Food plot question

[gersdorf]

I was wondering what you guys might plant for a food plot in my situation. I hunt in west/central iowa and one of the places i hunt is surrounded by corn and soybeans from the neighbors farm and my dad and i want to plant something on his ground for help with the deer but we both don't have a lot of experience on what to plant. We have planted corn in the past but i was wondering what everyone else has used. We have about 25-40 acres we can plant on and the rest is timber and crick bottom. what do you think?

 

[iowaqdm]

I would plant 10 acres corn, 10 acres beans, and 5 acres of imperial whitetail clover. I would harvest half the beans and half the corn to recoup some of your costs then broadcast rye or oats in the remaining beans (still standing) in August. I would then plant a 15 acre block of tall warm season grasses for bedding cover. Buy lots of arrows, lots of antlerless tags and save up some cash ($400-$800)for your taxidermy bills!!!

 

[Central Iowa]

Great reply iowaqdm. Corn and beans are hard to beat. Mix in some clover and you have a great set up. Here is a link to a article on the QDMA website for other great ideas. Check out the other articles as well. Alot of good free informaton.web page

 

[Fulldrw]

Central Iowa thanks for the article. That provided me with a lot of useful information. It is well worth the time to read all of the articles on foodplots because I deffinitley learned a lot from it. Thanks.