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Moose

02-27-2001 06:39:18




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We've got nearly our entire farm in hay, primarily orchard grass allowed to grow up on old pasture ground. I'm thinking about supplementing the crop income with a few deer hunter leeses. The hunters are asking for some acrerage to be planted in a deer attractive crop and I have some hillsides and rough areas that are scary to hay. They are also too steep to till down and plant with a drill. I'm thinking about just using a broadcast seeder to sling white clover seed on top of the untilled orchard grass. However, don't want to waiste the seed money to just feed the birds if it won't take hold. I also thought about running a disc over the broadcast area to set the seed in a bit and in many areas, I might be able to get the disc safely through. Any thoughts or ideas would be welcome info on either how to plant or what to plant.

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Wade

02-27-2001 21:06:12




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 Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Moose, 02-27-2001 06:39:18  
Ask the local game and fish department. Some plantings benefit turkey and quail as well as deer. I use feed-grade grains to plant for wildlife. It usually works and is much cheaper.

Also, for those of you worried about salt, game laws vary by state. Salt is perfectly legal here in TN. Buckshot is not. Bait and dogs are legal is some places. .22-250 isn't legal for deer here (dumb), but is in KY and GA.

Don't judge hunters afar by the rules of your field.

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rem

02-27-2001 17:25:41




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 Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Moose, 02-27-2001 06:39:18  
Hi,
Deer will eat anything a farm animal will eat and then some. We have over 50 deer grazing daily on our 40A in Michigan. This year they had a second cutting hay crop that was not harvested and a neighbors soy bean field, also unharvested. Over 200 hundred at one time have been sighted. Plant it and they will come!! Don't plant and they still come and destroy anything to their taste.
Don't need to spend much money for seed.

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TomH

02-27-2001 17:12:48




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 Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Moose, 02-27-2001 06:39:18  
I wouldn't bother too much with special crops, they eat anything. A Trace Mineral block (like a salt block but with some extras) will attract them and help with milk and antlers. Make sure you remove it the required number ofdays before the season opens.



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Robert J Spence

02-27-2001 15:22:54




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 Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Moose, 02-27-2001 06:39:18  
The only thing I would use is IMPERIAL ALPHARACK designed for well draining soils, hilly conditions etc.
Type in Imperial clover on your search and you will be led to it.



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TomH

02-28-2001 16:25:11




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 Re: Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Robert J Spence, 02-27-2001 15:22:54  
As I recall, that product is just a clover mix. Any seed dealer could probably supply it for less than they charge.



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Keewaydin

02-27-2001 14:42:03




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 Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Moose, 02-27-2001 06:39:18  
There is a pretty good sized island in a river near here that is a state game preserve for deer. It gets overstocked some years and the state has sown oats in the fields. Deer around here like brouse better.Local hunters often have pretty good luck around old apple trees and I would guess they've accidently spilled a little salt on the ground but they certainly wouldn't do it intentionally.



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Russ

02-28-2001 11:51:39




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 Re: Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Keewaydin, 02-27-2001 14:42:03  
Keewaydin, you aren`t talking about Wellesley Island are you? Russ



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Tom-Pa

02-27-2001 07:30:49




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 Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Moose, 02-27-2001 06:39:18  
I suggest you get with your local county Agricultural cooperative extention agent and let him/her help you...they have many sources of information and can get you the information you need..
hope this helps. Tom=Pa



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Ohio Buck

04-06-2001 10:39:58




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 Re: Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Tom-Pa, 02-27-2001 07:30:49  
Most of these places can get you this for free. At least the one where I am did.



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Bus Driver

02-27-2001 16:41:01




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 Re: Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Tom-Pa, 02-27-2001 07:30:49  
Sericea lespedza would be a good choice if suitable for your climate. It may get as much as 3 feet high, satisfying the desire to browse. They love it green or dryed out during the winter. Deer stay healthier by not eating from the ground. By browsing from higher places, they can keep a better lookout and they do not pick up intestinal parasites.



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Dick Davis

02-28-2001 03:15:05




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 Re: Re: Re: Deer Crop Planting in reply to Bus Driver, 02-27-2001 16:41:01  
You might also check with Pheasants Forever or Quail groups for the availability of "free seed" to plant in wildlife food plots. This winter deer and birds have flocked to standing corn left for them as there has been an unusual amount of snow in our area.



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