Table of cool-season & warm-season annual & perennial deer forages By Matt Tarr, Whitetail Stewards, Inc.
The following is a table of the cool-season and warm-season forages most commonly planted in food plots for white-tailed deer. Click on any of the forages below to read a fact sheet about the forage and how it can be used in deer food plots.
Cool-season annual forages
Grasses
Annual ryegrass
Legumes
Austrian winter pea
Annual clovers
arrowleaf clover
berseem clover
crimson clover
rose clover
subterranean clover
Sweetclover
Vetch
bigflower vetch
common vetch
hairy vetch
Forbs
Brassicas
Cereal grains
Cereal grains
Cool-season perennial forages
Grasses
perennial ryegrass
Legumes
Alfalfa
Birdsfoot trefoil
Perennial clovers
alsike clover
red clover
white (ladino) clover
Forbs
Chicory
Warm-season annual forages
Grasses
Corn
Sorghum
Legumes
American jointvetch (Aeschynomene)
Alyceclover
Cowpeas
iron/clay peas
catjang peas
Lablab
Soybeans
Want more information? Click any of the links below for more information about forages often planted in food plots for white-tailed deer:
Cool-season vs. warm-season forages for deer food plots - Whitetail Stewards, Inc.
What are annual, biennial, and perennial forages for deer food plots? - Whitetail Stewards, Inc.
Legumes for deer food plots - Whitetail Stewards, Inc.
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