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Old 11-12-2008, 05:00 PM
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also i found out the hard way. if there are some alfalfa clover etc. or mixed hay fields dont plant clover or alfalfa. the hay fields a lot bigger and they wont bother coming to your plot. and if theirs corn field, donmt plant corn as a fgood plot. get my drift?
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Old 11-13-2008, 08:11 PM
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also i found out the hard way. if there are some alfalfa clover etc. mix hat fields dont plant clover or alfalfa. the hat fields a lot bigger and they wont bother coming to your plot. and if theirs corn field, donmt plant corn as a fgood plot. get my drift?
Whats a hat field?
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Old 11-13-2008, 08:14 PM
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sorry it was a typo
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Old 11-14-2008, 08:26 AM
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May be something that isn't palletable to them, sometimes it takes some time or you may needto try a different product, or maybe there is enough food source around to meet the demand
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Old 11-14-2008, 09:51 AM
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I saw thethrow and grow at bass pro shopstwo years ago and noticed it was almost all ryegrass. On our place they don't eatryegrass much.That might be your problem

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Old 11-14-2008, 10:34 AM
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I have hunting property in southern Louisiana and I plantedmy first plot this fall to bowhunt over. I trusted Biologic on what to plant in my area and since I'm new, I found out the hard way, that brassica is bitter until the first frost and then it gets sweet. The only problem is that we won't get our first frost until Jan. I figure by than, the deer won't touch it, because they tried it in the fall. I was in my stand and had 4 does over my plot and the only vegetation they ate, was the bushes on the side of the plot. Go figure!!!! By the way, it was Full Draw that they recommended. I'm going to try Lab Lab for the spring.
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Old 11-18-2008, 11:44 AM
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They might be eating other things. You said that it was about 8 inches tall it may need to be cut so the new growth would then be attractive and palletable for them. You need to make sure you have the most desirable food source something has there intrest somewhere else

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wow you smart
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Old 12-02-2008, 01:11 PM
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