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Locust pods

bjkpharmd

bjkpharmd

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Osage apple question got me thinking- when does everyone see an increase use of locust pods? I see them late as well- often see deer pawing through the snow for them.
 
I would agree that they are great late season under snow in our area. However last night and this am I saw a yearling deer munching them down pretty good. I didn't think they really ate them until later in the year when other sources were gone.
 
Previously I thought that deer only ate Locust Pods when preferred food sources had been depleted.

About five years ago I started bow hunting several areas that have a lot of Locust trees bordering corn & soy bean fields. During this time period I have observed a fairly large number of deer eating Locust Pods especially during mid-day browsing activity.

I don’t know if the deer I watched eating the Locust Pods were actually hungry or just bored and waiting for evening, so they could safely venture out into the crop fields.
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i saw a doe eating locust pods around 10am next to a hay field late oct. I to have never seen them eat them. only on hunting shows.Ive set up by them only to see no activity around the the tree. yet i`ll see the remains of the pods on the ground . i wonder what triggers them to eat the pods and when.
 
I put up my Lone Wolf stand in a honey locust tree this fall (a rather painful limb-trimming experience I must say) and had two deer come under the stand one night. One of them munched on some of the low-hanging pods. Another night, a button buck came in and was nibbling on the tips of the branches (but carefully avoiding the thorns!).
 
I saw a button buck eating locust bean pods for 15 minutes when there was a bean field across the creek from him--- only about 50 yards away. That was on November 20th too!!!

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I know I have seen them eating locust pods while I am sitting in a stand bowhunting, so they must eat them some in October/November. Watching deer munch on these I remember thinking I wonder where they will crap out those seeds and "plant" another thorn tree.
 
That's interesting. I always thought they were an early season food. I was almost sure on a Primos video they said that deer prefer them in early fall right after they drop because they are soft and chewy. If they are a late season food, I have a great spot to set up on. Learn something new everyday on this website!
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