I’ve had plots that looked like that, until they wiped them out mid season. After that, they’re done. I had to switch to a more oat/wheat/rye type plot to get through the entire season.

There’s wheat and oats in this and another strip of just wheat beside these. You’re right though, when they start on em they eat em down

Some of y’all must not have many deer. Most of my plots will stay low due to browsing. I planted early this year to see if I could get better growth but lack of rain has them slow goin. I did plant a plot of turnips and collards at home here back in September. The plants got up to about 6” tall. I noticed the deer nipping on the leaves and I picked one good mess of turnips. The next day a doe and two fawns were in there late that evening. Now the garden spot looks like it’s just been tilled. I plant a whole lot more turnips at the swamp for the meat deer but if those deer hit the brassicas like the deer at home did, they’re done for. That’s why I’m not sold on planting the brassicas in September. I bought a 200 lb mineral block and it was gone in a bout one month. The does and fawns were eating the milk weed in the plots around the block also.

Brassicas are not a good choice in high deer density areas, even in a good year with adequate moisture. I’ve noticed they’ll browse them down to having no above ground foliage at all in very short order. The plots we planted in high percentage cereal grains and clovers are being browsed, but they’ll be ok. We’ll get rain in 10-14 days and they’ll rebound quickly. I don’t expect my brassicas plots to come back. The damage has been done.

Finally got some showing up in the forecast mid to late next week. 🙏🏼🤞🏼

Nice Halloween surprise! We got a good rain on Thursday.

Some of us have a good chance next week. If you haven't planted, you might want to soon.

I got 1/2” on one property Thursday night and 1/4” on the other place.
Both properties are getting planted tomorrow and Monday.
According to the forecast, we should be getting more rain by middle of next week.

On another note, all my turkeys are showing up on my cameras again.
Took them about 3 weeks to eat all the neighbors’ food plot seed that they spread during the drought.

Just threw some clover on 3 of my fields and marshall rye out on 2 fields. Supposed to rain in morning

Hope my land gets it…our fields look like the Sahara desert

I put out some good stuff - but that was long time ago. This last move was desperate cheap
Move before season - should work

Once again the rain chances last night evaporated. Looks like the middle of the state got a little.

something wet coming out of my gutters this morning. Haven't seen it in over a month.

Took off work and got 12 acres planted. Finished in the dark and woke up to my gutters leaking as well

Well I just finished up the last little bit I had left to do in anticipation of the great soaking rain I just know I will get tommorrow. A good bit of what I previously planted Is popping up even in the dust so if it comes it will get green quick

Marshal Rye all day long

Over seeded this evening on my two plots, tonight. Praying for rain

We started planting Saturday and finished this afternoon in the rain. We got 3/8 of an inch today. We planted 13 acres in awnless wheat and 7 acres in wheat and three varieties of clover to try and make food plots into permanent clover plots.
If it works this summer I will do another third next fall and the rest the next fall using a mix of Crimson, Arrowleaf, and Red clover.

Finally got some rain and more should b on the way
Greatful