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HUNTINCOUPLE:
Just Googled Oat Food Plots. All the info is there! :tup:

cem3434:
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Eastside stone thrower:
Lime is a good start for most food plots true it will grow without it but it will enhance the taste of even the natural vegetation like wild roses and other browse surounding the food plot and allow the nutrients you already have to be picked up domalite lime is a great tool it also kills moss by changing the pH in the soil if pH is to low nutrients will be locked out another great addition to food plots is fruit trees as soon as the clover is mowed down the cherries are ready then plums and pears and apples and acorns is it September yet

bearpaw:
Fruit trees are awesome but if you plant young fruit trees you will need to protect them with fencing a few years until they get some height, otherwise the deer will eat leaves, limbs, basically the whole tree, and prevent growth, trees will also need some moisture here and there during the summer if you want them to produce well.

Agree that lime and fertilizer helps almost all soil, especially in forested areas that generally tend to be acidic. But I know from past experience that clovers and/or grains (especially oats) can do OK without needing to add lime or fertilizer if a person doesn't want to get that involved. Many clovers you can simply scatter a lot of seed in a moist area in the late fall or early spring and at least some of it will grow to some extent. Remember, if the area dries out in the summer the clover will dry up too! If the area is pretty wet or dry some clovers will do better than others. White clovers are longer lived but a bit tougher to establish. A good plan is to start with red clover and white clovers mixed, the red comes in thick to start but dies out leaving the white clover in following years. Most good seed companies will tell you which clovers to plant in your area depending on the factors involved. They will also tell you which clovers deer like best. The simplest method without getting into a lot of research is to buy a deer clover mix from one of the seed companies for your area and conditions.

More Info Online
Basic Clover Info: http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/big-buck-zone/2013/04/planting-clover-deer
Some Crop Choices: http://deerbuilder.com/DB/features/foodplots/top10/Top10FoodPlotCropsNorth.pdf
If You Really Want To Learn: http://iowawhitetail.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=45

Decide how involved you want to get? (only go to that last link if you have a lot of time to invest, the info is addictive)  :chuckle:

bowtechian:
Curious if anybody has went this route for blacktail?

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