We did a soil test on a 2-acre field that wasn’t part of the normal crop rotation on the farm. After a soil test and the addition of lime and fertilizers we seeded the plot with your clover. We spotted deer using the plot throughout the summer but as the late summer/early fall time frame came around we started noticing more and more deer in the Imperial Whitetail Clover. There were times when we observed 20+ deer in the 2-acre plot. We didn’t kill any great bucks that season but we were able to take several does out of the plot. Every year since then we have been putting out 30-06 Mineral and 30-06 Plus Protein. Our deer really hit these sites hard in the spring and summer. In the past few years we have purchased several trail cameras and by placing them overlooking our mineral licks we have gotten lots of pictures of nice bucks and even some black bears using the sites.
In the past few years we have experimented with No-Plow, Pure Attraction and Winter-Greens. Since we have the luxury of using all of the farm equipment we have gone away from the No-Plow and have been using Winter-Greens and this year we also tried the Pure Attraction. These products have all worked well, especially to draw in the deer later on in the year. Before we started using the Whitetail Institute products all the deer would leave the farm in the winter months and seek out areas where food was easier to access. However, after a few years of having Whitetail Institute products planted we noticed more deer staying on the farm over the winter months.
After several years of passing smaller bucks and killing more does on the farm we were poised to have our best year ever this past season. Based on our observations and trail camera pictures we had several nice bucks using the property, and the rifle season didn’t disappoint us. We took three nice bucks the first day, and my buddy was able to top all of us with his 140 3/4” monster taken on the first Wednesday of the season! These deer were the biggest bucks any of us have killed on the farm and we couldn’t have done it without proper nutrition and passing up the younger bucks. I’d like to thank Bob and Bobby Brown for the use of their land and farm equipment and the Whitetail Institute for distributing such great products, please keep up the good work!
In the past few years we have experimented with No-Plow, Pure Attraction and Winter-Greens. Since we have the luxury of using all of the farm equipment we have gone away from the No-Plow and have been using Winter-Greens and this year we also tried the Pure Attraction. These products have all worked well, especially to draw in the deer later on in the year. Before we started using the Whitetail Institute products all the deer would leave the farm in the winter months and seek out areas where food was easier to access. However, after a few years of having Whitetail Institute products planted we noticed more deer staying on the farm over the winter months.
After several years of passing smaller bucks and killing more does on the farm we were poised to have our best year ever this past season. Based on our observations and trail camera pictures we had several nice bucks using the property, and the rifle season didn’t disappoint us. We took three nice bucks the first day, and my buddy was able to top all of us with his 140 3/4” monster taken on the first Wednesday of the season! These deer were the biggest bucks any of us have killed on the farm and we couldn’t have done it without proper nutrition and passing up the younger bucks. I’d like to thank Bob and Bobby Brown for the use of their land and farm equipment and the Whitetail Institute for distributing such great products, please keep up the good work!
