DRJ 0 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 A couple of years ago we planted some miscanthus (elephant grass) about 30ha in all. We have just cut it this year and on closer inspection its full of deer tracks. Does anyone have any experience of this? Going to struggle to get at em in there. Quote Link to post
harry mac 1 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 A couple of years ago we planted some miscanthus (elephant grass) about 30ha in all. We have just cut it this year and on closer inspection its full of deer tracks. Does anyone have any experience of this? Going to struggle to get at em in there. At least for bedding down, deer will always go where they feel most secure. If the miscanthus is the densest cover you have on your ground that's where they will tend to gravitate to to relax and chew the cud. Once they've had their nap they will leave the cover and go pretty much where they like. Where in UK are you, and what deer do you have? Quote Link to post
Murph 30 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I'm in Lincs too and have the same trouble, all with muntjac, you can get at them when the grass is young or sparse, have you tried putting hoppers on the edges? If you feed them into an area you can see you can get at them better. Quote Link to post
DRJ 0 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 A couple of years ago we planted some miscanthus (elephant grass) about 30ha in all. We have just cut it this year and on closer inspection its full of deer tracks. Does anyone have any experience of this? Going to struggle to get at em in there. At least for bedding down, deer will always go where they feel most secure. If the miscanthus is the densest cover you have on your ground that's where they will tend to gravitate to to relax and chew the cud. Once they've had their nap they will leave the cover and go pretty much where they like. Where in UK are you, and what deer do you have? In Lincolnshire with mostly Roe and a few munties. I think they will be back in the woods now but i can see the problem getting worse as the grass matures and becomes more dense. Quote Link to post
2434me 13 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 We have canary grass(about 5/6 ft high) as game crop , and there are always Roe in it . Quote Link to post
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