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osage outlaw:
Right now the deer are eating the leaves. They don't eat the fruit until later in the year when they start to get soft and mushy. I did a skull mount for my brother in law a few years back. He killed a buck when several inches of snow was on the ground. When I skinned the head out its mouth was full of osage fruit.
Parnell:
Cool photos, cool post Clint. Archery closes here this weekend and I took a young buck. Here is to a good season...
osage outlaw:
--- Quote from: Parnell on August 26, 2018, 02:22:44 pm ---Cool photos, cool post Clint. Archery closes here this weekend and I took a young buck. Here is to a good season...
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Congrats on the buck Parnell. Are you posting it?
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: JEB on August 23, 2018, 08:02:59 pm ---
Good photos Clint. Do the deer eat the fruits or the leaves?
Brian, are you saying to spread sweet clover over our food plots to help build our soil up in the spring. Our fields are cleared pine tree fields and the ground is sour. Right now I planted buckwheat, rape and rye for fall plots.
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Jeb I'm saying we spread our clover seed early in the spring. We plant our wheat in the fall around mid to late September here. It comes up builds it root system and then goes dormant over winter. Early spring we seed the clover which will germinate but won't grow much until wheat is harvested and it can get sunlight. Then it will grow nice. Once it starts to bloom it slows its growth and try's to make seed, so we cut it and that helps it compete with weeds and regrow. Clover does well in cooler temperatures. Your pine cleared plots might be acidic. Might try spearing some ag lime. How does your Rye do? The clover will put some nitrogen in soil. It will also overwinter and be there the next year. Kinda like Alfalfa. I'm not saying you don't need any fertilizer but it does add a substantial amount.
Bjrogg
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