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Yep- mix the 2 together. It offers more food for deer, rye acts as a cover crop, the 2 work excellent together, rye builds soil, etc. Planting the end of august will be ideal timing for Rye, possibly a touch on the later side for clover but you're good - the goal - having deer hammer the plot, with peas, radish & oats in that same mix (what Dbltree is suggesting) will bring them in big time. then, next spring, your clovers will be one of the 1st things to pop up, mowing down rye later or killing it - you'll be left with an established clover plot that will attract deer, dominate weed competition and fix N. Mix it all - read thru Dbltree's suggestions on qty's. I do around 50 lbs rye, 40 oats, 40 peas, 10 total on clover (red & white) and about 4 pounds radish. I'm pry a little overboard but it works great but I'd follow Dbltree's suggestions.