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Buck Forage

Oats

No single food plot is perfect, but for fall it's Buck Forage!

"Oats always has been the preferred winter forage for whitetails. Now there is a brand (Buck Forage) that not only is preferred over other varieties, but also stands up to colder temperatures. I heartily endorse it!"

Dr. James C. Kroll, "Dr. Deer"
renowned whitetail authority & author of the best selling book, A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting Whitetail Deer

Research done by professional biologists show deer need food plots year 'round. Multiple plantings of both warm and cold season food plots are necessary to accomplish this. When it comes to providing quality fall forage deer need, along with being an attractant, nothing beats oats.

Don't be mislead by claims that successful food plots can be obtained easily. Only proper agronomic practice and a little work will ensure the hunter/manager of accomplishing the two-fold goal of attracting, and providing needed nourishment for deer.

We asked Dr. James Kroll to test BUCK FORAGE OATS before we placed them on the market. Although skeptical (because of the sometimes misleading claims of other seedsmen), Dr. Kroll was satisfied beyond our greatest expectations. But don't take it from us! Here are some examples of what Dr. Kroll and others say about plots of Buck Forage:

"It's much cheaper to grow food plots than to purchase commercial feed rations for deer. And, some feed (such as corn) doesn't provide a complete diet for whitetails…I heartily endorse Buck Forage food plot seed!"

"We have long recommended adding rye with oats to help out in case the oats freeze out. Now we feel "Buck Forage" Oats will make this problem occur so infrequently that we can go with a single planting of oats."

Dr. James Kroll, "Dr. Deer"

"At first I couldn't believe that deer actually preferred BUCK FORAGE OATS. I thought oats would be grazed equally, but the deer proved me wrong."

Brien Dunn, Fennessey Ranch, Bayside, Texas

For the serious hunter...

BUCK FORAGE OATS are for the whitetail deer manager or hunter concerned with not only providing an unbeatable attractant, but also providing excellent forage. Why not try it?

Planting Instructions

1. Seeding Rate: Broadcast approximately 120 lb./acre, Drill approximately 100 lb./acre.
2. Plant in a well prepared and well drained seed bed.
3. Cover seed 1" to 2" deep.
4. Fertilize and lime according to your local extension service recommendations

Plant BUCK FORAGE where Whitetails occur

Note: BUCK FORAGE OATS are very cold tolerant, but no oat is freeze proof or drought proof. Planting done in the red area or desert climates will normally result in loss of crop. Freeze-out frequently occurs when warm late fall or winter growing conditions are followed by sudden extreme temperature drops.

Note: BUCK FORAGE CHICORY is not recommended in climates west of vertical line.

BUCK FORAGE - Food Plot Seed Oat Adaptation Map

Green: Deer utilization from early fall to late spring. Freeze damage is very unlikely. Plant late September/October.

Yellow: Deer utilization from early fall to early winter. Some years oats may survive the winter and produce spring forage. Freeze damage may occasionally occur. Plant September.