For us here in Texas, or other areas in the South, we are coming on the time to plant our food plots. I am in north Texas in the Panhandle area where we have Mulies and Whitetail. This area has the potential to grow some really nice deer. I have 5 deer in my office that score from 145-160 that came out of this county.

I have seen many different grain sorghums planted in the same area and some of the stuff is just a deer magnet while others seem to have no deer activity at all.

Hi-Gear, Red Top Cane, White grained Milo and Brown mid-rib Sorghum seem to be the most popular for deer.

This is my first year to plant these food plots. I have the assistance of a farmer who has forgotten more about farming than I will ever know, so I do not need assistance here.

I have plowed the plots and will fertilize soon and plant about 15 April.

I will be planting some Lablab this year and some other grain sorghum. My question is...

I would like to draw from some practical experience...which grain sorghum do you recommend for attracting deer? The Lablab will cover their protein needs, but I want something to keep them around after the Lablab is dead and gone.

Any help is appreciated.

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Wendell Reich
Hunter's Quest International

Check with your state deer biologist, and also have your local librarian run a search on deer diets.

I understand that Ladino(sp) Clover is a deer magnet, and is like icecream to them. Check with the local Farm Bureau Co-op for the clover seed, but be ready, this particular stuff is expensive and requires some soil preparation....

Thanks Paladin,

Yes, that stuff is expensive. I am not interested in the clover now, I think I have that part covered.

I want someone with practical experience with different grain sorghums to speak up.

I have hunted an area around here where you couldn't get the Mulies to leave this one particular field. The rancher had planted a few different varieties of sorghum for silage and couldn't remember which one this was. It was very tall and had a dark red head with a lot of seeds. I think it was brown midrib sorghum.

I chased this same mulie with a few different clients until he got tired of us launching arrows and bullets at him and left for good.

I have never seen such poor marksmanship in my life. Shame too cause he was fat and old and I suspect he was on his way down hill when we found him. I thought he was a cow the first time I saw him.

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Wendell Reich
Hunter's Quest International

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