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OATS AND PEAS; foodplot
Topic Started: Jun 26 2013, 06:59 AM (824 Views)
swampridge
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PEAS AND OATS When do the deer start eating this stuff my plots are seeing vary little grazing on them. I thought they would eat it now before it matures and drys out.it dont look like i will be able to put in the forage rape in these plots or should it be plowed under for the other seed to be planted thanks swampridge
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I have very few deer feeding in my plots during the summer months because of all the forage and browse thats out there. They really hit the mineral sites though, all summer and hit my plots during fall and winter. Also, acorns will pull deer away from your plots for a few weeks during fall.
That being said, you would think that they would attack the peas and young oats. I guess once the fawns are up and running around that does and fawns should be visiting and feeding in your plots.

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Yes my plots are hit hard in spring when seeds are out and when plants are just sprouting. Mid June it stops until about mid August. Only pictures ill get are at feeding spots deep under cover in woods. Reason being IMO is fawns are to young and does are afraid to go into open. So they stay close to beds and go after convenient foods under cover. Plots out in wide open are a little too dangerous especially the coyotes are in full force looking for fawns now.

I planted peas this year for first time. Don't think ill use it again. I haven't seem any one eating it yet. Clovers akin the field were just killed. Peas not so much.
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Give them time lads,,,, Once they flower you will see a difference I'm sure. If they eat them all before they mature, What do you have ?
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As soon as the oat heads come out They will be on them.
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Bigr my peas have all flowered and already flowers are drying. I planted early so I had a beautiful week or so of nice purple flowers on the peas. No one touched them my wife looking at them from window. But the other half of plot which is clovers looks like I'm mowing it. I have nightly pics of them killing it. Peas the odd deer nibbles then moves on.
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I still think your mind will change on them but keep us up to speed. I planted my peas late the first year and last year well nothing works with no rain.
We "might" learn they are better planted later "but" we won't know unless we try them early.
This is great info sharing BTW :thumbsup:
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If I kill a huge buck ill take all credit. If not ill blame you hahaha.

Ill keep you posted. I seeded in frost literally so as soon as it was ready it would germinate. So we will see how it pans out.
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My peas are still young and I am seeing deer browsing regularly on them. I think it's probably a matter of once the plants get stiff and fiber up they'll go after something else. But they will be back once you have pods on there. If you got your peas in early and they have already flowered they will likely have browned up enough to give you room for brassicas underneath - but plowing them under wouldn't be the end of the world either if the pods are all gone.
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