Peplin Creek
5 year old buck +
so I’ve been planting annual plots for a few years. The mixes have been winter peas, oats and rye. I noticed based off of trail camera data that the first 3-4 weeks of the plot when planted have been hot for activity. Then there is slow down for about 4 weeks and then once rut starts deer are in them for the remainder of the year. I’m losing a window of attraction there.
Essentially sept is great, the back half of oct is starts to get good and then November and December draw pretty well. My theory on this is that peas and early oats/rye growth are the draws early and then once the plants put on some growth, deer move off of them until they are forced back onto it after other available forage is gone.
My thoughts going into this year are to try something different. I’m thinking an early august planting of peas, frosty berseem and fixation clover. Then in the middle of of sept drop rye onto it. My hope is that the peas draw early, clover keeps them around (in my dry window) until the rye is most attractive In November once all major vegetation is gone.
Anyone try this before? Or have any recommendations with the seeds chosen or suggestions for others? The plot will mostly be annual clover. These are small 1/4 acre plots and brassica doesn’t do will in them do to water and shade spots.
Essentially sept is great, the back half of oct is starts to get good and then November and December draw pretty well. My theory on this is that peas and early oats/rye growth are the draws early and then once the plants put on some growth, deer move off of them until they are forced back onto it after other available forage is gone.
My thoughts going into this year are to try something different. I’m thinking an early august planting of peas, frosty berseem and fixation clover. Then in the middle of of sept drop rye onto it. My hope is that the peas draw early, clover keeps them around (in my dry window) until the rye is most attractive In November once all major vegetation is gone.
Anyone try this before? Or have any recommendations with the seeds chosen or suggestions for others? The plot will mostly be annual clover. These are small 1/4 acre plots and brassica doesn’t do will in them do to water and shade spots.