Will Deer Eat Turnips and Radishes?? Are They Food Plot Worthy?

~HuntingFarmer Merch~

I planted a mix of turnips and radishes in a very small food plot in the summer. The deer haven't eat them much up to this point. Now there is snow in the forecast, will that change things??
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[RagnaroksHomesteading]

Was doing some research on planting turnips and found this! I was looking for garden tips, but will use these deer tips as well. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

[catchyoulateroutdoors]

Great job, looks really good! JESUS Loves you so so much for sure GOD Bless you

[krishanus]

1st year planting them. They grew really well. Hoping they do what they did on your plot when the snow falls

[Danfoodforest]

Heavy snowfall ...
Huge roots crop
Healthy food source for the deer

[lancebrinkley]

I hunt in southeast Texas, so not much snow here. I planted radishes last year and they ate them right away. I planted Winfred brassica, tillage radish and appin turnip this year. They've been hitting the radishes the most and some turnip. Haven't touched the Winfred brassica yet. 38° is the coldest it's been so far here. I will try and update in late December.

[whitetailhunter]

Been using turnips in my mix for plots for over 15 years now in Missouri. I see deer consistently eating the tops well before a frost/freeze, one top after another. Bulbs get eaten later in the season January/February. Always a good plot choice here, especially mixed with oats and wheat.

[clayphares]

I planted them last year in middle Georgia. They greezed them after a frost but didn't come and devour them until early February, after hunting season. hahaha. But it was the best looking food plot I ever had!

[Brandon-uorv]

Here in KY I've noticed they hit the greens in Oct and then not much past then. Seems to be a few radishes kind of here and there nibbled on but hard to tell what critter it was. However as a soil builder I think all those rotting turnips and radishes should really help.

[huntnfishnuts]

I plant a mix on food plots, but I have a similar situation hunting on a farm that produces grain, usually wheat, soybean and corn. I have planted radish and they won’t touch it until winter time when all the other crops are gone, red clover is killer, the farmer plants it as a cover crop and the deer will clear snow from it every time. It also recovers every year. Great choice to hunt over that for the late season.

[northrockboy]

Up here in Canada we do better leaving soybeans and fall rye seeded late. By Sept they have eaten at least half the bean plants then the rye starts to kick I. This year they are digging down in 1 1/2 ft to find some thin swaths of volunteer wheat. We didn't work the land as we plan on seeding beans next spring anyways. Last fall after field work zero deer. This year same field up to 25 animals feeding. Thanks for the input. I'll seed some of these but on smaller plots close to my yard.

[timer]

Well after looking at this video as it’s just starting to snow here the video I watched and commented on a lot of snow on the ground getting pounded Back there take care my friend be safe and happy holiday

[richstafford]

Turnips are my favorite food plot forage. Tillage radish and winter rye are right there with them. The deer clean up my brassica plots. I heard people say they have seen brassica rotting in the spring. I have never experienced that. Deer in the past actually over browsed my brassica early and stunted their progress. I now plant rye grain next to the brassica plots so they focus on the young rye shoots early and let the brassica get some size and tonnage jumpstart. Love brassica.

[steffenoutdoorswi]

Here is Wisconsin, they love Turnips. However, we need a hard frost first or a mild freeze. The turnips get sweet after that and the deer will paw them up all winter until they are gone. Useless for Summer/Autumn plots here though.

[lukewright]

Adding both Turnips and radish to my food plot now!

[juliegogola]

In a zone 6 winter area, when do you plant these?

[AnglerSpeaks]

it too cold weather, i feel it during watching video, how you people survive in this weather amazing.

[OutdoorMishaps]

Excellent video, love the "B-Roll" - good luck hunting that spot. Huge veggies, thats for sure!

[masoomali]

Chicago IL USA
Great info added to my knowledge. Thx

[GoMidwestFishing]

I planted some "Big & Beastie." The expensive one with a big buck on the bag. It grew great, but the deer barely touched it. I tried it for 3 years with no luck, so I gave up on it. They did like the clover I planted. This was in MN.

[JohnAmes]

Have never dealt with Food plots of any kind just have hunted Over cornfields I liked your footage of the snow ❄ 👍