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Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? #579746 01/30/09 09:44 PM
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I recently bought a new 200 acre ranch and want to try some food plots. Having a horticulture background i am very familiar w/vines, bushes, & other ground covers that will produce leafy vegitation. My 1st thought is vines as they proliferate & over time will spread. Since I am new at this I had to ask? There is probably a good reason why evryone plants food plots but maybe it is because none of the other methods have been tried. What do you think?



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Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: the rattler] #579747 01/30/09 09:53 PM
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Yes, I have seen them pull vines from the trees for a long time at a sitting, what I saw them eat the most.... ivy


Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: the rattler] #579748 01/30/09 09:54 PM
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Vines seem to be a preferred foods: greenbrier and honeysuckle are 2 that I have read they like.


Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: chestnut] #579749 01/30/09 10:00 PM
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"Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.
A kid'll eat Ivy too, Wouldn't you?"




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Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: PHishTX] #579750 01/30/09 10:07 PM
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You might find this thread on East Texas Deer Foods that I created of interest:

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/ubbthre...true#Post683971

Also, in researching, I found you can usually google on, for example, "clematis deer" to find out if it is a good deer food.

So far, on my list, the only shrubs and vines I've found that deer DON'T like is Waxmyrtle.


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Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: chestnut] #579751 01/30/09 10:52 PM
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Deer love honeysuckle. I can't keep it growing anywhere because the eat it to the ground once it gets fragrant. My mom has it growing on the chain link fence next to their porch and the deer will literally get up on the porch to eat honeysuckle. treesforwildlife.com has some good info on what can be grown for all game attraction not just deer.


Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: PHishTX] #579752 01/31/09 12:31 AM
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Quote:

"Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.
A kid'll eat Ivy too, Wouldn't you?"






Classic. Grandma sang it to mom and mom sang it to me and now I sing it to mine.

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit jumbled and jivey,
Sing "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy."



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Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: CRF4JEFF] #579753 01/31/09 09:47 AM
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Honey Suckle big time!



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Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: cajundave] #579754 02/01/09 02:19 AM
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Yes, we have some land in louisiana we used to plant food plots on. Over time we have noticed the deer will not come to them during the day much but will eat the natural browse. We started mowing the rite of ways about the end of june and fertilizing them sept 1 and have had terrific results. Alot easier and less money involved than food plots. According to the louisiana parks and wildlife the nutrition rates of fertilized honey suckle and other natural browse compare very well with oats and other common "plot type" feeds.



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Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: the rattler] #579755 02/01/09 08:19 AM
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My wife just shot an axis about two days ago and it had been eating off of cedar trees.


Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: DCS] #579756 02/02/09 01:08 AM
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We are loaded up in greenbriar on one of our places. We have lanes shredded through it. you can see on the edge of all these lanes where the deer keep it browsed back pretty heavily.


Re: Will Deer eat vines like honeysuckle, Jasmine, clematis, etc? [Re: bayourat] #579757 02/03/09 02:06 AM
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What kind of honeysuckle is best? Green or the purple?



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