plot getting hit hard

[dogdoc]

Since season is over haven't checked the food plots in a couple of weeks--wow---they are getting hammered by the deer. Going to have to make it larger next fall for sure. Here is a pic I took in early fall as the plot was growing--you can see how tall it is and thick.
http://www.hunt101.com/img/063833.jpg
Here is a current pic of the same spot---all the foliage on the rape and turnips have been eaten. The clover, chicory, and trefoil from the Hamann Farms Seed Blend is being mowed to the ground. Hopefully, it will start getting some spring growth soon.
http://www.hunt101.com/img/094847.jpg
Here are few of the half eaten turnips. The plot is like walking on a land mind from all the pulled up and partially eaten turnips. Funny thing is I have always read that deer have to learn to eat certain new foods. This is the 3rd year that I have planted turnips and the first year they have actually eaten the turnip itself.
http://www.hunt101.com/img/094848.jpg

todd

[Thayer.qdma]

very nice!!! What was the stuff that looked like it was almost planted in rows in the first pic?

[dogdoc]

thayer---this plot was planted on an old oil drilling site---they didn't strike oil so abandoned the site----I had it recleared couple of years ago strictly for planting a plot. The plot has a pretty good slope to it and the row are actually little ditches from run off---the smaller seeds (mainly turnips) washed into the small ditches and came up like that----worked out well because it slowed down the erosion/washing in that area.

todd

[Buckacc]

DogDoc
I've had the same results with my Turnips, after 3yrs. the deer have finally started to eat it. The last 4 weekends I have watched the food plots from my tree stand and have seen between 15 and 33 deer feeding in it.
I would recommend Planting more small foodplots, instead of making the foodplot you have bigger. It makes the deer move around alot more.

[jfwalker]

Good info, and thanks for the pics.