Looking to experiment with these in some plots this season. What are your stories on them? Should they be planted early September when planting brassicas? What is your recommendation on seed & fertilizer per acre? Thanks in advance!

Probably the best grain I have ever used on a food plot. I usually plant around Oct 1, depending on rain. I like to overseed with some Yucci Arrowleaf clover. Usually around 250# of triple 13 per acre.

Yessir very good choice even crappy soils it grows pretty good. I have had some beautiful food plots from using buck forage oats

I'm still not convinced they're better than regular Coker Oats, and they cost a good but more.

Where do y'all buy BFO?

Me either unless it gets really, really cold for several days in a row. I've been using them several years up here in Hillbilly land with good success.

Haven't tested them against other oats, either. Not going to. I've watched deer walk by and through too many other food sources to get to BFO's. They are expensive and can be hard to find. But the cost penalty is minor compared to all the other costs for hunting.

I've not seen them at my local seed stores or co-ops. Let me know where yall find them in the northern half of AL (say around I20 & north).

Those of you who have planted BFO, do you plant them alone? Or mix?

Riverside feed and seed in Northport.
I bought em last year because they didn't have their regular Oats in yet.

Thanks 270!

Have planted them for several years and like them a lot. Last year I tried a 5 way mix with Triticale as the main grain component and had good success with it.In my most heavily used plot they liked the Triticale so much they ate it to the ground.They have never been able to totally destroy a BFO plot before so I will mix it up a little this year.I have 5 ac of winter plots so the plan is about 7 bags of the mix and 3 bags of BFO's.

Found a co-op had them right now $45/ 45# bag?

Should i go ahead and stock up???

That seems high?? My local feed store has 50# for 27.00 and the co op had 45# for 31.90

BFO have out performed any other oats I have planted. I have tried Bobs Oats and Coker oats. I usually do a blend of wheat and oats and top dress dwarf essex rape and some type of white clover.

300lbs of 13-13-13 per acre, then hit it AN around Christmas at 100lbs per acre to get you through the end of February.

WMS black oats and triticale. Mix in abot 8 pounds of frosty clover per acre. Best ive done with any plots.

I too have done a side by side comparison and deer will definitely go to the BFO 1st. If you have a very high deer density keep in mind that they grow slower than most oats so that is the only drawback. Those who aren't convinced most likely have never done a side by side study or your deer density is so high they are going to mow down everything you plant no matter what it is...