slughunter Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I am trying to decide what to plant this fall for a hunting plot. and I was just wondering how much do deer like brassica? is it a craved food or just something that they like to eat every once in a wile? thanks for the help -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? Ask Todd. He convinced me to try Martins hamann farms winter blend. Will be planting a couple different plots here with brassicas in them a bit later on this year. Only experience I have really had with brassicas was, tried biologic full draw and the deer here would not touch the stuff. Think and hope from what Todd has said, I should be in for a different much better experience with the blend that Martin has worked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? We had great success with EH Shot-Plot last year and plan to plant again the last week of July. The deer really liked it after the first frost. It comes in about the same time clovers etc. are dying off. The deer don't bother it much while it is growing, they did bed down in it though. After the first killing frost you couldn't drive them out of the brassica plots. I need to contact Todd to see if his preferred blend would work up here in the north country. I'd be willing to plant some to compare. You never know unless you try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? [ QUOTE ] I need to contact Todd to see if his preferred blend would work up here in the north country. I'd be willing to plant some to compare. You never know unless you try. [/ QUOTE ] Here is what I am going with this fall/winter blend to the right hamann farms, got my winter blend on the way. Martin grows his seed in Wisconsin mostly I think, would think they would be pretty good for cooler climates, but you might pm him and ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? Tecomate also makes a great brassica blend. Its called Ultra Forage. The deer mowed mine down last season and that was before we had really really cold weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? I use to plant shot plot but two years ago Hamann Farms came out with a new Winter Brassica Mix. They are northern blend seeds so they should work just about anywhere. They worked great here in Oklahoma---and by January there wasn't a leaf left on them. Here is a pic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bubbles Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? we have more luck with brassica in the winter it seems like a winter food deer will alwyas be in it. its a late food plot pretty much. "opinion" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? [ QUOTE ] we have more luck with brassica in the winter it seems like a winter food deer will alwyas be in it. its a late food plot pretty much. "opinion" [/ QUOTE ] i agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? For whatever reason, they don't touch it around here. They step over my broccoli and other brassicas and go right for my beans and corn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? [ QUOTE ] For whatever reason, they don't touch it around here. They step over my broccoli and other brassicas and go right for my beans and corn. [/ QUOTE ] leave that broccoli and your other brassicas alone and I bet they'll eat them this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] For whatever reason, they don't touch it around here. They step over my broccoli and other brassicas and go right for my beans and corn. [/ QUOTE ] leave that broccoli and your other brassicas alone and I bet they'll eat them this winter. [/ QUOTE ] I have. I don't know why they don't care for it. Probably because there's so much available to them around me. Loads of waste corn and beans and the odd alfalfa field here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] For whatever reason, they don't touch it around here. They step over my broccoli and other brassicas and go right for my beans and corn. [/ QUOTE ] leave that broccoli and your other brassicas alone and I bet they'll eat them this winter. [/ QUOTE ] I have. I don't know why they don't care for it. Probably because there's so much available to them around me. Loads of waste corn and beans and the odd alfalfa field here and there. [/ QUOTE ] I think different brassica seeds work better in different places. You might have to do like I did & strip plant different seed varieties next to each other to see which ones your deer like best. I almost completely gave up on brassica all together if it wasn't for Todd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Re: Brassica Question? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] For whatever reason, they don't touch it around here. They step over my broccoli and other brassicas and go right for my beans and corn. [/ QUOTE ] leave that broccoli and your other brassicas alone and I bet they'll eat them this winter. [/ QUOTE ] I have. I don't know why they don't care for it. Probably because there's so much available to them around me. Loads of waste corn and beans and the odd alfalfa field here and there. [/ QUOTE ] Bet Todd is right Chris. hope so anyways, as I am going with some brassicas in a winter blend this year. The deer and coons around here anymore tend to not touch anything in our garden, at least not in the past couple years since I have been utilizing the electric fence as protection for the sweet corn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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