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I let the primrose go one year and in oct. when we started bow hunting we were noticing a lot of tracks around the pond.It was a dry fall and just th.ought they were watering.One night I set and watched and a doe waded out belly deep and started eating. At first I assumed she was hot and drinking and then I realized she was eating. I didnt think about the primrose at first and thought she was eating moss. But it was the primrose for sure. That the only one I saw wading but they were on the banks every night when we came out. Ive decided a guy is never gona see it all but for sure IT IS GOOD
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Wow....that's awesome! I have that all the way around my big pond. Maybe I'll draw a big boy in for a snack?
Dale "When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water." - anonymous
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When I had horses, they loved it. Nice to know that deer like it too.
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What species of primrose are you discussing?
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Ooh...good question RAH....I assumed Water Primrose. I've got that most of the way around the shoreline of the big pond.
I personally like the stuff. It's a great filter for water clarity, it provides good cover for forage through the growing season (but then dies off in fall to give the forage a chance to be eaten), and in my pond which has fairly steep banks it doesn't go out terribly far.
A possible food source for deer would be pure gravy.
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It seems like this plant is considered an exotic invasive, or do I have that wrong? BTW - I once saw a deer eating submerged aquatic plants in one of my duck ponds as though it were a moose.
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I don't think we know for sure which plant we are talking about yet.
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I believe Bill Cody indicated some weeks back that in northern venues Water Primrose is mostly accepted as a decent aquatic plant. But in the areas of the country where a hard freeze doesn't happen or at least not often it can be very invasive.
Mine will go years sometimes without blooming/coming on, no idea why. This is the first year since 2011 that I've had what I'd call 'mostly full' coverage, which means to me that 70-80% of the bankline has it.
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Looks like there are various species as well so it likely depends on what species is being considered.
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That wouldn't be my first choice for a food plot though...
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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That wouldn't be my first choice for a food plot though... X2 thats for sure, I just thought it was intersting. The best food plot Ive got is a 10ac creek bot thats been planted to oaks. I let it go after planting to give oks some light competition so they wouldnt grow like bushes. So after 10 yrs I started mowing every thing but the oaks. I had to saw a lot of stuff first,big job.But now I mow it once a year in Aug. The deer simply love the buds of the tender new growth.I think better than beans or corn until it gets cold.
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