We plant 17 acres of food plots. Typically, 4-5 acres of a corn soybean mix, 4-5 acres of brassicas (I change up mixes for different planting dates, but my preferred is a mix of Winfred and rutabagas) and the balance is a mix of winter rye/ triticale and oats together with a mix of medium red clover, ladino clover and chicory. Thus, I’m planting bean/corn late May/early June, brassicas in late July or early August, and grain/clover/chicory Labor Day weekend. I find the variety is treated like a buffet which promotes movement. In October, the grains are top draw. As snows pile up and makes the grains harder to access, preference turns to brassicas and corn. The soybeans planted with our corn do not last long but permit the corn to mature. Contrary to many reports, our deer utilize the brassicas we plant very early. Indeed, without all our other plantings, they’d be wiped out before Thanksgiving.
