I planted a 50yd. X 5ft. strip along a fenceline that borders 120 acres of 12 yr. old Pines. The sage grass in the Pines gets up to 5 ft. high, perfect cover for Turkeys and deer. I don't know which hit the Rape, but it was gone before fall. I believe the Turkeys did most of the damage, probably going for the bugs in mine and finding the Rape was good also. If this was your first planting, it might take some getting used to by the deer/Turkeys. Don't give up on Rape. I just tilled a strip, spread the seed and forgot it. It's a low maintenance plot.

Russ