Product catalog

Horn-Maker Xtreme — The Supreme Warm-season Food Plot – Protein Galore

Combines fast-growing, protein-rich sunn hemp with the proven nutrition and preference of forage cowpeas and soybeans. Explosive growth up to 6’ tall in the first 60 days, while screening the tender new growth of Tecomate’s own vining cowpeas and beans. Ideal for any size heavily grazed plots since it withstands heavy grazing pressure.  Once the sunn hemp grows 3’ to 4’ tall it can be cut to 12”, igniting new growth. The perfect mix to precede fall food plots as it is an unsurpassed soil builder. Horn-Maker Extreme can be planted as a screen between a property and a roadway or between two properties. Recommended nationwide.

• Nutrition for bigger antlers, healthier deer
• Protein content: 28% to 36%
• Coated, pre-inoculated coated seeds
• Improves soil quality

Food Plot Seed Contents:

sunn hemp, forage cowpeas, soybean seed

King Ladino White Clover — The King of Clovers

The best blend of 100% premium Tecomate® ladino white clovers that are highly nutritious and highly preferred. Loaded with essential antler-growing protein, managers across the country build their entire program around this clover. Superior winter hardiness and vast continual growth result in year-round nutrition for 3 to 5 years. King Ladino White Clover produces big leaflets and long stems while remaining sweet and tender. Great as a standalone and blends well with other Tecomate® seeds. Recommended nationwide this clover survives continuous grazing pressure making it perfect for any size heavily grazed deer or turkey food plot.

• Protein content: 24% to 32%
• Super attractant for deer and turkey
• Massive year-round forage
• Coated and pre-inoculated seed

Food Plot Seed Contents:

Tecomate® premium ladino white clovers

Lablab Plus — “One Stop Shop” for a Wide Range of Wildlife

The best all-around warm season food plot seed mix on the market for deer plus a range of wildlife. The biology is simple, the more nutrition a buck gets, the chances are greater in that buck reaching his full genetic potential. Contains Tecomate® Lablab for antlergrowing/fawning nutrition plus some of the most nutritious and preferred peas and beans in the world including our own vining cowpeas. Premium milo/sorghum and sunflowers act as a screen for peas and beans during the first weeks of growth producing large seeds favored by deer. This blend is less vulnerable to grazing pressure than single cultivars. Lablab Plus also provides food and cover for game birds.

The “Triple Threat” of summer nutrition

LABLAB PLUS is an ingenious mixture of Lablab beans, Ebony peas and White Grain Milo and offers the “triple threat” of whitetail nutrition: high protein, fat and carbohydrates. Lablab is a proven, stand alone summer annual food plot for the most hot and arid of growing conditions. However, as the Tecomate Seed business evolved we put our agronomist to work on developing a mixture that could be established in smaller plots. White Grain Milo provides a quick establishing shelter and trellising plant for the Lablab and Ebony plants. The hybrid grain heads provide a high energy feed for game birds and deer once they reach maturity. The Ebony (black-seeded pea, proprietary to Tecomate) is an indeterminate seeder, meaning it produces bushels of highly desirable and nutritious peas while it continues to produce tons of high quality forage. Ebony has also been noted to establish quicker in cooler soil temperatures than Lablab, which aids in plant protection. This food plot may be left standing throughout the fall to provide nutrition and attraction in the bow and rifle seasons. Ideal for zones 3 & 4.

• Protein content: 26% to 32%
• High-yield, high-protein
• Great for early season bowhunting
• Grows bigger bucks & healthier deer
• Grain sorghum (milo) shelters young Lablab plants
• Offers mature sorghum grain heads and dried beans into winter
• Works on smaller plots where Lablab would be subject to early grazing pressure
• Grows anywhere cowpeas/soybeans are grown
• Food plot Seed for deer, turkey, and game birds
• Provides cover for daytime feeding activity
• Excellent choice in southern areas where grain sorghum is a common plot choice

Lablab Plus Planting Suggestions

1. Plant in a sunny location that has been disked to create a clean, level and firm seedbed.
2. Tecomate recommends liming if the pH is below 5.8 and fertilizing with a phosphorous heavy fertilizer at the rate of 200 to 300 pounds per acre. Inoculating with Cowpea Inoculant will improve nitrogen fixation.
3. No-till drill, cultivate and broadcast or cultivate and drill seed. Plant at a rate of 22 pounds per acre. When broadcasting, cover seed by dragging, cultipacking or lightly disking. Plant 1 to 2 inches deep in good moisture. Plant when ground temperature is above 68 degrees F.
4. Lablab can be adversely affected by early grazing pressure during the first 3 to 4 weeks. This vulnerability can be overcome by planting enough acreage to disperse early pressure, by temporarily fencing off young plants or by using an effective deer deterrent. After 4 weeks, Lablab can withstand the heaviest grazing pressure.

Food Plot Seed Contents:

Tecomate® Lablab, Ebony Peas, forage peas, soybeans, milo/sorghum and sunflower seed

Lablab — The “Magic Bean” of Warm Season Deer Forage Plots

Tecomate® Lablab is the seed that STARTED IT ALL for Tecomate® Wildlife Systems. Highly nutritious, unsurpassed in its complete nutritional make up and a great source of antler-growing phosphorus. Extreme forage production and the highest protein of any in the plant industry make this the manager’s choice for growing big bucks. Vulnerable to heavy grazing the first 6 weeks. Plant additional acreage to compensate or protect with fencing. No other plant is proven to have such a dramatic impact on white-tailed deer!

The original “Magic Bean”

LABLAB was originally introduced to the United States from Australia by Dr. Gary Schwarz. Years of cooperative studies with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute proved that Lablab could significantly increase the size of deer antlers and body mass while increasing the total carrying capacity of the land. Lablab consistently out performs all other annual legumes for the production of highly digestible summer protein. It is proven to perform under the harshest of growing conditions. Scientifically proven to add an unprecedented 20 to 40 inches of antler mass to mature bucks! These phenomenal results are due to the highly digestible protein (up to 38%) and ideal 2:1 Ca/P ratio. Lablab is a superior summer legume that is well adapted to the tropical and sub-tropical climates. Lablab food plot seed is extremely heat and drought tolerant and requires a soil temperature greater than 68 degrees Fahrenheit for quick growth. Lablab is not suitable for small unprotected plots. This is the phenomenon that started people talking about the bucks on the Tecomate Ranch. Ideal for zones 3 & 4.

• Up to 38% crude protein
• Scientifically proven to add 20 to 40 inches of antler mass to mature bucks
• Drought, insect and disease resistant
• Most nutritious plant we’ve ever tested
• Nothing better for bigger racks
• Unsurpassed antler-growing phosphorous
• Ultimate warm season “management plot”
• Capable of greatly increasing carrying capacity
• Fast growing/tremendous production
• Grows anywhere soybeans & cowpeas are grown
• Craved by deer

Lablab Planting Suggestions

1. Plant in a sunny location that has been disked to a clean, level and firm seedbed.
2. Tecomate recommends liming if the pH is below 5.8 and fertilizing with a phosphorous heavy fertilizer at the rate of 200 to 300 pounds per acre. Inoculating with Cowpea Inoculant will improve nitrogen fixation.
3. No-till drill, cultivate and broadcast or cultivate and drill seed. Plant at a rate of 20 pounds per acre. When broadcasting, cover seed by dragging, cultipacking or lightly disking. Plant 1 to 2 inches deep in good moisture. Plant when ground temperature is above 68 degrees F.
4. Lablab can be adversely affected by early grazing pressure during the first 3 to 4 weeks. This vulnerability can be overcome by planting enough acreage to disperse early pressure, by temporarily fencing off young plants or by using an effective deer deterrent. After 4 weeks, Lablab can withstand the heaviest grazing pressure.

Food Plot Seed Content:

Lablab Beans

Max-Attract — THE WORLD'S BEST FALL HUNTING PLOT MIX

Formulated for maximum fall attraction. The combination of high-preference perennial and annual clovers, winter peas, chicory and cereal grains are what make this mix the "Cadillac" of fall seed blends. This 3-season mix is also a great source of nutrition that continues into spring through early summer. Increase deer attraction by planting half of a large food plot with Tecomate® Max-Attract and the other half with Tecomate® Greenfield or side by side in two smaller food plots. No other fall planting comes close.

The classic for attraction and nutrition

MAX ATTRACT with proprietary forage Oats, Triticale, Winter Peas, Clover and Chicory has it all in one bag. This mixture is time tested and proven to provide fall & winter attraction with spring nutrition. In the south, Max Attract is often used in a rotation with summer annuals like Lablab or Lablab Plus. In the Northeast and Midwest, it is often used in combination with Monster Mix to maximize production while establishing a perennial Clover/Chicory plot. The forage Oats and Triticale are both high in soluble sugars and do more than just attract deer, they provide bucks with energy during the rut. The Nutrigreen Winter Peas are an upgrade from the old Austrian Winter Pea with better production and palatability. We also use annual Clovers that establish quickly and provide nutrition for bucks to help them recover from the physical stress of the rut. Chicory provides plenty of attraction along with nutrition. Clovers and Chicory are coated with our proprietary Yellow Jacket seed coating containing Zeba. Max Attract is ideal for use in all zones.

• 3 Seasons of max attraction and nutrition
• Great source of critical antler-growing/fawning nutrition
• Attracts deer about 20 days after planting
• Excellent for turkeys
• Amazing four-season production
• Attracts fall bucks like nothing else
• Explosive growth in fall
• Unprecedented mixture of premium seed
• Offers critical antler-growing phosphorous in spring
• Turkeys love it

Max Attract Planting Suggestions

1) Plant in a sunny location that has been disked to a clean, level and firm seedbed.
2) Tecomate recommends liming if the pH is below 5.8 and fertilizing with a balanced 13-13-13 fertilizer at the rate of 200 to 300 pounds per acre. Inoculating with Cowpea Inoculant will improve nitrogen fixation.
3) No-till drill, cultivate and broadcast or cultivate and drill seed. Plant at a rate of 40 pounds per acre. When broadcasting, cover seed by dragging or cultipacking. Plant 1/4 inch deep in good moisture. Avoid planting too deep.
4) If planted in spring in northern zones, mow in late summer and fertilize in late August or early September.

Food Plot Seed Contents:

Cereal grains, perennial &annual clovers, chicory seed, Forage Oats, Triticale, Nutrigreen Winter Peas