Why not split your second N app in half and do a third app a month or so later. This would keep your plot green into the rut, assuming you hunt over it. My deer don't use my plots much early season, so I have pushed my planting date back to early November with an initial app of N and another before Christmas. This has worked out real well at keeping my plots palatable during the last half of the season, which coincides with the rut at my place.
I don’t think 50 lbs/ac of 34-0-0 is quite enough on that 4 week application. I say I added 50 lbs/ac on this last application but in reality, the lack of evenness due to my hand spreading really has me putting out a higher rate on the areas I did cover. I hit the other areas I missed yesterday before this rain and I’m probably much closer to 100 lbs/ac now. The areas that got good coverage a couple weeks ago are looking awesome….a deep, deep green. I may still add another round of N around Christmas. It may work out best to be three applications of 50 lbs...100 lbs.....50 lbs
