Food Plot Crops for Kentucky
Filed under: Ask Grant, Food Plots
Dr. Grant, Thank you for GrowingDeer.tv. I have enjoyed it all year. Between the 2010 QDMA Convention, Quality Whitetails and GrowingDeer.tv, I was able to turn my 57 acre farm in western Kentucky into a deer paradise! Last Sunday I shot the best deer of my life going to a TSI bedding area I cut this spring. I have less than 3 acres to plant for food plots. I want to plant crops for fall thru early spring without clearing the table. What type of blend would you recommend? Also, I don’t mind planting every year so annuals would be fine. Thank you for inspiring me and may God bless you! Jeff
Jeff,
Thanks for the kind words! As you have seen on my property I am a heavy believer in Eagle Seed forage soybeans. They provide tremendous protein forage throughout the summer and have the ability to produce more pounds of cool season forage in the form of grain than many cool season forages. They also act as a fail safe for fall food plots. If it doesn’t look like the plot will produce enough grain (25+ bushels/acre) the plot can be easily broadcasted/drilled into with a green forage, like winter wheat and/or brassicas.
The Eagle Seed forage soybeans are among the most drought resistant crop I’ve tried. They are a huge part of my deer management program. I have them planted at several projects in Kentucky and have been very pleased with the results and the deer observed/harvested at those plots.
Growing Deer together,
Grant
