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This time of yr is cotton attractive at all to deer?
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Mexican Squealer
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I hunted a cotton field two weeks ago. Sat evening I saw 13 deer and Sun am I saw 11. They were absolutely devouring some type of browse or food source in the field. I'd like to know exactly what they were eating.
BassHunter25
Senior Member
Ive heard of deer eating cotton seed and its supposed to be really good for them. I saw farmers letting cows graze in a cut cotton field recently as well
Gumpbuck
Senior Member
Um.... I think they like it just fine......
Take a close look at my pic from Sunday...
Seriously, I think they are feeding on the few green leaves that were near the bases of the stalks. I had plenty of deer in the field just before they harvested and still plenty just after they harvested. I think they like the security of how high stalks are.
My question will be if they still want to come out after the stalks have been mowed down to the ground. Because the farmer just did that today.
Take a close look at my pic from Sunday...
Seriously, I think they are feeding on the few green leaves that were near the bases of the stalks. I had plenty of deer in the field just before they harvested and still plenty just after they harvested. I think they like the security of how high stalks are.
My question will be if they still want to come out after the stalks have been mowed down to the ground. Because the farmer just did that today.
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Buckstop
Senior Member
Cotton fields have been combined and mowed on our place for about a month. There are new young green leaves sprouting out from the remaining stalks. The deer are pounding them right now. I expect it will continue till the first frost.
Iwannashoot
Pesident of the Fla Chaper Useless Billy club.
I know of a ranch in west Texas that feed cotton seed instead of protein pellets. They kill some absolute monsters there every year.
uturn
Senior Member
All of the above!
iconz23
Senior Member
I agree. We've ve seen more deer hunting over cotton this year than we ever did hunting planted pines...
GADawg08
Senior Member
its too expensive to plant
dixiecutter
Eye Devour ReeB
Cotton is good in all stages for deer hunting. But after it's been defoliated, it may not be.... I'll let someone who knows more vouch for defoliated cotton field, but in all other stages you can count on it.
They love it just the same. It's Georgia's version of CRP fields.
leftystar
Senior Member
where I hunt they rotate cotton and peanuts and I always see more deer in cotton. It sucks when its high cotton but they will eat parts of the cotton plant. Even the bowl before it opens.
wingnut2000
Senior Member
Killed the 8pt in my avatar in a cotton field on 11/4/17 and seen several deer in cotton fields lately.
sowgabuckstalker
Senior Member
They love mowed cotton fields also. To browse and to chase does 
spencer12
Senior Member
Yeah cotton fields in the right location can be magic. Usually they eat the green browse that grows with the cotton. I've had a lot of success hunting cotton fields.
