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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 9, 2021 10:23:26 GMT -6
Deer are like humans they like to eat a variety of foods… aka all you can buffet !
Apples and acorns can add a lot to the overall mix!
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Post by smsmith on Aug 9, 2021 10:29:50 GMT -6
I believe a great percentage of a deer's diet is comprised of native browse/forage, even in ag areas.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Aug 9, 2021 10:58:40 GMT -6
I believe a great percentage of a deer's diet is comprised of native browse/forage, even in ag areas. Yep, been told 65% of their diet even in AG land.
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Post by badgerfowl on Aug 9, 2021 11:06:34 GMT -6
Deer are like humans they like to eat a variety of foods… aka all you can buffet ! Apples and acorns can add a lot to the overall mix! We have a lone oak tree in our field that was planted by a previous owner. It's about 15' tall. Has some acorns this year. It looks like a bur oak. I've also got 8 crab apples planted now on the north side of the field. In 5-10 years should have some hard/soft mass to go along with the planted stuff.
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Post by benmnwi on Aug 9, 2021 11:22:52 GMT -6
There are hundreds of acres of beans and corn around my MN place and the deer will spend most of their time in those big fields in the summer and early fall. The combines and chisel plows typically start coming out around the rut and that's when my standing beans draw in the deer. Planting a couple acres of soybeans can be a fair amount of work, but it sure draws in the deer like nothing else I've seen. I like offering a variety of foods, but the main course during the rut is definitely soybeans.
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 9, 2021 11:34:58 GMT -6
There are hundreds of acres of beans and corn around my MN place and the deer will spend most of their time in those big fields in the summer and early fall. The combines and chisel plows typically start coming out around the rut and that's when my standing beans draw in the deer. Planting a couple acres of soybeans can be a fair amount of work, but it sure draws in the deer like nothing else I've seen. I like offering a variety of foods, but the main course during the rut is definitely soybeans. I agree. Substitute corn for beans in your statement. I like standing corn for the additional cover. Deer will also travel to the bean fields, agreed.
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Post by Foggy on Aug 9, 2021 12:40:53 GMT -6
Dammit MO...you are not doing your homework.....again. Why don't you watch this video from the "experts" before you reply with your nay-saying? (huge grin). I know this is not a perfect plan for everyone...but it's better than what I am doing now. It's this or going back to nature for me. I'm tired of giving my money to MR HANEY and MR MO.....and the other snake oil salesmen that promote their elixir's. (grin). SD....why ain't you in my corner when I need you? I handle the regen agronomy now. You're not ready to fix the problem yet, but I'll try to help. Is the pigweed spreading beyond your plots and into your timber and untouched areas? Or is it confined to the plots? The pigweeds are just in my plots at this point. The Dont seem to grow into the brush except at the edge a bit.
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Post by Bob on Aug 9, 2021 12:54:01 GMT -6
I handle the regen agronomy now. You're not ready to fix the problem yet, but I'll try to help. Is the pigweed spreading beyond your plots and into your timber and untouched areas? Or is it confined to the plots? The pigweeds are just in my plots at this point. The Dont seem to grow into the brush except at the edge a bit. Are you managing your native soils outside the plots differently than how you manage the plot soils?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 9, 2021 14:21:32 GMT -6
If this dry stretch continues, I will be $$$ that my boys or I will kill an archery deer or two on a stand near water, or in a cluster of oak trees, guessing it will not be by the food plots!
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Post by Foggy on Aug 9, 2021 15:55:53 GMT -6
The pigweeds are just in my plots at this point. The Dont seem to grow into the brush except at the edge a bit. Are you managing your native soils outside the plots differently than how you manage the plot soils? I don't touch the soils outside my plots. Why would I? It's mostly regenerating timberland and grassy trails and forbs.
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Post by Freeborn on Aug 9, 2021 16:10:34 GMT -6
If this dry stretch continues, I will be $$$ that my boys or I will kill an archery deer or two on a stand near water, or in a cluster of oak trees, guessing it will not be by the food plots! Maybe this would be a good year to put out an artificial water source somewhere near your stand.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 9, 2021 16:39:34 GMT -6
If this dry stretch continues, I will be $$$ that my boys or I will kill an archery deer or two on a stand near water, or in a cluster of oak trees, guessing it will not be by the food plots! Maybe this would be a good year to put out an artificial water source somewhere near your stand. Jerry… agree especially at OTC !!
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Post by wklman on Aug 9, 2021 16:45:53 GMT -6
Maybe this would be a good year to put out an artificial water source somewhere near your stand. Jerry… agree especially at OTC !! My toughest problem will be figuring out where they'll be coming into water.
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Post by Bob on Aug 9, 2021 17:03:31 GMT -6
Are you managing your native soils outside the plots differently than how you manage the plot soils? I don't touch the soils outside my plots. Why would I? It's mostly regenerating timberland and grassy trails and forbs. You don't have any pigweed in the soil you haven't touched? None at all?
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 9, 2021 17:06:54 GMT -6
Jerry… agree especially at OTC !! My toughest problem will be figuring out where they'll be coming into water. How about that waterhole step in the woods? But it might be your sanctuary.
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