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The Harvest Plot
Buck Forage Oats
A dependable cool-season food source selected over decades to produce strong forage and hold up when deer pressure is highest.
Product Details
Buck Forage Oats
- Coverage
- 1/2 acre per bag
- How to Plant
- Drill, Disk, or Broadcast
- When to Sow
- Fall, or Frost Seed
- Seed Type
- Single selected oat variety, not a blend
- Origin
- Farmer-grown in the United States
- GMO
- Non-GMO
The Backbone of Any Serious Food Plot Program.
Most food plots fail because the seed fails first. Generic oats from a big box store or a seed blend with no research behind it cannot handle what deer do to a plot. They graze it down fast, and it does not come back.
Buck Forage Oats are different. This is a single, hand-selected oat variety chosen through more than 30 years of research and field-testing with one standard: the variety that produces the most dependable forage under real grazing pressure wins. Everything else gets thrown out.
Now in its third generation of variety improvement, Buck Forage Oats have been tested through Dr. James Kroll's forage preference trials and continued variety research through LSU Ag-Center. Deer show a clear preference for Buck Forage Oats over competing varieties in natural settings. That preference keeps them coming back.
What Sets Buck Forage Oats Apart.
- 01Selected from thousands of oat varieties through intensive genetic breeding and field research
- 02Tested for first-choice preference by white-tailed deer in natural forage trials
- 03Built for freeze tolerance and cold-weather performance
- 04Holds up under heavy grazing pressure where other oats fade
- 05A single, pure variety, not a blend with filler seed
- 06100% farmer-grown in the United States
- 07Non-GMO
- 08Thrives across a variety of soil types and weather conditions
- 09Nearly 2 million bags sold
Research-Backed. Field-Tested. Proven.
Dr. James Kroll, known as Dr. Deer, has been involved in the selection and testing of Buck Forage Oats for more than three decades. Every variety that carries the Buck Forage name has been put through forage preference trials designed to find the single oat that deer prefer above all others.
In partnership with LSU Ag-Center, that research continues today. We fund ongoing studies testing 50 or more oat varieties each year so the seed in your bag reflects the best available option for forage production, deer preference, and field performance.
We do not rely on marketing claims. We rely on research.
Plant Alone or Combine for a Stronger Food Plot.
Buck Forage Oats work as a standalone cool-season food source or as the anchor of a broader food plot strategy. For landowners who want to extend their plot's production into warmer months, combine oats with Buck Forage Clover and Buck Forage Chicory.
For fall combination planting: disk or drill your oats first, then broadcast spread and roll your smaller-seeded clover and chicory over the top. This gives each seed type the best chance to establish and produce forage across multiple seasons.
What Landowners Say.
Buck Forage Oats are the only thing I plant in the fall anymore. The deer hit it hard and it keeps producing all season.
James R., Mississippi
Build Out Your Full Plot.
Buck Forage Oats are the starting point. Add clover and chicory to extend your food plot's production and give deer a dependable food source across more of the year.
Stop Planting Seed That Does Not Last.
Give your food plot a foundation built on real research and dependable forage production.