Food Plot
Buck Forage Oats
$44.00 bag
| Package | 50 lb bag |
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Description
Buck Forage Oats provide deer with a forage option from early fall through the first few hard freezes. This mix is an excellent choice for avid bowhunters targeting deer during this time.
Seeding Rate | 100 lbs/acre drilled or broadcast
Product Guide
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Planting
- Planting Time: Late Summer – Early Fall (30-45 days before first predicted frost)
- Seeding Rate: 100 lbs/acre drilled or broadcast
- Seeding Depth: 1-1 ½”
- Plant into a clean, firm seedbed when both drilling or broadcasting
Fertility
If maximum biomass is desired, use the fertilizer rates below:
| Recommended Application Rate (Lbs/acre) | |||
| Soil Fertility Level | Nitrogen (N) | Phosphorus (P2O5) | Potassium (K2O) |
| High | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium | 50 | 25 | 40 |
| Low7 | 0 | 35 | 55 |
*Rates are recommended if no soil test is taken.
Weed Control
Plant into a clean, weed-free seedbed and use the herbicide options below for optimal weed control:
| Timing | Herbicide | Rate | Notes | Weeds Controlled | Control Method |
| Preemergence | Sharpen (Saflufenacil) | 1-2 oz/a | Apply after planting and before crop emergence | Broadleaves | Contact & Residual |
| Explorer (Mesotrione) | 6 oz/a | Apply after planting and before crop emergence | Broadleaves | Contact & Residual | |
| Glyphosate | 32 oz/a | Apply any time before crop emergence | Grasses & Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Postemergence | Harmony Extra SG (Thifensulfuron + Tribenuron) | 0.45-0.6 oz/a | Apply after 3-leaf stage, but before jointing | Broadleaves | Contact |
| Broclean (Bromoxynil) | 1.5-2 pts/a | Apply from emergence to boot stage | Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Starane Flex (Florasulam + Fluroxypyr) | 13.5 oz/a | Apply from 3-leaf stage up to flag leaf emergence | Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Stinger (Clopyralid) | 0.25-0.33 pts/a | Apply from 3-leaf stage up to early boot stage | Broadleaves | Contact | |
| 2,4-D Amine (2,4-D Amine) | 0.25-0.5 lbs ae/a | Apply during the 3- to 4-leaf stage. Applications made after this stage increase potential for crop injury | Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Clarity, Banvel, Sterling Blue (Dicamba) | 2-4 oz/a | Apply at the 3- to 4-leaf stage, but prior to jointing. Applications made after this stage increase potential for crop injury | Broadleaves | Contact | |
| Widematch (Clopyralid + Fluroxypyr) | 1-1.33 pts/a | Apply from 3-leaf to flag leaf emergence | Broadleaves | Contact |
Disclaimer: All products and rates were provided by university-based sources and product labels. Always follow label instructions and consult your local chemical dealer and seed dealer before making any applications or planting of seed.
