Appleman
5 year old buck +
Has anybody tried Whitetail Institute Oats Plus? I would like to hear your feedback. This was the first season that we planted this product. We have an assortment of food plots on our 250 acre property that includes red and white clover, chicory, soybean, turnips, and apple tree plots. Of this list, soybean and apples have prevailed as a main attraction until the food ran out by mid-season on the property. Our deer densities are some of the highest in the Northeast, which makes it challenging to maintain a food source that will provide into late season. I was fortunate this past season to harvest a doe, seven-pointer, and black bear from one of the orchards. During rifle season in mid-November I shot a 181lb seven pointer in the soybean. By mid-November red clover, white clover, and soybean were exhausted. Apples hung around until late November but due to the drought conditions of the summer the apples dropped earlier then expected. Then there is the newest member of our food plot group, WI Oats Plus, and here is what we discovered:
During the last week of July we planted a bag of Oats Plus on a food plot located 1.25 miles to the back of our property located a short distance from the border of Quebec. Despite little precipitation after planting and being in sandy loamy soil the Oats flourished. By the time Archery season came around, the first week in October, it was thick and green. The game cameras showed good whitetail activity. During the three hunting periods we often saw deer visiting the oats. My son-in-law missed two deer (needs to practice), and my best friend harvested a doe. Similar deer visits were also seen in the clovers and soybean, until the food ran out. I passed on 3 bucks and numerous does in the oats. In spite of the Oats being 3/4 acres in size, half the size of the other food plots, it withstood heavy foraging. It was the last food plot standing by the mid-November rifle season., (exception: being the turnips which were just becoming palpable for deer to eat). Then came along muzzle loading season in early December. The oats still had a lot left to attract deer. Amazingly, the oats covered with snow were still dark green. During the early-December muzzle season, deer came to the oats most every afternoon just as if it were candy. A deer path down the middle looked more like a cow path. When the seasons finally came to a close in mid-December we made a visit after to the oat plot. The deer had heavily dug into the snow to forage. It looked like a war zone. We also would catch deer bounding off out of the oats.
I found WI Oats Plus it to be an excellent attraction for all seasons. I was very excited to witness for the first time a food plot that attracted whitetails, from beginning to end, and still offered more to eat in post season.
I would like to hear about your experience if you have used WI Oats Plus.
During the last week of July we planted a bag of Oats Plus on a food plot located 1.25 miles to the back of our property located a short distance from the border of Quebec. Despite little precipitation after planting and being in sandy loamy soil the Oats flourished. By the time Archery season came around, the first week in October, it was thick and green. The game cameras showed good whitetail activity. During the three hunting periods we often saw deer visiting the oats. My son-in-law missed two deer (needs to practice), and my best friend harvested a doe. Similar deer visits were also seen in the clovers and soybean, until the food ran out. I passed on 3 bucks and numerous does in the oats. In spite of the Oats being 3/4 acres in size, half the size of the other food plots, it withstood heavy foraging. It was the last food plot standing by the mid-November rifle season., (exception: being the turnips which were just becoming palpable for deer to eat). Then came along muzzle loading season in early December. The oats still had a lot left to attract deer. Amazingly, the oats covered with snow were still dark green. During the early-December muzzle season, deer came to the oats most every afternoon just as if it were candy. A deer path down the middle looked more like a cow path. When the seasons finally came to a close in mid-December we made a visit after to the oat plot. The deer had heavily dug into the snow to forage. It looked like a war zone. We also would catch deer bounding off out of the oats.
I found WI Oats Plus it to be an excellent attraction for all seasons. I was very excited to witness for the first time a food plot that attracted whitetails, from beginning to end, and still offered more to eat in post season.
I would like to hear about your experience if you have used WI Oats Plus.