Sunflowers

[Cavman]

from our minor, but windy, storm this morning.

Hope they rebound for ya

 

[model1994]

Hope they rebound for ya

should be alright, got a little S curve to them now lol. but I’m worried about the approaching storm laying them over again

 

[wcd]

Sunflowers take about 75 days to maturity so no, but they won't be ready for the start of dove hunting season. FYI, if you're doing a small plot and have many deer, they can easily wipe them out long before they reach maturity without protection.

Odd we planted a bunch maybe 3/4 of an acre deer were no problem. Of course the LGD’s may have had something to do with it.

 

[Cavman]

should be alright, got a little S curve to them now lol. but I’m worried about the approaching storm laying them over again

Just got done with our storm. Not sure my garden is gonna rebound

 

[cg21]

I was thinking about this thread while hiking today look at how much the deer browsed down the closest section! Probably 1/4 acre looks like that and I am sure there are other patches just like it elsewhere in the field

 

[patience0830]

Do deer like them at all?

They eat the tops right off them.

 

[jsharmon7]

What caliber do you hunt them with?

 

[cg21]

What caliber do you hunt them with?

We don’t hunt sunflowers….. we run security for them. Guarding against deer and doves.

 

[cg21]

Just walked into a sunflower field on public no less than 15 deer I thought I saw them all in my pic until they started running I couldn’t count

 

[cg21]

Wow public sunflower fields look BAD hopefully they get up past those weeds not holding my breath though

 

[senork]

No sunflower crop = no dove season at Winamac F&W area this year, nor is it listed on the Reserved Hunts for dove. The deer have had a feast on the sunflower crop. They may be looking at a different crop for dove fields next year.

 

[cg21]

No sunflower crop = no dove season at Winamac F&W area this year, nor is it listed on the Reserved Hunts for dove. The deer have had a feast on the sunflower crop. They may be looking at a different crop for dove fields next year.

Weeds were over 6’ tall in my pic you can barely see the sunflowers trying to poke out of them

 

[model1994]

hanging in there, 6-7’ tall.