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Andrapos

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Posted: 6/15/2012 1:56:04 PM

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Last year the deer were hitting the clover but this year they aren't touching it. I also have rye & oats that aren't being touched, and the trailcam took a pic this morning of a doe munching on maple shoots right on the edge of the oat plot. I've got 2-7 deer that show up on the property every day but they seem to be browsing elsewhere. I've tasted the oats myself and they are not bitter, is there any way to encourage the deer to eat them? I've already tried putting out corn - they hit that and leave the oats.

Is it just a waiting game for them to "discover" the food source, or are my oats too tall because they have gone to seed?

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Posted: 6/17/2012 3:05:03 PM

Best time to plant a food plot is in late summer/early fall, so it can start growing and be nice & tender about the time first hard frost hits. That's when they like to wear it out. In spring & summer there is usually plenty of natural forage for them to find & they don't have to go to a little plot for it. Unless there is a bad drought. Natural sources are good to identify, as that is where they will go if it is a good year for that particular food source.

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6gunsal Member Joined: Feb 2007 VA, USA Posts: 508 Feedback: 100% (17) Link To This Post	Posted: 6/29/2012 10:30:23 PM Is the rape van a permanent feature of your for plot?
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Posted: 7/3/2012 8:48:16 AM

Originally Posted By 6gunsal:
Is the rape van a permanent feature of your for plot?

No, it moves when I take it to concerts but is currently for sale. 1981 Miller Van, complete with Miller High Life upholstery, track lighting and a refrigerated rear compartment that chills 4 kegs on a C02 draft setup (2 taps inside, 2 taps outside). Miller Brewing Co made a few of these vans back in '81, Midas International did the conversions.

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Originally posted by: 2theLeft

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kyron4 Member Joined: Jun 2002 IN, USA Posts: 297 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/3/2012 12:06:00 PM Originally Posted By 6gunsal: Is the rape van a permanent feature of your for plot? Dude, I just spit coffe all over the screen !! LMAO When I scrolled down to the pic. that's the first thought I had. Thanks for a good laugh.
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