Long Day Brassicas for Deer- The Heaviest Deer Browse I've Ever Seen!
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- I've used several different food plot forages over my 27 years of hunting. I'm always trying to figure out what the deer on our farm prefer.
This year I tried some long day brassicas (80-100 day). I wanted to try these because I liked the idea of a higher tonagge food plot as well as being able to get a brassica plot in earlier. Two of the last three years we've had very dry falls so having a brassica plot established earlier was very appealing.
Well, here were the results. Let's just say I WILL be planting these again.
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If that plot would have been further south like here in Tennessee I would have assumed Army Worm infestation. That's exactly what a brassica plot looks like after an infestation and untreated. Great Video sir!
@@markbates-dm7ll thankfully that hasn't been an issue for us
I hope that continues to be the case. Great videos and information on your channel. Thanks
@@markbates-dm7ll thanks for watching!
Nice work Sam! Looks like you gave those deer some good nutrition in a dry fall. I've had lots of success with foliar application of MAP (monoammonium phosphate) and sometimes mix with warm water some urea in with it as well. When the plants get foliar phosphorous, it really kicks their root development in high gear which can be a huge benefit in dry years. I noticed some purpling leaves in your plots, and the foliar P provides literally an over-night cure to get them back growing at peak :) Happy habitat!
@danielandres6647 thanks for this! I will try it! I want to switch to liquid in general.
My go to (mess) blend is GRO forage brassica, deer & bird blend, and some fortress. I plant all together before a good rain with a chain drag and a cultipaker. I then come back late summer and broadcast frosty delight and grains into thin spots or three way annual clover. This year some of my gro forage brassicas were 4ft tall! Only fertilizer I use is John's liquid fertilizers.
@@brendanomeally8070 I love it! I'll be using liquid this year. I know that would have helped a lot when the water shut off
@PFHabitat oh it absolutely will. In fact, while I was watching this and saw the leaf discoloration i immediately thought to myself 11-4-9 would fix that! The sulfur really helps prevent bug damage as well. I have been all liquid for a few seasons now and I'll never go back. For me it's much easier and the results speak for themselves!
I do believe you! I've seen the results first hand. I'm sold!
That is how to do a "how to video". Start to finish! Well done. Would putting buck wheat down first for pigweed control and then broadcast in June as you did instead of tilling be a consideration? Obviously, you know what works best for you.
Thanks! I think if I was to use a cover crop I'd use fall planted rye instead. It normally hits the dough stage late June. You could broadcast into it around that time and cultipack it down
That was my question on your thoughts on broadcasting it into rye mid June on the dough stage. I’m looking for something different then broadcasting in buckwheat into the rye then a fall mix in the buckwheat early August I’ve been bit too many times with no rain and turkeys cleaning it out. This definitely looks something to try to take advantage of June rain and not having to do it in August. My soil in the staples motley area is just too sandy that broadcast and crimping have been hit and miss that time of year lately. I feel I can broadcast some grains and maybe annual clover into it after Labor Day and start the cycle over. Thanks for the video! Always learning!
@bv2181 that sounds like a rock solid plan. Thanks for watching!
Great in depth video as always!!
Appreciate it!
I have used the GRO forage brassicas for a few years now, top dress with rye and even when dry the brassica will hold enough moisture for the rye. I also like to mix it with the GRO 3-way annual cover and plantain when planted early to keep the plot stocked all fall.
@shawnvanlandingham5481 all fantastic ideas! I did top dress with rye but the rain never came. I love those annual clovers!
Awesome review and awesome blend!
Thanks!
Good idea and good work.
@northernforestwhitetail thanks brother!
Had the same problem in S Indiana. I planted 60 day brassicas "early" in mid August. Got enough rain to have them sprout and grow to about 6", rain dried up and that was it. I ended up broadcasting rye over everything 2nd week of Oct and salvaged my plots.
It's tough relying on those late summer rains. Rye is always a nice way to save a plot
Being able to plant in June when rain is more 'guaranteed' sounds like a great hedge against a late summer drought. Having a decent start might keep them growing. Fail -- then plant something else later like usual or overseed the rutabaga tubers with winter rye or wheat.
@davidvankainen6711 yah I really liked being able to catch those early rains. It made a huge difference
I added sulfur, calcium and magnesium to my first yr no till plot and we had minimal rain, and i got giant 2 ft brassicas with bulbs way bigger than soft balls and huge tubers! Overseed with biologic clover and rye grain! The deer hammer the rye and barley touched the brassica so far in Kentucky
That sounds like a very solid fertilization regiment. Good work!
I used to plant the rape seed brassica and the first year it took the deer a while to determine they liked it. The next year they ate most of the plot by the end of September. This was at my last place and consisted of a 1 acre plot and the only one I could plant. Now I have about an acre and a half to put into food on my new place. The 1 acre plot I have has purple top turnups and forage radishes, my smaller 3 plots have a greens mixture this year and the deer really liked it. I was under the impression from other habitat guys that you had to keep all your small plots the same. Never really understood that. Thanks Sam.
@artbrennhofer8283 everyone has a different opinion. I like diversity so I use at least a couple dozen different forages every fall
Is that a “scrape tree” in the plot? Been considering it this year with a cedar
Yes sir! They work very well
What is the gro liquid fertilizer you mentioned on Amazon?
@travisblubaugh6080 that one isn't on Amazon but he sells liquid on his website. I put a link to his store in the Description. I was going to put down the 4-8-16.
So would they not be worth planting for a fall/winter plot and how they do under drought
@transamguy9073 I think they'd do great as a fall/winter plot. They handle drought very well. They kept their green longer than my normal 45/60 day brassicas. They just eventually didn't have any moisture left in the soil to keep them growing until we got some very late rains and they resprouted. I think with normal fall moisture they'd handle the browse pressure much better. I'll plant again next year and be sure to share
They don’t mess with my brassicas much until firearms season November 15th in southern Michigan. Probably due to being in a big ag area. Usually still a couple feet tall and lush. By the end of December they about have them gone. At our northern Minnesota camp the brassicas are pretty much gone by the time I arrive for firearms season. This year I tried a mix from our local ag store from Brier Ridge. Fantastic growth and fairly inexpensive.
Deer definitely have different browse preferences in different areas for different reasons
Is there water on the property? Deer do get a significant amount of their water requirements from the plants they eat.
Yah we have ample water. But you're right, these were very moisture dense so I'm sure that made them even more attractive on a dry year
Looks like I need to buy a membership to purchase seed from Grandpa Ray?
What's that all about?
@@craigweinmann320 you don't need a membership to buy seed. I don't have one. The membership gives u a discount code as well as some other perks