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Old 07-31-2004, 05:37 AM
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fshafly2
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Default RE: Deer Eating Ripe Wheat

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- I plant several small winter wheat field plots in the fall (So MD) as part of a crop rotation scheme, and leave them standing until the seed heads are stripped - usually by early July. Deer will get in there as soon as the seed has hardened, and not quit until it's all gone. A 1/4+ A plot of ww can disappear within a week once the deer focus on it. So, mature ww plots may not be of much value for hunting purposes, but I make them part of the summer nutrition "banquet". I have other "summer plots" with chicory or alfalfa, but the ww is preferred once it ripens.
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