Deer aren't real high on my list, but I do like to put one in the freezer. I have several plots ranging in size from about a 1/4 acre to a little over a half. I usually rotate corn and cow peas. Last year I planted oats for the first time and did so again this year. Some years I plant grain sorghum aka milo.
Clovers listed in my food plot book with high preference and excellent grazing resistance include berseem,crimson,alsike,and ladino. White Dutch and alfalfa are moderately used but high in resistance. Grains include: oats, wheat, triticale, and rye that are high/high. You might add chicory or sugar beets to your mix. Turnips are good too, especially late in the year. You might also incorporate some "edge feathering" around wood lots to encourage native plants for browsing.
I didn't think deer used millet much although they do eat milo. I plan to plant some brown top millet and follow it up with a wheat, Austrian winter pea, crimson clover mix. But I'm more interested in plots for rabbits and birds.
Personally, I avoid the pre-packaged mixes. I prefer to make my own. I think you pay too much for the cheaper seeds that are predominant in the mix. A couple of stores/co-ops sell bulk seed.
Get a copy of Wildlife Food Plots Blending Science with Common Sense by Craig A. Harper. Written mainly for the mid-South area of the country.
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