Buckwheat and deer

[MACHINIST]

So the farm I hunt has changed hands and the new owner and I got together about hunting it.He said he is doing Organic corn,non organic corn and buckwheat.I know corn is good buck do deer eat buckwheat?I have personally never heard of it around this area so I am hoping they do as it may be a awesome little food source

[Curmudgeon]

Deer love buckwheat.

[G-Man]

Hope he gets to harvest some buckwheat ,deer and turkey love it

[ATbuckhunter]

From what I hear they love buck wheat. They may not hit it hard the first year it's planted but be sure that they will the next year.

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[HectorBuckBuster]

Buckwheat in my on my property equals deer magnet. Only thing is it is planted late and harvest when 3/4 of the seeds are ready. So a field may still look green may be there today and harvested tomorrow. I have had this happen to my on a soybean field. I had deer all patterned (this was when bow opened on the Oct 15th), they where hitting this bean field hard every morning and night. Had a stand all setup. Went out opening morning to get to my stand the farmer harvested the beans on me the day before. Alot has to due with how much moisture content they farmers wants. The farmer that farms my land has a buyer for higher moisture corn, so I have seen them harvest the corn even when the stalks are green.

[Curmudgeon]

Buckwheat cannot stand a frost so any attraction won't last into deer season. When I've used it as a cover crop, they will mow it down to the stems once they find it. They eat everything green. He may not get a crop.

[steve863]

Glad that they like Buckwheat.  I wonder if they like Alfalfa and Spanky??

 

 

 

[MACHINIST]

Sounds like I better have some stands in place for early field edge hunts then

[growalot]

One needs to think long term .......also being a short season crop he will more than likely....if smart...put in a winter crop after the buck wheat.

 

 

 

http://www.extension.org/pages/18572/buckwheat-for-cover-cropping-in-organic-farming#.VTFVEJNQBN0

 

.Clearly minerals are important in antler development. Because of the large quantities of minerals required for antler growth, whitetails actually deposit calcium and phosphorous in their skeletons prior to the onset of antler growth and then transfer these minerals during active growth (Stephenson and Brown 1984). However, these body sources of calcium and phosphorous provide only a portion of that needed for optimum antler growth. The remainder must come directly from their diet while their antlers are actively growing. Therefore, supplementation of these minerals prior to and during antler growth may be beneficial.”

 

Edited April 17, 2015 by growalot

[G-Man]

Buckwheat if planted early.will be picked by july, and if planted in July is ready for picking in september,like it was said he prolly replant a winter wheat,rye,oats after harvest...