Great 8™ - Antler King (2024)

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Does antler King work? ›

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In the Northern U.S., typically the best time to plant a Fall food plot (Honey Hole, Slam Dunk, Lights Out, Fall/Winter/Spring, Trophy Clover or No Sweat) would be during the months of July, August and the first half of September. In the Middle U.S. and South the best time to plant is August, September and October.

Antler King's® RED ZONE and NO SWEAT are normally planted in the spring, but you can also be successful planting these two mixes during the summer and early fall also. A couple of things to keep in mind when planting in the fall are that it is usually pretty dry.

June, July, August, September

Fall/Winter/Spring Blend, Trophy Clover, Small Town Throwdown, Game Changer Clover, Lights Out and No Sweat food plots can be planted late August in the North, wait until September or October in the South.

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The growing antler is 80% protein (dry matter basis). Fawns require up to 20% protein to support growth and antler pedicle development. After weaning through the next year, buck fawns fed a 16% protein diet had larger antlers than those fed 4.5% and 9.5% protein diets. This is true for two-year old bucks as well.

Deer Antler Growth Over Years. The buck reaches antler maturity at six years. Over its lifetime, the deer will develop and shed antlers, with new, uniquely-shaped antlers appearing each time. Generally, antlers grow in about 120 days.

It would seem only natural that when given the opportunity, bucks would favor plants high in protein. Ladino clover, one of the most common food plot plants, has 25 percent protein. Alfalfa has 19 percent, and soybeans carry a whopping 40 percent crude protein.

Adult white-tailed deer antlers can grow ¼ inch per day, whereas elk antlers grow about an inch per day. Moose regrow a few months after shedding, making their growth rate even more impressive. A moose in his prime can grow as much as a pound of antler per day!

In conclusion, the best food plot for deer depends on several factors, including location, climate, and deer population. However, clover, brassicas, soybeans, and cereal grains are generally considered to be the best food plots for attracting and sustaining deer populations.

When to plant Antler King in the red zone? ›

Depending on where you live, RED ZONE can be planted anytime May through August. On the late summer plantings, make sure you plant at least 60 days before the first expected frost. Incidentally, we have had fantastic results “stagger” planting RED ZONE.

In closing, my first recommendation for a shade tolerant food plot would be subterranean clover. The odds are that it will work the best for any area short on sunlight, but proper preparation is still required.

Fertilize Your Clover

Many choose to fertilize at planting time and then during the spring annually thereafter.

Follow up. As a perennial, ladino clover will be slow to establish the first fall or spring it is planted. Don't worry. Keep monitoring, and you'll see it become very productive the first spring (after a fall planting) and each summer, fall and spring thereafter for as long as the crop persists.

White clover is a perennial legume that can provide years of quality, high protein, extremely attractive forage for your whitetail herd and numerous other wildlife species. Red clovers tend to be a bit easier to grow in a wider range of conditions; however, they are typically not as attractive as most white varieties.

Protein is especially important. The University of Missouri found that a difference of 8 percent and 16 percent protein in a buck's diet through age 4 can potentially cause a 20-inch difference in antler size. That's the difference between a decent rack and a tale-worthy trophy.

A good perennial mixture that you can mix yourself (per acre) consists of 50 pounds of winter wheat or oats, 4 pounds of ladino white clover, 2 pounds of birdsfoot trefoil, and 2 pounds of white Dutch clover. This mixture will provide your roads with several years of good deer forage while keeping erosion to a minimum.

For most food plots, the top three inches of soil is where the magic happens. Applying liquid applications of lime to raise the pH is almost like a miracle and is just what the doctor ordered. The liquid lime is easy to apply, and it works very quickly to alter the pH in the top layer of soil almost immediately.