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Post by sd51555 on Apr 18, 2021 7:17:54 GMT -6
It's been years since I had a decent stand of rye, and I've got my first one coming at Stab Lake. When do you suppose it'd be safe to mow, knowing a fawn would jump and run vs laying there to get turned into organic material?
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Post by Reagan on Apr 18, 2021 7:20:47 GMT -6
My uncle used to have a large hunting property with a lot of hay production. He wouldn’t allow cutting until 4th July.
I have found fawns during our turkey season that usually run mid April to mid May.
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Post by Reagan on Apr 18, 2021 7:22:50 GMT -6
A farmer once told my dad that fawns are usually toward the edges. He would start in the middle and cut his way towards to edge and claimed to saved fawns.
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Post by chummer16 on Apr 18, 2021 7:42:10 GMT -6
At least first week of July where I am at.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 18, 2021 7:54:35 GMT -6
Why are you mowing the rye?
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Post by sd51555 on Apr 18, 2021 12:21:30 GMT -6
Why are you mowing the rye? Try to get a WGF/sunflower/buckwheat crop going as soon as it's safe to mow. |
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Post by kabic on Apr 20, 2021 0:23:55 GMT -6
Small plots you could walk before you mow.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 20, 2021 5:55:16 GMT -6
If you want the mowing to terminate the rye, timing is going to be the key. I believe to get a decent kill you'll have to wait for it to start flowering, but before seed starts to set. A pretty narrow window. I think that will be much later in the year than you'll need to get a decent crop of WGF sorghum or sunflowers.
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 20, 2021 17:30:19 GMT -6
Small plots you could walk before you mow. I agree. SD’s plot is small enough to walk it carefully and look for fawns. |
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