I want to plant a food plot for deer in lower arkansas.?

Hard to say without seeing what the ground looks like. I hunt on land in the Ouachita river valley and I simply rake back the pine needles and all kinds of greens pop up. I have the same kill ratio as others who hunt the same land and take the time to till in clover seed.

If it isnt a flood plain, then the ground isnt going to be very fetile with all the pine around.

If its a dense pine forest the deer will naturally be drawn to your open shooting lanes because that is where the most vegetation will be. Same reason you see so many deer on the side of the road.. that is where sunlight promotes the most veg growth.

It's a little late for planting food plots, but you could have a controlled burn to clean up the pine litter. You can also spread some hay around to start some young grass for the deer to find. The reason you should clean up the pine litter is because the pine needles prevent the ground from getting sunshine. There are seeds that are already in place, they just need a chance to germinate, which they can't do if they are covered in pine needles. You can either rake the lanes or burn the lanes, because you don't have a tractor, these are your options. The most you have to spend is the money for a rake and the time to make it right.

Ouch...between pine thickets huh.

I think the soil's going to be pretty acidic. You need to get a sample of the top soil and have it analyzed. You'll find out what shape it's in as far as nutrients go and weather or not it's acidic. You can ask them if red top clover might be ok. It may be a little to late getting it in though.

If you can't till it up with a tractor or atv you might end up just feeding the birds.

You might consider putting a feeder out. That will draw them in but if Arkansas is anything like Missouri you'll have to remove all traces of the feeder and feed no later than 2 weeks before season.

wager it certainly relies upon on the place you're. Soybeans, corn and peanuts are good for lots of the south. even with the shown fact that, you suggested small food plot. the want arises to attempt iciness wheat, rye, or peas. they're difficulty-free to plant and require little preparation and no upkeep different than possibly some fertilizer to green up and strengthen could the deer over graze. I even have planted Australian iciness Peas and the deer will consume off the tops whilst they get purely 4 inches inflicting the growth to end. It does not take many deer to bypass via a small food plot so which you opt to evaluate the wheat or rye grass because of the fact this is going to proceed to strengthen.

If you have a 4 Wheeler there are implements sold for them.

Otherwise this will sound a bit odd but it works. string the ground with apples and pumpkins. See if you can dig back the grass and bare the dirt for some spots which the pumpkins sit. If they don't get completely eaten by the deer they will sprout tender vines in the spring. This is completely dependant on the soil though. iF its too acidic or infertile it won't work but you should see how the deer raid our pumpkin fields.