NiteRunner Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 My dad and I were cruising the roads yesterday and spotted a couple Sunflower fields. Never really had to many of those around this area and we got to wondering if deer would be munching on them? So what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I grow sunflower for the doves, and in the past I've had deer munch on them, but they aren't hitting them at all this year. Don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I have heard of guys having some success around sunflowers fields. But the doves will be the hot ticket around a sunflower field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Doves will hit them! Darn, I don't Dove hunt though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Doves will hit them! Darn, I don't Dove hunt though. You should. Tons of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutbuster Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 deer go after those sunflower heads, I have done a little bow hunting near them, and have watched the deer nibble away at the heads , the smaller heads seem to be a little more tender, even the havested fields the deer blend in, pretty good when they are beaded down, we have made deer drives in sunflower strips and have had deer bust after going through, a person needs to walk it slow and peel through the stalks with your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 The trail cam pics I posted in the Photo Room, are from a sunflower field....now granted I used a supplement site to take pics over, but they've been hitting the flowers hard......and along the field edge where the travel, the first couple of rows are nibbled down to about a foot to 2 foot high....... With the big push for ethanol and more and more farmers planting corn, you're also gonna see guys that normally don't plant flowers, are going to....I think possibly to cash in on a price spike due to demand........I know in this area, all you see now is mostly corn and flowers......some grains, but mostly row crops....never been like that before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutbuster Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 It's a whole different story these days amazing how many more crops are going in a lot better food selection for deer, years back we planted sunflowers, and the deer and antelope would go right on down the row munchin off the buds late fall those whitetail also like to munch on canola greens that are poppin up but your right TreeWalker, corn and seeds are a plenty around here good luck huntin those speed goats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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