Buck forage oats….

Eau Claire area.

Looking for the best planting date for an early season kill plot of Buck Forage Oats. Assume all else is equal (rain, soil conditions, etc)

Single date answer is all I’m looking for. (Example, Sept. 1)

I have my opinions, just wondering what your call is.

sept 1st.

Aug 1

Hope you bought them already rumor is they are hard to come by

or any date between them. whenever you can get time

Where are you buying this? found them online, but shipping is as much as the seed…..

Jami

I am not trying to start a debate but I have planted forage oats from the local elevator right beside the bfo. and at most have seen a slight advantage to heavy frost on the bfo.as far as the deer eating them i have not noticed any preferance all my oats are purchased locally and have had good luck unless i plant to early. if the oats get to tall they are much less palatable to the deer.

Aug 1st…Archery Country in St. Cloud has many bags in stock

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Where are you buying this? found them online, but shipping is as much as the seed…..

Jami

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My local coop has regular oats and BFO. I’ve never personally planted them side by side, but have talked to guys that do prefer the BFO. FWIW…

I decided to put some turnips, beets, rye, etc.. in yesterday as a mixed seed plot. Rained while I was finishing, and we got a good amount of rain last night. ( )

Not that I ever actually have any time to hunt, but at least it was fun putting in the plots…