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Post by nhmountains on Oct 10, 2017 16:02:39 GMT -6
I'm not sure why the clover here disappears (goes dormant) after heavy frost. I hear you guys talk about clover usage in December. Ours usually ends by early November. Brassicas are the draw that keeps the foes here after the frosts. I'm hoping the WR works this year.
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Post by Catscratch on Oct 10, 2017 16:05:07 GMT -6
Lots of clover use here since mid summer but mostly from young deer (young as in fawns). The older deer either are hitting it at night or not at all. Acorns have been dropping so that might account for something.
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Post by smsmith on Oct 10, 2017 16:07:40 GMT -6
I don't see a lot of WR use in the fall/early winter to be honest. I do see significant WR use once the ground is warm enough to make the stuff start growing in the spring.
Brassicas here will be used until they're gone, until there's too much snow covering them to make it plausible for deer to paw through to get at them, or....as in my case last spring....they don't get used up. I had bulbs laying all over the place on one plot this spring.
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 10, 2017 17:27:30 GMT -6
Once acorns wrap up, I think the wheel of forage spins quickly. I bet you could observe a hard shift to clover and radish, then to rye and turnips, then to browse and snow. I fully expect my clover at the HH to be scalped to the dirt by the time I get there this week. I know that you know you need more clover....but I'm just reminding you...you need a lot more clover. While my clover plots are seeing great use, they are still as lush as can be. I probably have too much clover to be honest. I've got visions of a 1.5 acre clover plot on my new property. Don't know when it'll become a reality, but I've got a spot picked out. Once I've got that, I plan to let the clover on my trails go. And if that's not enough, I've got another 1 acre spot picked out as well.
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Post by smsmith on Oct 10, 2017 17:31:10 GMT -6
1.5 acres of lush, well managed clover will feed a lot of deer for many months.
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Post by wildfire123 on Oct 10, 2017 18:10:28 GMT -6
Went out to the farm today, scrapes in the clover plots, trails were evident.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 10, 2017 18:57:11 GMT -6
Deer are on the alfalfa at my place. I suspect one hidden clover spot on my neighbors side of the fence is also hot. I tramped the northwoods for half a day and did not see a scrape or rub.
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Post by smsmith on Oct 10, 2017 19:05:50 GMT -6
Deer are on the alfalfa at my place. I suspect one hidden clover spot on my neighbors side of the fence is also hot. I tramped the northwoods for half a day and did not see a scrape or rub. I hope to be able to say that during the fall of '19. Still looking for a source of creeping rooted alfalfa in small quantities. Maybe I should try a spring planting of alfalfa and oats instead of fall...
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 10, 2017 19:19:52 GMT -6
1.5 acres of lush, well managed clover will feed a lot of deer for many months. And be a massive canvas for the endless amount of things I've always wanted to try companion planting into it.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 10, 2017 20:20:13 GMT -6
My clover is very hot right now
Had a nice 8 in there last evening, plus at least 9-10 does. It is lush with the rain.
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Post by smallchunk on Oct 10, 2017 22:18:30 GMT -6
The deer are hammering all of my clover too!
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Post by peeps on Oct 11, 2017 6:32:29 GMT -6
Never too much clover for me. My honey bees love the clover and the majority of my customers like my clover honey the best. Peeps, How many hives do you have? I say "customers" with a grain of salt as we only have 2 hives so we don't sell a lot of honey. It's a hobby not a business and we don't make any money when you add up our costs and time. We also give a lot away to friends and neighbors.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 11, 2017 6:36:29 GMT -6
Deer are on the alfalfa at my place. I suspect one hidden clover spot on my neighbors side of the fence is also hot. I tramped the northwoods for half a day and did not see a scrape or rub. I hope to be able to say that during the fall of '19. Still looking for a source of creeping rooted alfalfa in small quantities. Maybe I should try a spring planting of alfalfa and oats instead of fall... Spring planting seems to work fine on heavier soils. Sometimes even on lighter soils.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Oct 11, 2017 6:49:50 GMT -6
Beans are ripe, its cold out, I hunt beans.....not clover.
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Post by mnfish on Oct 11, 2017 6:52:13 GMT -6
Not sure if this applies or not...the last couple of weeks my pigs have been grazing the clover hard. Outside the fence, 6" tall clover. Inside the pen, clover chewed to the ground. I definetly need more clover in there!
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