Peplin Creek
5 year old buck +
ok need some real world advice. Last year I broke down some trail camera data and found for my area, rye didn’t seem like it attracted deer until November when it was all that’s left. Which was fine but not exactly how I thought it would be. I figured it would be more attractive on early growth and it really was below average. I normally just broadcast it on the ground and it grows.
This year I’m adding annual clovers, peas, some form of brassica and then I plan to add a cereal grain in the month of September that I plan to just broadcast into the established plots. I’m wondering if winter wheat will grow just sitting on top of the soil much like rye does, do I need to seed a bit heavier? Seems like volunteer wheat is a thing in the farm fields that get harvested. So it seems like it would work. I’m thinking wheat over rye because it does seem like the deer have a slight preference to it over rye. So I’m just trying to maximize the attraction.
Any real world experiences from the forum members on doing just that broadcasting WW into established plots with success?
This year I’m adding annual clovers, peas, some form of brassica and then I plan to add a cereal grain in the month of September that I plan to just broadcast into the established plots. I’m wondering if winter wheat will grow just sitting on top of the soil much like rye does, do I need to seed a bit heavier? Seems like volunteer wheat is a thing in the farm fields that get harvested. So it seems like it would work. I’m thinking wheat over rye because it does seem like the deer have a slight preference to it over rye. So I’m just trying to maximize the attraction.
Any real world experiences from the forum members on doing just that broadcasting WW into established plots with success?