j-bird
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I took a walk today at my place and although my fields are full of soybeans and the deer have obviously noticed I was really surprised just how much other plants I noticed showed signs of browsing as well. The pic below is a collection of just what I found today. The center pic is my ag soybeans - which is what many in my area would consider the primary summer time forage for deer Some of the things I can identify some I can't. I saw browsed, ash and cherry saplings, grape vine, giant ragweed, what I think is coffee weed & sweet clover, raspberry, even some multi floral rose was browsed.
I'm sure this isn't news to many of you, but I was really surprised at just how many naturally occurring "weeds" the deer feed on. Below is a new thing I found as well - its a tree that blew over in a recent storm that HAD some young poison-ivy on it. The deer have reduced it to the vine and stems!!!!
Funny - what you can find when you just look!!!!!
I'm sure this isn't news to many of you, but I was really surprised at just how many naturally occurring "weeds" the deer feed on. Below is a new thing I found as well - its a tree that blew over in a recent storm that HAD some young poison-ivy on it. The deer have reduced it to the vine and stems!!!!
Funny - what you can find when you just look!!!!!