I am doing my first personal food plots this year.
I helped my dad design his the last two years, but only sat his place once due to him WAY over hunting it.
I am doing 3 separate plots.
2 acre dove field.
This is a highly diverse mix I’m trying with about 60% bird food species, and about 40% of the plot for soil improvement.
2 acre deer plot.
Another diverse plot (not as diverse as the dove) with lots of legumes for food, and some plants for compaction breaking.
And a 0.5 acre patch of 50/50 Aeschynomene and Alyce Clover. This one will be an archery kill plot if I end up getting anything worth me shooting.
The deer numbers at this place are almost non existent. Less than 1 dpsm. So, my only real goal with it this year is to get my son a deer. That is what the 2 acre plot is for. It should make a good rifle plot to hunt.
The dove plot is because I want to get my wife and son into hunting something with me. My wife won’t hunt whitetail... doesn’t like the “sit still and hope” aspect of it. I figure dove hunting is social enough, done in fair weather, and mostly shorter mornings. That should make for a decent experience to hook her into it.
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That is some serious variety. Who came up with the mix for the deer plot?
I’m a keep it simple and use the Paul Knox mix dumbed down so even more simplicity. Clover radish and rye
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