New quarter section

[270Q]

Bought a quarter section near colinton.
Hay on it now what should I plant next
Spring for deer

[catnthehat]

Alfalfa!
Cat

[Bassett]

Alfalfa. The deer will love it once you cut it once. They get a lot of the needed nutrients from second growth of alfalfa they need for the rut.

[270Q]

What about peas ?

[tysonlazo2]

i shot a doe a couple years ago and she was feeding on peas omg some of the best meat i had she was nice and fat the peas really help the does out alot

[TBark]

Congrats on your new land.
Have you priced out what it would cost to turn over a quarter and re-plant ?
We have 100 open acres on one of our quarters and are considdering re-planting, but have not priced it out as yet.

TBark

[Elkaholic523]

Peas would b good but it will cost u money every year to replant where as alfalfa would b good for 5-8 years and if u bail it it will keep the herd healthy all year long.

[Pegasus]

You say it is in Hay now? Sounds like you won't have to do anything. It's probably an alfalfa grass mix already. If it's in good shape leave it alone.

[4thredneck]

If your going to break it you should seed it to oats the first year then the next year you can seed peas.

[338Bluff]

get a soil sample. Alfalfa will grow up there, but some of the more marginal land is has a pretty low pH which will prevent the establisment of a decent stand. You could overseed with Alsike Clover and White Clover and see where that gets you. It is easily purchased from Viterra, CPS, or UFA. The food plot mixes sold at the sporting goods stores are imported, expensive, non-adapted, and likely full of weeds. A 55 lb bag of clover can usually be bought for less than $200.

[cujo1969]

Canola deer love it

[whitetailman]

Originally Posted by cujo1969

Canola deer love it

Deer like canola in the spring and summer as they keep the Mosquitos away. Come fall peas and alfalfa are the way To go.

[Ivo]

I always thought "WOW wouldn't it be nice to own my own property....I would always have somewhere to hunt deer..."

Now I have almost a quarter section planted with alfalfa and deer like crazy. So what now?.... I let everyone else hunt it because shooting deer in my backyard isn't interesting.

OH yeah...what to plant?

Alfalfa!

[huntin]

In central Ab. I used to think alfalfa was the key to good deer property as they feed on it year round. Up north where I'm at now 90% of every thing is wheat or conola. I know of 2 1/4 sections of good alfalfa the deer do not eat it until December. I'm not sure if they know it will be a winter food source or what the deal is but hardly ever do you see deer in there before than.

[CWC]

45% brassica (forage rape, radish, turnip) 60-90 days before first frost, 45% fall rye / field peas 30-45 days before first frost, 10% clover or alfalfa with no grass seed mixed in and cut multiple times in a season.

Theres the best bang for your buck on high quality feed and can feed a lot of deer on as little as 5-10 acres......year round.

Place strategically and make sure you can enter/exit stands without being detected.

All in alfalfa can be good, it will be easy, but not nearly as attractive.

My 2cents.

Bobby
www.canadianwhitetailconsulting.com

[rhuntley12]

Have seen deer, elk and moose on all the crops that are planted around. Canola they seemed to be all over after it was cut. Winter wheat this last spring had deer and elk all over it.

As said leave your field as is, it's probably already got alfalfa in it and you can keep getting it hayed. Make a few $$'s off the hay or save it for winter.

[Bushmaster]

We've got a bunch of peas in this year but can't say that I've noticed too much deer activity...yet. They are strolling around in the canola, though.

[newell]

if you plant peas or barley you may be able to bring in some awesome early season field shoots as well.
knockem out of the sky in sept shoot a big deer in november
sounds perfect

[huntin]

Originally Posted by newell

if you plant peas or barley you may be able to bring in some awesome early season field shoots as well.
knockem out of the sky in sept shoot a big deer in november
sounds perfect

Except nothing eats barley once it has bearded out. Oats and peas is where it's at.