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Post by Buckslayer on Sept 28, 2007 11:40:49 GMT -4
anyone have or grow any winter food plots for the deer??and what are you growing..i know in texas they grow alot of turnips and sugarbeets
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Post by gitrdone07 on Oct 14, 2007 12:10:23 GMT -4
We just get corn and other deer food to put out and just got a nice 30gal bucket feeder with the timer on it for this year at camp the bear got a hold of the last one it was just a 5gal bucket with a timer from wally world.
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Post by skwirl on Nov 14, 2007 18:27:07 GMT -4
For several years I planted turnips. Nice thing about them is deer dont bother them til after the first frost
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Post by firefightnlife on Dec 28, 2007 13:41:12 GMT -4
another good thing is they don't bother the turnip underneath, they just eat the tops.
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Post by richg on Dec 28, 2007 13:59:11 GMT -4
I grow rape/turnips.The deer start hammering the rape right away and have it gone by about the end of October.Then they start eating the turnip tops then hit the turnips.There's still some greens and plenty of turnips left so it should take them well into winter.
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Post by beenthere on Dec 28, 2007 17:52:26 GMT -4
I grow winter rye. You can plant it late in the fall so it remains tender and it greens up early in the spring. Also you don't have to do a lot to prepare the ground before planting, plus it's cheap.
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Post by mrlongbeard on Dec 28, 2007 17:59:55 GMT -4
isn't this baiting according to the pgc game book
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Post by skwirl on Dec 28, 2007 18:21:44 GMT -4
isn't this baiting according to the pgc game book According to our resident expert olewarden this is wildlife managment practices an is perfectly legal Growing plants are wildlife management practices, otherwise you couldn't hunt in gamelands foodplots for big or upland game.
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Post by mrlongbeard on Dec 28, 2007 20:41:02 GMT -4
if you read the book it says other wise. if any thing is left 30 before the season this is baiting. so if the local farmer combines his corn field ten days before the season opens you can't hunt there.
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Post by beenthere on Dec 28, 2007 21:18:22 GMT -4
That regulation only applies to food or minerals that are not part of normal farming operations. Farm crops and food plots are exempt.
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Post by mrlongbeard on Dec 29, 2007 11:49:24 GMT -4
it is illegal to hunt near any artificial or natural bait, food,hay,grain etc. that has been used to enticement of game in the past 30 days[food plots]. food plots on the gamelands are legal but it doesn,t say anything about private land. how is planting sugar beets, and other non native plants habitat improvement. the habitat is made up of native plants.
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Post by beenthere on Dec 29, 2007 17:40:50 GMT -4
While I agree that one could interpret that to mean that it would be illegal to hunt over food plots, IMHO I believe the PGC has the option of interpreting and applying the regulation in a way that they consider to be fair and enforceable.
For example , I don't think planting a non-native plant would prevent a planting from being considered as habitat improvement. Red clover and legumes are non-native to the NC forests ,yet they improve the habitat for deer and turkey. Norway spruce and white spruce are non-native yet they provide excellent thermal cover for a large variety of species.
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Post by markr on Dec 29, 2007 22:13:23 GMT -4
Hey Tim, do you hunt near any oak trees that have dropped acorns in the previous 30 days in archery season?
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Post by mrlongbeard on Dec 29, 2007 23:44:17 GMT -4
yes i have but i didn't plant those and this is natural habitat. if you plant it for the express purpose of attracting and holding deer to your property, isn't this baiting?
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Post by markr on Dec 30, 2007 21:24:43 GMT -4
No it's not. It's called habitat improvement.
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