October Hunting Times
Brassica is a good choice for fall and winter deer hunting food plots. It produces large quantities of food quality deer during the time of year when perennial forage and native plants are limited both in production and quality. Seeding of Brassica crops in the summer may attract deer afternoon in autumn and winter.
Food plots are heavily used by deer management groups and hunters. There are two types of plots, the plot of forage and game plot.
Deer food plots used to attract deer for hunting deer are best chosen to be isolated and smaller with wide coverage to a sense of security deer. The idea here is that we want the deer to use these plots during the day. That way, you can hunt strategically along the perimeter trails and travel routes leading to the parcel or adjacent to the legal field during the day.
Good management the use of Coles in his deer food plots because they realize the value of Coles Group. Specific varieties that deer management specialists commonly used are kale, rape, and turnips.
The leaves of these plants are bitter until beaten by a heavy frost. Deer managers exploit this behavior deer to deer and inviting prominent in their fields of food in late autumn and early winter during hunting season. Deer will eat the leaves first unearth the roots and then later in the season as the snow covers the plot.
Here are some facts about the varieties of Brassica crops used by deer hunters.
Kale (Brassica oleracea): Varieties with a high leaf to stem ratio are preferred by deer. If planted in spring, peduncle ready August to September. The variety takes longer stem and October are usually ready until December.
Turnips (Brassica rapa): All parts of this plant are eaten by deer. It can be planted and late fall deer eat the leaves first and then dig up the roots later. Choose a variety with a high proportion of leaves to provide a better deer attractant.
Forage Rape (Brassica napus): This variety is tolerant of adverse conditions such as cold, heat and drought. It is often planted in mid to late July. Dwarf types are best when used as bait for deer hunting plots.
Brassica crops are often used by hunters to attract deer to your food plots, especially in the autumn months and winter. They are strong and provide good nutrition during the grazing season, when the choices of native plants have deteriorated. Therefore, consider species brassicas when you want to be liked and early winter grazing of deer.
Dr.Judy McFarlen, is the author of Diy Deer Food Plots a Canadian Veterinarian with 20 years experience. Use Brassica crops to attract deer to your hunting food plot.
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