Dan,

Thanks for watching GrowingDeer.tv! There are several variables that should be considered in developing your plan. What to plant for attractant plots depends on the time of year you wish to hunt. Do you plan to hunt the early portion of the archery season? Then late maturing forage soybeans may be perfect! Do you wish to hunt the last portion of the season? If so, then cold hearty brassicas would be a good choice. Another consideration is what other forage resources are available in your neighborhood. If your property is adjacent to one of Nova Scotia’s famous blueberry farms or apple orchards, then the local herd would be well feed during a specific time of the year and your crops need to be productive during other times.

If the local habitat is lacking in food, and the local deer density is high, then it might be necessary to protect a portion of your crop with a Gallagher electric fence to allow some crops to mature before allowing/wanting deer to have access them. This is an excellent and cost effective technique to provide tons of high quality forage for literally pennies a pound.

It sounds as if you have all the tools to be successful. The next step is defining your mission so you can best use the available information and resources to achieve your objectives.

Growing Deer together,

Grant