Parkergirl Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 My dad planted sugar beets and turnips at my family's farm down by the river and i was wondering when would be the best time to hunt that area? Thanks for the help:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 We use sugar beets for bait up in the U.P. in November and they love em'. Not sure about ones that are still planted but I would think that mid to late October through November would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 After you start getting good hard frosts the beets will get sweeter and the deer will really start hitting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 My dad planted sugar beets and turnips at my family's farm down by the river and i was wondering when would be the best time to hunt that area? Thanks for the help:) Was there a guy living in a van down there? Sorry, couldn't help myself. I don't have any experience with beets, but with the turnips I hear the deer will turn on to them after a frost when they sweeten up. Keep your eye on them and if you notice the deer hitting them, I'd be hunting that spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 my step dad also in the U.P. of michigan plants his own beets and we will go out and use an old potato picker to turn them over just before we start getting good frost...(like with in a few days, even if it is opening day of hunting season as it was last year when we did it)...the frost will start brings the sugars of the beats out, i have noticed that if u go out with a hatchet and chip the beets up...split them get the smell about...the deer seam to like that, i'm not sure how it will work with them still planted but if you can chip some i would do it but if you get a snow or frost like pretty heavy frost thats when i would be there depending on size of the plot (amount of beets) once late season gets here might be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ilyouthbowhunter Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 the turnips later in the season we had turnips last year the deer tore em up in december Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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