The Massey

[Mennoniteman]

Well, I guess I should have taken some pics, but I didn’t, so you’ll have to take my word for it. The deer LOVE the 10 acre alfalfa field. Every night the past 3 weeks, I’ve ventured to the barn, there have been a minimum of 20 deer on it; and that’s just what I’m seeing in daylight. There is also lots of wheat on neighbors and the fallow field that hasn’t been planted in over 1.5 years is drawing a ton of deer from the hills across the blacktop too. Should be a fun shed season! The neighbor to the south shot 8 does during rifle season, and we’re planning to shoot at least 3 or 4 more during the bonus season. Still, the alfalfa might turn into more of a food plot than a cash crop.

Those are interesting observations on alfalfa. My friend who was really getting into Roundup ready alfalfa in his food plots and had over 10 acres out just told me that he's pretty much done with his experiment, and he said they're moving away from it.
His reasoning was that alfalfa didn't seem to do anything for them that clover doesn't, and alfalfa doesn't take our Pennsylvania summer heat nearly as well as clover.
I was really surprised by his statement, as I thought the Roundup ready part might make alfalfa the wave of the future for deer plots, but after going all in at first, he now doesn't think it's the answer.

 

[KSQ2]

Those are interesting observations on alfalfa. My friend who was really getting into Roundup ready alfalfa in his food plots and had over 10 acres out just told me that he's pretty much done with his experiment, and he said they're moving away from it.
His reasoning was that alfalfa didn't seem to do anything for them that clover doesn't, and alfalfa doesn't take our Pennsylvania summer heat nearly as well as clover.
I was really surprised by his statement, as I thought the Roundup ready part might make alfalfa the wave of the future for deer plots, but after going all in at first, he now doesn't think it's the answer.

Interesting, there is nothing more drought tolerant than alfalfa. And for several weeks now I’ve watched deer literally walk through our 1.5 acres of clover blend without taking a bite, on their way to the alfalfa. From what I’ve heard, clover is MUCH easier in a plot context, and that might play a role in what influenced your friend.