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Deer gorging on turnips. #7998782 11/19/23 08:14 PM 11/19/23 08:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA Flipper 56 OP trapper
Flipper 56 OP trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA	We have had some hard frosts and the turnips must be getting really sugary. They are loving them. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: Deer gorging on turnips. [Re: Flipper 56] #7998802 11/19/23 08:23 PM 11/19/23 08:23 PM
Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Champaign County, Ohio.	Are the deer digging the turnips up, or just eating the tops? Keith

Re: Deer gorging on turnips. [Re: Flipper 56] #7998850 11/19/23 09:13 PM 11/19/23 09:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA Flipper 56 OP trapper
Flipper 56 OP trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Northern IN USA	They grow with more than half of the turnip above ground so they eat the big ones on the ground and the smaller ones they put the turnip in their mouth and chew it up. The greens are sticking out of their mouth. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: Deer gorging on turnips. [Re: Flipper 56] #7998911 11/19/23 10:33 PM 11/19/23 10:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 middle tennessee T Tommie trapper
Tommie trapper T Joined: Aug 2014 middle tennessee	I tried turnips twice in our food plot and they never touched them . Think about trying pumpkins next year.

Re: Deer gorging on turnips. [Re: Flipper 56] #7999054 11/20/23 07:14 AM 11/20/23 07:14 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan	some guys grew them here and the deer love them

Re: Deer gorging on turnips. [Re: Flipper 56] #7999066 11/20/23 07:37 AM 11/20/23 07:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 SEPA	Our Game Commission plants them in food plots on some of the State Game Lands. The deer love them and they aren't a bad snack for hungry trappers either. Eh...wot?

Re: Deer gorging on turnips. [Re: Flipper 56] #7999073 11/20/23 07:52 AM 11/20/23 07:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Indiana P Providence Farm trapper
Providence Farm trapper P Joined: Feb 2020 Indiana	I planted some once and the deer didn't pay attention to them here. Wife's step dad planted them in ky and they hit them late season.

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