Well the deer found them. A few doe and fawns found them a few weeks ago and nibbled a little. Last tuesday 11/3, I looked out the back window and counted 10 bodies of deer under the bright full moon. Some were grazing the turnips and most were out where i overseeded the lawn with oats and clover. I noticed one was a buck and spotlighted it. Sure enough it was a young eight. There was also a fork horn that my wife saw the next morning still eating at first light. In a few short days of 6+ deer a night in the small plot, it was flat out fried. There are still stems and some bulbs left so they have been coming back here and there. I gave the lower yard a final mowing. I cut the oats down even with the rest of the grass to about 2.5 inches. Question is: will the oats continue to grow? They did surprisingly well germination wise.
Here are the pics. Im applying for a crop damage permit.
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Here are the pics. Im applying for a crop damage permit.
