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<blockquote data-quote="Deer Slayer" data-source="post: 1270587" data-attributes="member: 8855"><p>Wolfman- Great question! Thank you for asking. I would suggest you do both. I would fertilize the oak trees in the Spring. I suggest you take a post hole digger and make at least 4 holes around the drip line of the trees you wish to fertilize. Then add a pound or two of 10-20-10 in each hole. Cover up the holes and walk away. No one but you will know what trees have been fertilized and the trees should respond from the added nutrients.</p><p></p><p> I would then perform your soil tests and plant food plots where you can. I will try to post tonight several suggestions on what to plant. It is not too late to plant plots. We are supposed to get significant rain tonight and tomorrow statewide. Let's hope. I do not plan to plant until mid -Sept in Okla Co and late Sept to early October in SE Okla. I want significant ground moisture before I plant because I can then be pretty certain that my plantings will successfully germinate.</p><p></p><p> I do plant to spray some fertilizer on my Okla Co food plots today to take advantage of the coming rain. A shot of liquid fertilizer on the clover followed by a welcome drink should jump start the clover to come out of summer dormancy. This new fresh growth is high in protein which is what the deer need to fill their belly and let them know that good food is coming. The shortening photoperiod has caused the slowing of blood flow to the velvet which will lead to hardening of the antlers. The velvet ultimately dies and is sometimes eaten by the buck. This process generally is completed in 48 hours I have been told. The hormonal changes are taking place now.</p><p></p><p> The key to the beginning of the seek phase of the Fall rut is the full moon in September, the Autumnal Equinox. This is comparble to a bunch of teenagers running around flirting with the girls and seeing who is hot and who is not. This does not mean that breeding is going to happen just the guys are cruising for chicks.</p><p></p><p> The chase phase begins around the time of the full moon in October. This equates to a bunch of 20 something year old guys pushing the girls hard and the girls hormones are starting to race. This is still too soon for the breeding phase which comes 2-3 days post November full moon. September 23rd is the full moon. I expect the rubs should appear in Okla Co around Sept 29 to October 1. The full moon in October is October 23rd which is a Saturday and, I believe, the opening day of muzzleloader season. I expect the last weekend of October to have a major cold front to hit and the bucks will go wild. The bucks will be chasing the does during the early part of November. Life is good and the hormones are racing. The full moon in November is Sunday the 21st which is the second day of rifle season. The girls have gone wild. You may suddenly experience that the frenzy has slowed significantly or stopped. You ask"What happened to everybody". The bucks are with does that are ready to breed and they are not particularly traveling long distances. When she is ripe then he breeds and moves on to the next doe. I witnessed this activity the last weekend of muzzleloader season in Okla Co. I was surrounded by deer for 45 minutes after full dark and I could not leave my ground position. I had to call for a buddy to drive in on me to clear the field of deer. Deer are not bothered by vehicular traffic because it is not a threat to them. A person walking amongst them is a different story. I always try to leave the field by a vehicle if I can instead of walking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deer Slayer, post: 1270587, member: 8855"] Wolfman- Great question! Thank you for asking. I would suggest you do both. I would fertilize the oak trees in the Spring. I suggest you take a post hole digger and make at least 4 holes around the drip line of the trees you wish to fertilize. Then add a pound or two of 10-20-10 in each hole. Cover up the holes and walk away. No one but you will know what trees have been fertilized and the trees should respond from the added nutrients. I would then perform your soil tests and plant food plots where you can. I will try to post tonight several suggestions on what to plant. It is not too late to plant plots. We are supposed to get significant rain tonight and tomorrow statewide. Let's hope. I do not plan to plant until mid -Sept in Okla Co and late Sept to early October in SE Okla. I want significant ground moisture before I plant because I can then be pretty certain that my plantings will successfully germinate. I do plant to spray some fertilizer on my Okla Co food plots today to take advantage of the coming rain. A shot of liquid fertilizer on the clover followed by a welcome drink should jump start the clover to come out of summer dormancy. This new fresh growth is high in protein which is what the deer need to fill their belly and let them know that good food is coming. The shortening photoperiod has caused the slowing of blood flow to the velvet which will lead to hardening of the antlers. The velvet ultimately dies and is sometimes eaten by the buck. This process generally is completed in 48 hours I have been told. The hormonal changes are taking place now. The key to the beginning of the seek phase of the Fall rut is the full moon in September, the Autumnal Equinox. This is comparble to a bunch of teenagers running around flirting with the girls and seeing who is hot and who is not. This does not mean that breeding is going to happen just the guys are cruising for chicks. The chase phase begins around the time of the full moon in October. This equates to a bunch of 20 something year old guys pushing the girls hard and the girls hormones are starting to race. This is still too soon for the breeding phase which comes 2-3 days post November full moon. September 23rd is the full moon. I expect the rubs should appear in Okla Co around Sept 29 to October 1. The full moon in October is October 23rd which is a Saturday and, I believe, the opening day of muzzleloader season. I expect the last weekend of October to have a major cold front to hit and the bucks will go wild. The bucks will be chasing the does during the early part of November. Life is good and the hormones are racing. The full moon in November is Sunday the 21st which is the second day of rifle season. The girls have gone wild. You may suddenly experience that the frenzy has slowed significantly or stopped. You ask"What happened to everybody". The bucks are with does that are ready to breed and they are not particularly traveling long distances. When she is ripe then he breeds and moves on to the next doe. I witnessed this activity the last weekend of muzzleloader season in Okla Co. I was surrounded by deer for 45 minutes after full dark and I could not leave my ground position. I had to call for a buddy to drive in on me to clear the field of deer. Deer are not bothered by vehicular traffic because it is not a threat to them. A person walking amongst them is a different story. I always try to leave the field by a vehicle if I can instead of walking. [/QUOTE]
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