Austrian
Winter Peas
Pisum sativum subsp. arvense
Austrian winter peas will make a
great food plot or addition to a mixture planted in the
fall to attract deer. Highly favored by whitetails,
these fast growing peas will attract deer to a plot soon
after germination making them a favorite of bow hunters.
Austrian will be one of the earliest spring crops left
from the winter dormancy period for wildlife to browse. Austrian Winter peas can
attract deer and turkey and will provide a high quality forage during the cooler
fall / winter seasons.
Type: Cool Season Annual
Legume
Origin: Common variety from Europe
Adaptations: Well-drained loam or sandy loam
soils of the Southeastern US
Uses: Primarily as a cover crop, provides high
quality forage for livestock and deer.
Benefits: Adds nitrogen to soil and provides
winter erosion control.
Nutrition: High quality, similar to White Clover.
Planting Austrian Winter Peas For Food Plots
- Rate: 50 lbs. per acre or 1
1/4 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.; 1/2" depth
- Time: September - October
- Method: Well-prepared, firm
seed bed, alone or with a small grain.
- Grazing: Not suited to
grazing because of livestock damage from trampling.
Excellent for wild game food plots and as a plow
down green manure crop.
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Partridge Peas
Type: Warm season reseeding annual legume
Uses: Partridge peas are
slow to establish but are well suited to most any type
soil and tolerant of acid conditions. They will produce
abundant yellow flowers late in the summer and small
black seeds that are excellent feed for quail. The seeds
are hard and will stay in the soil or on the ground all
winter as feed. They will consistently reseed each year
and thicken year after year.
Planting Partridge Peas For Food Plots
Date: Feb. - April
Rate: 15 lbs./acre or ½ lb./1000 sq.ft.
Depth: ¼"
Best for: Deer, Turkey,
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Catjang Pea / Oklahoma
Game Bird Cowpeas For Food Plots
Type: Warm
season annual legume
Uses: This is a late
maturing cowpea that holds in the hull better than other
varieties. The seeds are relished by quail and other
game birds. The plants, similar to other cowpeas,
produce abundant foliage that is high in protein and an
excellent food source for deer with better resistance to
heavy grazing pressure than cowpeas.
Planting Game Bird Cow Peas In Food Plots
Date: April - June
Rate: 40 lbs./acre or 1 lb./1000 sq.ft.
Depth: ½"
Best for: Deer, Turkey,
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Iron & Clay Cowpeas
Type: warm season annual legume
Uses: Great food plot item - The deer will flock to these peas
especially when they are new little tender seedlings
just emerging at the 1-2 leaf stage.
Cowpeas are a favorite for a good hardy southern area
food plot.
Planting Iron & Clay Peas For Food Plots
Date: April - August
Rate: 60 lbs./acre or 1½ lbs./1000 sq.ft.
Depth: ½"-1"
Best for: Deer, Turkey, Rabbit, Quail
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