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Different approach this year - let it grow
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<blockquote data-quote="DeerCamp" data-source="post: 5446121" data-attributes="member: 21011"><p>To be clear - this was not the plan for the main plot. </p><p></p><p>I didn't plant as much cereal rye last fall as I normally do, opting for mixes of peas and oats and clover than didn't smother the weeds out the way rye does. So this summer, when I would normally be staring at very empty, dead plots, nature took it's course. </p><p></p><p>And we started noticing that we were seeing more deer than before, especially during the summer. So I decided, instead of the nurtured, lush food plots of the past..</p><p></p><p>(LIKE THIS)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]152024[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We opted to just let it go and see what happens. To my surprise, we have seen a LOT more deer this year than in past years over the course of 2022. </p><p></p><p>(THIS WAS AUGUST)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]152025[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It's quite the change from years past to see the plots grown up, but they seem to have really enjoyed a lot of fertilized, natural browse. They've been in it all year. </p><p></p><p>You can see here just how grown up this is. This is the same plot as in the picture above from 2020. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]152026[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I just broadcast 100 lbs of cereal rye and an antler king mix that has about 10 different things in it. </p><p></p><p>We may regret it come late fall, I don't know, but it seemed like it was worth the experiment. </p><p></p><p>May go back to spraying, then mulch method, then planting next year. </p><p></p><p>All depends on how many tags get punched this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeerCamp, post: 5446121, member: 21011"] To be clear - this was not the plan for the main plot. I didn't plant as much cereal rye last fall as I normally do, opting for mixes of peas and oats and clover than didn't smother the weeds out the way rye does. So this summer, when I would normally be staring at very empty, dead plots, nature took it's course. And we started noticing that we were seeing more deer than before, especially during the summer. So I decided, instead of the nurtured, lush food plots of the past.. (LIKE THIS) [ATTACH type="full" width="459px"]152024[/ATTACH] We opted to just let it go and see what happens. To my surprise, we have seen a LOT more deer this year than in past years over the course of 2022. (THIS WAS AUGUST) [ATTACH type="full"]152025[/ATTACH] It's quite the change from years past to see the plots grown up, but they seem to have really enjoyed a lot of fertilized, natural browse. They've been in it all year. You can see here just how grown up this is. This is the same plot as in the picture above from 2020. [ATTACH type="full" width="610px"]152026[/ATTACH] I just broadcast 100 lbs of cereal rye and an antler king mix that has about 10 different things in it. We may regret it come late fall, I don't know, but it seemed like it was worth the experiment. May go back to spraying, then mulch method, then planting next year. All depends on how many tags get punched this year. [/QUOTE]
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