All of our green fields are relatively small plots planted in the corners of pretty large fields. The actual planted portion may only account for 15-20% of the field in most cases.
In each case, the rest of the field has been allowed to grow wild for a few yrs, to the point that the rest of each field is shoulder high, often more.
The reasoning (by everyone here but me) is that deer like cover and having the small green field surrounded by 6ft of "stuff" makes them feel secure.
Problem is were seeing very few deer in the fields and there's no chance of seeing them walking the edge of a field because the grass is so grown up.
I've always heard/read that deer prefer open pastures cut shorter because they can see a long way and keep an eye out for predators instead and can just duck into the woods for cover.
I've been saying we need to cut the entire pasture, not just the small part we plant.
What say you experts?
Last edited by GomerPyle; 01/17/15 01:03 PM.
