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Is winter rye good for deer?
Winter rye is an often overlooked but very versatile tool that everyone who manages their property for whitetail deer should utilize. Besides working well as a stand alone crop for whitetail deer, winter rye really shines when planted in the fall with a perennial legume such as a white clover to act as a cover crop.
What is the best thing to plant for deer antler growth?
In addition to clover, crops like soybeans, lablab, and buckwheat are fantastic spring forages for deer. Deer love soybeans in fall, but they relish the green forbs that are high in protein during spring. Alfalfa would be a great choice—especially in cooler climes—if it weren't so labor intensive.
What is the best thing to plant for deer in the winter?
Brassica blends such as Maximum, Deer Radish or Winter Bulbs & Sugar Beets, containing plants with staggered maturity and palatability dates are ideal for this task. After your cereal grains and clovers have been browsed down and covered in snow, brassicas are very attractive and highly preferred by whitetails.
Do deer prefer oats or rye?
Brassica goes in about now and rye/ oats/ wheat and clover go in sept. 01. Oats beats rye for fall attraction here but the two planted together are equally eaten and rye helps our deer in the early spring with the first green food of the year, hiding cover for June fawns, and weed prevention for clover.
How late can winter rye be planted?
Optimum soil pH is 5.0 to 7.0 but can tolerate 4.5 to 8.0. Winter rye can be planted from late summer to late fall depending on the use of the crop.
Do Whitetails like molasses?
Deer, bears and hogs crave sugar, and molasses has plenty of it. This concentration of pure molasses draws in wildlife with sweet aromas and long-lasting flavor. It's perfect for year-round nutrition supplementation –especially through cold winters when sugar content is scarce.
What foods grow big antlers Whitetails?
By planting any of the three mentioned – clover, alfalfa, chicory – deer on your hunting property will have another food source option in addition to native sources. Spring food plots are a good way to get bucks on the pathway to growing bigger antlers for fall.
Does clover help deer antler growth?
Clover is one of the richest protein sources for deer–in fact 10% higher that any wheat, rye, or grain food sources. Clover also contains 300% more mineral content than most spring grains—all necessities in promoting healthy antler growth.
What is good to plant for deer in the fall?
Perennials such as white clover, chicory, and alfalfa are great for nourishing deer and should be included in any whitetail habitat management program. But for sheer attraction for fall hunts, it's hard to beat two types of annuals: brassicas and cereal grains—planted separately, mixed, or combined with annual clovers.
What can I plant in February for deer?
A: We have heard of some folks successfully planting clover, chicory, alfalfa and even oats, wheat or rye, but we really only use Whitetail Institute Imperial Clover and Alfa-Rack.