Buck Forage Oats

[Master Carper]

Oklahomabassin, thank you for the information. I'm heading out now to get 200 pounds of SEED OATS or some kind of forage wheat. Thanks for the help.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Oklahomabassin, thank you for the information. I'm heading out now to get 200 pounds of SEED OATS or some kind of forage wheat. Thanks for the help.

You bet!

 

[Deer Slayer]

I have 3 bags of BFO's available @$32.50/bag. It is still prime time to plant these. I just planted some 2 days ago and with the coming rain they will pop up in a few days. Shoot me an email if you want them.

 

[7stw]

I have more pics. The oats are doing phenomenal. 4x4 blend is doing good as well.

The yearling doe is eating with 12 other does fawns and yearlings. I’m almost a mile away. Great tonnage I have a few bigger plots some smaller ones and plan on doubling my order for next year. I planted 40 bags this year. And 60 lbs of the 4x4 blend. The deer love the plantain and getting an awesome stand of clover out of the blend. The deer still walk across wheat without stopping to browse until they reach the buck forage oats. Saw an increase in population after last weekends youth season on properties near where the neighbors have been hunting.


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[Master Carper]

Wow 7stw, that looks great!

Will this stop growing after a hard frost?

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Looks great 7stw!

 

[retrieverman]

Wheat’s cheap, and from past experience, deer normally eat it pretty well. However, after talking to DeerSlayer and seeing 7stw’s posts, I’m planting some BFO’s next year for sure.

Those BFO plots look great!

 

[Deer Slayer]

The BFO's are cold tolerant and that is why I plant them in mid to late September or early October. PR6284 - the BFO's will continue to grow after a hard frost, but slower. Over the years that I have been using the oats, I have noticed than when we get warm spells during the winter the oats will grow some. The oats produce 40% more forage that wheat because of the blade width. I have been told that the BFO's can be planted as far north as southern South Dakota with out yellowing due to the cold. I have heard from several people that have planted the oats over the past few years have seen, consistently, an increase in deer numbers on their fields during the winter versus other plantings. 7stw's comments and pictures are consistent with other people experiences. Thank you for sharing 7stw.

 

[Master Carper]

Deer Slayer, thank you for the additional information!

I hope I can get a couple of bags for next year.

 

[Okie4570]

IIRC when justin_h635 planted BFO a two or three years ago, they didn't show any signs of freeze damage (yellow) until we had several nights of 5* down to -2* or -3* temps. It slowed them down but they still grew after the temps warmed up.