I have 32 acres in WV since fall of 2003. I have been trying
different things for deer, grouse, rabbit and turkey. The following is what I have learned in four years.
For the fall, I had excellent results with Pennington's Deer Greens. The 1/4 acre plot had the deer coming down the hillside 1 1/2 hours before dark to feed.
After the frost, I had good results with Winter Grazer Rye #70, Austrian Winter peas, ladino clover, oats and winter wheat. For the past two winters I planted 1 1/2 acres of
winter wheat and clover and 1 1/2 acres of Southern States Wild Game Mix # 2. The Mix # 2 contains, clover, oats, austrian winter pea and wheat.
I planted kale and turnips mixed with the above mixes. My
english springer spanials were eating more kale and turnips then the deer. The good thing about the kale and turnips is they grow well with a ph around 6.0, which makes it ideal for some of the wooded food plots on the hill.
I stopped trying to raise the ph too costly. Now I try to plant something that likes that ph for wildlife.