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    Buck forage oats

    If you have used buck oats before what did you think about them?

    #2
    We've used them in East Texas with good results. Really easy/low maintenance and grow well here.



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      #3
      Deer love 'em...

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        #4
        I am putting some in the in the next two weeks... next to my dove plot

        Got the seed at tractor supply $19 for 50lbs.

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          #5
          They are awesome but, I will tell you one thing for sure. If you don't buy them now you ain't gonna get them this year.

          Oats are in a bad shortage so if you are interested buy now.

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            #6
            What is the difference between buck forage oats and regular "Seed oats" that you can get at any feed store?

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              #7
              Without going into a length, basically they are a forage oat and not a seed oat. They stay tender longer, are more cold tolerant, produce more forage and for some reason the deer eat them better than regular oats. I have no idea why but, I planted food plots with both, side by side and the deer hammered the forage oat.

              I will also say we had forage oats being grazed almost 2 months after they stopped touching the regular oats.

              I have no stake in the company just the research I have done.

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                #8
                I've seen a lot of research, though done outside of Texas, that showed Buck Forage Oats were a huge waste of money compaired to regular ol' Bob Oats..

                Here is some pretty compelling info..

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                  #9
                  what if you mix buck forage oats with regular oats 50/50?

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                    #10
                    i found some in spring texas

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                      #11
                      Buck Forage is a coker 227 oat variety. They are more cold tolerant like mentioned here, but with lime and fertilizer, they are not "significantly" better.

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                        #12
                        Then you guys should buy regular oats.

                        Those of us that are suckers will just have to deal with being suckers I guess.

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                          #13
                          I thought I seen on a Buck Forage bag that they were "Bob" oats??

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                            #14
                            I have to agree with qzilla. BFO oats have performed better for me at the home place in Callahan Cty near Abilene, TX. I attended several of Dr. Kroll's seminars where he showed us BFO & other oats growing side by side in EAST TEXAS. For me the BFO oats are worth the $$. For the guys from Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, & elsewhere North on the QDMA Forum, I'm sure they are telling the truth about BFO's growing on their land. I just don't hunt on THEIR land.

                            Consider the same situation regarding people from North promoting the planting of Brassicas. I have planted purple top turnips for decades down here. We would watch the cattle & deer totally avoid them until after the first hard freeze. Then they would eat them to the ground & dig up the root. Turns out that turnips have a high alkaloid (bitter) content until the freeze. Then the plant develops a sugary taste. The disadvantage is that, where I hunt, that hard freeze is usually after Jan 1st. Thereby not providing me any benefit for using turnips in a hunting plot. They do however work well if you use them for a late winter food source.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by qzilla View Post
                              Then you guys should buy regular oats.

                              Those of us that are suckers will just have to deal with being suckers I guess.

                              Best idea I've heard all day! Glad your tolerance for other experience is well developed!
                              Last edited by Leftridge; 08-27-2010, 07:44 PM.

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