Food Plots
#21
Join Date: Dec 2004
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RE: Food Plots
Has anyone tried a forb called small burnett. I have a small 50'x250' plot in a woods break. It is a small evergreen forb that smells like cucumbers when ripped apart. The deer really tore it up this year my first year using it. Just wondering if anyone else has tried this plant. It is still green, what is left.
Till our trails cross,
WW
Till our trails cross,
WW
#23
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Williamsport Md USA
Posts: 419
RE: Food Plots
I never heard of it before, did a search and pulled this up.
One of the best deer attractors. A hardy, long-lived evergreen forb. Does well on upland soils and is very drought tolerant (good for sandy soils). Grows about 12 inches tall and makes an attractive ground cover. Stays green long into the winter. Deer like the foliage because of its cucumber like flavor. Deer, elk and turkey will dig through the snow to get to the foliage. Seeds are eaten by upland birds. Plant 15 to 20 pounds per acre
One of the best deer attractors. A hardy, long-lived evergreen forb. Does well on upland soils and is very drought tolerant (good for sandy soils). Grows about 12 inches tall and makes an attractive ground cover. Stays green long into the winter. Deer like the foliage because of its cucumber like flavor. Deer, elk and turkey will dig through the snow to get to the foliage. Seeds are eaten by upland birds. Plant 15 to 20 pounds per acre
#24
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: Food Plots
That's excellente info wirehair. I'll have to do a google on it. I've been trying to come up with a plan to increase natural winter forages as well as bedding areas.
You guys have really got me thinking now
You guys have really got me thinking now
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