Maya
5 year old buck +
I just went out to look at a few things around the orchards and some areas I have done some cuttings. We finally have some snow here in the northeast so I did some tracking. In an area where I had cut a couple years ago for a chestnut and oak planting there is all kinds of browse coming up. Ash, cherry, maple, birch, sumac, and the chestnuts and oaks. The only thing browsed is the .................sumac!
I also looked at which apples were being eaten, and as usual it seems to be the sweeter varieties that were lapped up first. Honeycrisp, Honey Gold and Fuji seem to be cleaned out faster than other more tart varieties.
It's been a very mild winter here and very little snow, so the deer have free range to eat pretty much whatever they want, but this is what I noticed here. Oh they have hit rape in a food plot and not the turnips so much.
What have you noticed them eating for winter food in your areas?
I also looked at which apples were being eaten, and as usual it seems to be the sweeter varieties that were lapped up first. Honeycrisp, Honey Gold and Fuji seem to be cleaned out faster than other more tart varieties.
It's been a very mild winter here and very little snow, so the deer have free range to eat pretty much whatever they want, but this is what I noticed here. Oh they have hit rape in a food plot and not the turnips so much.
What have you noticed them eating for winter food in your areas?