i have always hunted public land me and mya father in law recently acquired a lease of 200 acres 2 years ago and usally plant just fall plots but i am looking for suggestions on spring and summer plots. the land in manily young pines and clearcut and currently has 3 plots 2 about an acre in size and one about an acre and a half.

What to plant really depends upon your goals, soil type and quality, how much acreage you are devoting and where you are located.

well if i had to pick i probably lean more to attration because hunted on all sides anything legal we only shoot what we think are good bucks and enough does to put in the frezzer deppending on how many does nad fawns show on trail cams so deer are really pressuerd everywhere but any how my location is southern ala. to explain soil type i guess your asking if its sandy or dirt it is dark soil most i can tell i am far from a farmer but trying thanks though.
borrowed a ph meter that showed from 5.5 at one plot to 6.5 in the other two. as far as devoting land to food plots kinda slim pickens cant cut timber will be a few more years before dimber is thinned im sure. but have two more spots over grown with privet hedge i am currenly clearing so to guess probably of the 200 acers probably 8 acres by spring planting hopefully

In S. AL I would suggest that you plant Clover Plus, Perfect Plot or Premium Perennial in the fall. In the springtime you'll have lush, green, nutritious perennials that will help your herd through the first stages of antler genesis and fawn rearing, but they will also be great attraction during hunting season.

However, with attraction being your main goal, quite honestly, the better majority of the plantings used mainly for hunting time attraction are planted during the fall in Southern Alabama. Things like Outfitter's Blend, Full Draw, Trophy Oats and Hot Spot are all fall plantings there.

If it were my property I would try and make the most out of my limited acreage and double-crop some of the plots. I would suggest planting one, or a combination of; BioMass, BioMass all Legume or Lablab. My favorite is BioMass all Legume because of the easy weed control. Depending upon the surrounding area I would also plant some BioMaxx or straight Round-Up Ready soybeans if you will likely have a problem with small plots of corn being browsed down. In the late summer I would make plans to work under the BioMass, Lablab and the R-U Ready beans, and replace them with fall plantings like Outfitter's Blend, Trophy Oats, Full Draw, Green Patch Plus, Hot Spot and others. Again, I would devote some acreage to perennials like Clover Plus and Perfect Plot. These will be great attraction for hunting time and good nutrition in the spring. Depending upon your exact location for the plots they may die during the hot, dry summer months. Many in the south treat perennials like annuals and replant them each year.

I am in FL south of Geneva/Enterprise AL. I have used Full Draw,Green Patch Plus, Outfitters Blend, and Hot Spot for fall. All work extremely well. Deer love them. Clover Plus did not work for me because I could not maintain and mow and not enough light where I planted. Great product if you are able to maintain. Biomass will get weeds in the summer so listen to food plot dude and use Biomass all legume so you can spray for weeds. That is what I will use next spring from personal experience. Get a soil test. Use Biologic website soil test that is easy to use. Mail in samples with form and they email results in a few days with recommendations of fertilizer and lime for your desired plot. Also have used delta ag soil solutions and seed coat with great success. Above all listen to food plot dude and you will succeed. He has yet to steer me wrong.