PCDAVE

Has anyone tried "Buck Forage Oats" for their fall/winter food plot?

timbercruiser

They are the #1 best fall attractant grain I have ever used. The biggest problem I have seen is that the deer eat them almost too much. If you have a lot of deer in the area don't expect to see lush, thick, knee high vegetation in your plot. It will probably be about 2" high from grazing.

falcon

Planted spike oats last fall on one of our places. Worked great: Much better than wheat. Deer ate it off nearly at the ground. When the grass greened up in the spring the oats recovered very nicely and it will make good food/cover for the quail.

IL-Cornfed

In my experience the deer seem to utilize them when needed but NOT when they had other plantings available. For instance, every deer on my property would march right through the Forage Oats to get at soybeans. I've NEVER seen anything that could out produce RR soybeans when left standing into the hunting season. That being said, I did see an increase in Oat utilization once the soybeans where eaten.

Here are pix of a couple of my Forage Oat plots

Oct 30, when most everything else was dead and brown my Oats were still a rich dark green.


Notice this Forage Oat plot on Sept 24 and then the same plot during the late season firearm hunt! Note how the deer have pawed through over 12" of snow to get to the Oats

farm hunter

I'm thinking og BFO for a 2 acre fall plot. Can it be grown OK on a 6.0 pH?

Anyone have 1st hand experience?

Thanks
FH

daleh

I Plant the Buck Forage Oats and Naked Oats. Can't tell the difference in how they grow or which one is prefered.
going to combine them next month and feed them to my horses

pikecofoodplotter

great product but I like to mix with purple top turnups and a winter pea. One thing to remember oats don't handle the cold ( below 9 degrees )so depending on where you are at how long you have to utilize them.

8mm

nope sure aint but i have hurd good things

MK M GOBL

I've had better luck with Rye. It will stay green all winter long and deer don't seem to like the BF oats any more than Rye. It's about 1/4 the cost as well.

WhitetailObsession

Doesnt work in WI. Too much other ag in the area so they go to alfalfa, corn, or soybeans. Waste of money if you have a lot of ag fields in your area, or else i've heard good things in other states where there isn't a lot of ag.