Oi, I'm not a farmer, so sometimes you guys are speaking a foreign language. I understand all the chatter about the various chemicals and such, but exactly why are you planting clover in the first place? :beer:

Deer LOVE it and its a great source of year round food and nutrition.

Ok, that explains a lot. My back yard has a LOT of clover. I'm reluctant to cut it since it's a treasure trove for the local honey bees, so I always leave about a 10' swath nearest the woods uncut. And during the time it's growing we always have 4-6 deer in our back yard eating the stuff. Since no one around here is allowed to shoot a weapon within city limits, the deer are safe so they don't spook all that fast. Beautiful creatures, and between them and the wild turkey flocks our backyards are regular highways for the animals. Had a black bear in the back yard a few days ago, which makes us all a little nervous, but it wandered off and hasn't been seen since. (I keep my Marlin .35 near the back door)