It's hard to say what works best in a particular area and I've never thought any specific method is going to perform miracles to lure whitetail deer, at least here anyway.
The deer are creatures of habit, seemingly nocturnal, except after certain weather events, where they might feed in the middle of the day after a storm they've taken cover from.
I've planted imperial whitetail clover, in decent size plots, it gets grazed and maybe I get a little more traffic closer to the stand when I am there, but I think there is a lot more when I'm not. I have a large area planted next to 7 acres of corn, they do like the corn, and feed on that field after it's been harvested. They also seem to like fresh green growth, areas I mowed back in august-september, that returned with short green growth that is there now. This growth seems to be popular, even next to a plot with the clover. They also like the wild apples that are abundant here, many trees producing ones which are sweet enough to eat yourself.
Every area is going to be different, besides getting involved with their feeding, you have to be very diligent about not being detected by them, visually, by scent and noise, or you'll see none, no matter what you have planted. If you plant clover or something palatable during the season, you need to cage off a section and see how it's being grazed, the protected area will show the true growth. I think the clover is a good thing, not hard to maintain and or grow if done right. Not so much on the baiting side here either, they wonder a large area, no you see em, now you don't, when the coyotes are around, they move faster.
At my place there is abundant cover and food, for most of the year, except during the harsh winter months, if there is a lot of snow etc, it's hard on them. I have scrape lines everywhere you look, but I'll tell you, catching a glimpse of these bucks is hard, usually just see younger ones, I like to let them be, other hunters don't do that, so the larger ones are there but not often seen. The meat is better on the 2-3 year old ones, so when they issue doe tags I try to get 2 of those.
Opinions will vary, plant some things they like in areas they are comfortable feeding in, most likely you'll see them a little more if they are around.
Yesterday afternoon I went to my stand, should have went earlier, large doe was standing there between me and my stand, eating the growth from where I mowed.
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