Newshooter,
If the Wisconsin season opens sept 18th will the corn be ready or should I use my other stand location in the pines? When does the corn die and do they eat it while it is soft or wait till it gets hard?
There is a period of time when the tassle of the corn stalk starts to darken. That's when the plant is starting to die and the corn cobs start to ripen. The corn itself takes on a sour taste. Taste the corn. You'll see what I mean. The deer don't like it as much then, but will still use the corn field just as much because of the cover that it provides. The deer will start to again hammer the corn after this period because the corn is starting to harden and the taste is starting to come back. They like it when it's young and juicy(sweet tasting) and then when it starts to harden.