I know years ago I would buy biologic brassica blend and on the bottom label where it tells exactly what percentage and type of seed is in the bag it would say dwarf Essex rape for example. A smal bag under 5 pounds would cost $20+ and have a very small amount of brassica. While at the feed store I can get dwarf Essex rape for $1.25 a pound. Nothing special about most seeds in my opinion. Put a big buck, hot chick, or words like magnum on a bag and watch them sell you a seed blend that is 75% wheat and oats and 10% brassica or clover, and 5% weed seed all day long at crazy prices.
Buck Forage Oats
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I know years ago I would buy biologic brassica blend and on the bottom label where it tells exactly what percentage and type of seed is in the bag it would say dwarf Essex rape for example. A smal bag under 5 pounds would cost $20+ and have a very small amount of brassica. While at the feed store I can get dwarf Essex rape for $1.25 a pound. Nothing special about most seeds in my opinion. Put a big buck, hot chick, or words like magnum on a bag and watch them sell you a seed blend that is 75% wheat and oats and 10% brassica or clover, and 5% weed seed all day long at crazy prices.
I didn't run out last night but I'm pretty sure we got rain...maybe lots of it yesterday. More today would not hurt.
That's what was happening too me for the last 2 weeks. I'd get my hopes up cause it looked like we were going to get rain and then bam, shit disintegrated before it hit us.
Here is what my Doe (Buck) Forage Oats look like. They seem to be growing great and the does love them...no bucks. I'm not sure what oats should look like though. My Heartland Wildlife Buck Buster Extreme isn't doing much. The only thing growing out of the whole mix is the oats and a few turnips. No forage beans or brassicas at all. Very disappointed in that seed mix.
I had a little bit of BFO seed left so I broadcast it this morning in some thin areas. We just got a torrential rain. Curious to see if it sprouts.
This is what my Buck Forage Oats look like now. A few deer are hitting it but it's not being overused.
I hunted over the oats last night. 10 does fed in them for over an hour. They actually fed in the Heartland Wildlife (Buck Buster Extreme) oats more than the Buck Forage oats. Both look great. Only the oats came up in the BB Extreme plot though.
This is a photo of the Buck buster extreme oats with 2 fawns bedded in it. This is also my first uploaded pic not using photobucket. Just testing and learning.
