Food plot problems

obert · 07-02-2007, 04:14 PM

Well, checked the food plot last week and the corn was coming up pretty good. Went and checked it last night and the leaves off the corn sprouts are chewed off. Rabbits, deer, ???. Not sure it will come back, especially if we don't get any rain soon. Clover looks allright, but really dry.

flatcoats · 07-02-2007, 04:56 PM

man..i hate when stuff actually eats the foodplots..hehe just kidding...could be both deer or rabbits...

obert · 07-02-2007, 05:04 PM

No doubt, dang deer anyways. Lot of deer tracks so I assumed that's what it was. The whole plot has the leaves chewed off the corn stalks. I thought it was a bit odd since I haven't seen that in the fields of corn in that area. But, maybe it happens and I just don't notice it.

jimk · 07-02-2007, 05:28 PM

how tall was the corn before it got chewed off?

obert · 07-02-2007, 07:22 PM

10 inches maybe.

Chum · 07-02-2007, 09:07 PM

if it was a clean cut on your leaves then it was rabbits (they have top and bottom teeth) deer would nip and pull the leaves or just pull the corn out of the ground like a cow (they only bottom teeth in front) that is how i would look at it. that and if i didn't see any rabbit tracks

BPbowhunter · 07-02-2007, 09:13 PM

Ya I would check to see what kind of tracks are mostly around the chewed up plants. And also how they were ate off. A deer would have pulled on the plant more, if it was deer you should be able to see some type of damage on the plant other than bites in the leaves.

07-02-2007, 04:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
obert Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: W. Omaha Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 33 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts	Food plot problems Well, checked the food plot last week and the corn was coming up pretty good. Went and checked it last night and the leaves off the corn sprouts are chewed off. Rabbits, deer, ???. Not sure it will come back, especially if we don't get any rain soon. Clover looks allright, but really dry.

07-02-2007, 09:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
BPbowhunter 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 2,511 Thanks: 8 Thanked 32 Times in 24 Posts	Ya I would check to see what kind of tracks are mostly around the chewed up plants. And also how they were ate off. A deer would have pulled on the plant more, if it was deer you should be able to see some type of damage on the plant other than bites in the leaves. __________________ Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew "Look, a pair of singles!"

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07-02-2007, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
flatcoats Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: omaha Posts: 1,329 Thanks: 15 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts	man..i hate when stuff actually eats the foodplots..hehe just kidding...could be both deer or rabbits...

07-02-2007, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
obert Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: W. Omaha Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 33 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts	No doubt, dang deer anyways. Lot of deer tracks so I assumed that's what it was. The whole plot has the leaves chewed off the corn stalks. I thought it was a bit odd since I haven't seen that in the fields of corn in that area. But, maybe it happens and I just don't notice it.

07-02-2007, 05:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
jimk Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: N.E. Ne Posts: 196 Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	how tall was the corn before it got chewed off?

07-02-2007, 07:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
obert Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: W. Omaha Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 33 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts	10 inches maybe.

07-02-2007, 09:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	if it was a clean cut on your leaves then it was rabbits (they have top and bottom teeth) deer would nip and pull the leaves or just pull the corn out of the ground like a cow (they only bottom teeth in front) that is how i would look at it. that and if i didn't see any rabbit tracks