re: Food plot planting thread

"Large oat plants will get serious cold damage at any temperature lower than about 20°F (-7C) and will die completely at 6°F (-17C) or even milder than that."

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We plant oats every year and don't have issues since it rarely gets cold enough to kill oats in the South. Deer will select oats over wheat if they have the choice, but both are highly preferred forage. This year we are planting wheat since deer actually eat the wheat seed heads in the spring and don't eat the oat seeds.