds. This is my first time doing this sort of thing, but I am familiar with farming food for people, just not deer. I do not care about massive racks, as I am a meat hunter, but that COULD be a secondary consideration, since there are two nice bucks in the area and one sticker, and one young buck with a small rack. Regardless, the meat for me would come from the gazillion does in the area. They love my flowers in the spring, but cannot hunt then (!) and I need something that will summer over and last until winter (end or mid hunting season). I heard rye grass, clover, alfalfa, soybeans, or corn. Any ideas? Suppliers which are the most reliable? Like I said.....the soil is perfect for growing, the area for sunshine and rain was well. Going to start in a few months, as early as possible. And also research as well. My neighbor has a feeding station, which is actually legal in CT-just not to hunt at. He does not hunt, has 35 acres and I am sure will never let me hunt there. They are more his "pets"........and my opportunity for hunting. He feeds them for nutrition and it shows. I get them in my yard spring-summer-fall to eat my flowers and lawn, and shrubs (basically why I do not keep many nice landscaping plants) so I do not necessarily need it for health. No unhealthy deer around here, so it is an attractant for next fall's hunting season. Thanks in Advance, :D Bob Zuvich "Zukester"
Deer food plot: forgot to mention My neighbor has a feeding station, which is legal in CT. He does not hunt, has 35 acres and I am sure will never let me hunt there. They are more his "pets"........and my opportunity for hunting. He feeds them for nutrition and it shows. I get them in my yard spring-summer-fall to eat my flowers and lawn, and shrubs (basically why I do not keep many nice landscaping plants) so I do not necessarily need it for health. No unhealthy deer around here, so it is an attractant for next fall's hunting season.
Hey Zukester. There is a food plot forum down the list a bit that would probably help you out more. When you look at the Forums page, you see at the top the New User Forum first, which is where we are now. Just scroll down a bit and you'll see the Food Plots and Habitat Improvement forum. Lots of info in there on this type of stuff. FYI, I use mostly Whitetail Institue (WTI) seed with fantastic results, as do alot of others here. If you have any specific questions you can send me a message if you'd like, or again post on a forum and someone is sure to help. Sonds like you have a ready made deer herd that needs some thinning, if you know what I mean!!! Good luck and keep us posted! We all love to see pics and progress of these projects as time goes on.
Yeeha! Awesome! I read the article on this site also. Yes indeed, a ready made herd. When we moved in in 2002, there were 13. Each year? Twin fawns, and last year three to five total fawns added over two different births. Also first time I saw any bucks. There is a pair of huge racks on two of them, large bodied. They sleep on my lawn in the warm seasons, and are always out here eating my flowers in the spring-summer. My neighbor is my old math teacher in junior high (1970s) and does not know I hunt, has poor eyesight. You cannot see his feeding stand from the street, but from the back side of the next door neighbor or his driveway. The UPS guy told me about it one day, which explained a LOT. These deer use binoculars to see if my flowers are ready to eat. In the summer you can yell at them and they will not leave. Amazing. If that seed is what many use, that is good for me. I want to do this right. No more traveling to hunt. My tree stand is my deck and carport! Thanks so much, Bobby Z http://forums.bowhunting.com/images/icons/icon6.png
