Originally Posted By: CNC
I like that a lot better. Just watch each field for yourself and see how it’s holding up to the browsing pressure. If it looks like a putting green then up your stocking rate of cereal grains next year and try to make the soil more productive….maybe add a little more N……75-100 lbs of cereal grains is about the most common stocking rate. A really knowledgeable deer manager from the Midwest that is now passed away always promoted 150 lbs in heavy pressure situations. He had scads of deer using his fields out there. Not saying that you have to plant that thick or even need to…..just know that it’s not unheard of….tailor the stocking rate to the size of the field and deer density. Use your own eyes to decide.... Make the field as fertile as it can be to help increase productivity. The white clover needs a good pH so keep that in mind if you haven’t tested or limed. It also does better in soil that holds a little moisture. If this isn’t the case with you fields right now then yuchi arrowleaf or crimson might be alternatives to look at……I like me some yuchi.


Count me in on the yucchi arrowleaf train. I had deer still using the yucchi on into july. It's a little pricey but is an excellent reseeder. I had it growing in several fields where I hadn't planted it in a couple of years