Corn seeds, what to use.
01-13-2006, 07:50 AM
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Spike
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RE: Corn seeds, what to use.
"Spring" wheat is another option in the spring for getting some good greens for whitetails to buildcritical body mass. Studys have shown that a buck will not put on above average antler growth if it has a stressed winter, low body weights, minerals, etc. This also affects fawning with does...earlier or later dropping and also body weight of the fawn.
As land managers and hunters, we want to think not only on what we can plant in the fall to attract them to our deer stands, but also what we can do to develop a healthier heard...and nicer racks of course.
Oats is another VERY cheap and easy green to provide in the spring and fall.
Many archery hunters plant later wheat, oats andsoybeans in a timing fashion to have these plants just greening at the time archery season starts and into the first parts of archery season. The same timing can be done for firearms seasons. The objective is to have nice fresh green material that really attracts the deer in...they can't resist. The planting dates will be dependant on your growing season, the maturity of what you are planting, when you want it to be the freshest greens and the soil/rainfall that you can have at that time of the year. Soil/rain for example...if you have really light soils with little rainfall during these later planting dates, then this technique may not work in that specific area or soil type.
Fun stuff!
Land DR
As land managers and hunters, we want to think not only on what we can plant in the fall to attract them to our deer stands, but also what we can do to develop a healthier heard...and nicer racks of course.
Oats is another VERY cheap and easy green to provide in the spring and fall.
Many archery hunters plant later wheat, oats andsoybeans in a timing fashion to have these plants just greening at the time archery season starts and into the first parts of archery season. The same timing can be done for firearms seasons. The objective is to have nice fresh green material that really attracts the deer in...they can't resist. The planting dates will be dependant on your growing season, the maturity of what you are planting, when you want it to be the freshest greens and the soil/rainfall that you can have at that time of the year. Soil/rain for example...if you have really light soils with little rainfall during these later planting dates, then this technique may not work in that specific area or soil type.
Fun stuff!
Land DR
All I knew was that one of the neighboring farmers got slapped HARD for doing it. Guess I forgot the details.
