Hey guys, I have a small opening in my woods that I've had some luck planting a food plot with "Secret Spot" but it doesnt come in very thick and it only lasts one fall. What would you guys recommend for something that deer will like, it will be thick and noticeable, and last all winter?
I have turnips planted on one of my pieces and the deer are all over them. They were eating the leaves since mid October, now, they're pulling the bulbs out of the ground, and, eating the tips off of the bulbs that are sticking up, when the ground is frozen. I can't believe how many deer were pulled onto this property from bordering land, and, I attribute that to the beans we planted and the turnips.
Seems a lot of people claim turnips are golden. We've had a lot of luck with winter wheat were I hunt. I may try some turnips next year.... have to wait and see.
Id try clearing more of the trees to the south so it can get more sunlight in the fall/winter months. Also your ph might be off and are you using fertilizer? I know it has added ph booster but that still may not be enough. Our turnips this year didnt do so hot, kinda like the corn it took a few plantings and still turned out pretty ****ty. Of the 30 or so acres maybe 3-5 acres got bigger than a baseball. Some in that patch were the size vollyballs but still very few. The beans on the other hand are spectacular, tall thick and covered with pods. The deer are really tearing them up now!
