Deer Food Plots - Buck Forage Oats

November 28 in Michigan, and these oats (www.buckforageoats.com) are still green after repeated hard frost. This is a great hunting food plot selection. They love it. Broadcast 50#/acre Aug 15 and drag with a fence or roll/cultipack. Fertilizer not necessary.

Fall Update-Turnips

The rape / turnips mixture I put down in August is coming along nicely. Here's an example of what I found today. The deer are hitting the rape quite a bit, as I see a lot of tracks. Once the frost hits, they'll be on it more as it sweetens. Let's go hunting!

Note-contrary to what most vendors and feed stores tell you, now is not the time to put down minerals. Deer mineral use is heaviest March-Oct. They will use it Oct-Mar, but far less. Antlers are 50% protein, 50% minerals. By now they're already formed.

Growth Report - Extreme

The Extreme mix is coming in nicely also. I'm noticing the chicory (smooth long oval leaves) is very hearty, the small burnett (jagged edged leaves) is somewhat slower.

This should provide lush forage for years.

The weeds are there also, as I couldn't hit the plot with Roundup. My bad. Hopefully the weeds die out after the frost, and next year I can hit them with Slay if needed.