Buckforage Oats

[grizzly]

OK,

Earlier this summer we put down a nice patch of buckforage oats. The plots came up nice and are now waist high and tassled off. Is this somethinge we need to mow down or should we let it go. Also the deer really have not been much interested in this. Did we plant the wrong type of plot for deer to early?

Anyone who has had success and could share some info we would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks much,

grizzly

[Luv2hunteup]

If you want oats to be effective plant mid to late September any earlier the oats will be too mature to hunt over.

[oldguy]

Originally Posted by grizzly

OK,

Earlier this summer we put down a nice patch of buckforage oats. The plots came up nice and are now waist high and tassled off. Is this somethinge we need to mow down or should we let it go. Also the deer really have not been much interested in this. Did we plant the wrong type of plot for deer to early?

Anyone who has had success and could share some info we would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks much,

grizzly

At this point, you may be better off just letting it go to seed. The oats will keep the weeds down, and you're growing yourself plenty of BFO for the fall. Mow or disc it around the second week of September (Broadcast fertilizer, some urea or even 12-12-12 just before you do so).
As mentioned above, the deer won't touch the mature oats.....they're looking for the new plants......2-3" tall.

All depends on the weather and where you're at, but planting Sept 15 or thereabouts should get your "recycled" oats to 2-3'' by (or shortly after) the opener.

Best of luck.

[NORTH-FREAK]

Fertilize then disc several times in mid october, you should end up with a good stand of oats come hunting time.
NORTH-FREAK

[NORTH-FREAK]

Sorry i meant to say disc in mid august.
NORTH-FREAK