Want To Know Where Your East tx Deer Went?

[GarGuy]

If they really slacked on your corn in the last week, this is likely why. The American Beauty Berry! This year we have one of the biggest crops ever in east tx. In the DCNF, they just go on for miles and miles. Deer absolutely love them. Berries and leaves. The problem is that they can reach all they can eat without moving a step!

[Tmag]

Seen plenty of those in my day.

[Chew]

Dang. I always heard those were poisonous. Thanks for the info!

[BBReezen]

Yep all over my families land in Tyler county. Find those and an Oak flat and your in business

[EastTx]

Spanish Mulberry

[BigThicketBoy]

Thanks ill see if I can find some and put out a cam

[GarGuy]

Dang. I always heard those were poisonous. Thanks for the info!

Nope, as a matter of fact, I ate that handful in the pics. They aren't great but are edible for humans.

[DXTroughneck]

when i was a wee tot i use to break the limbs and sling them hard so the berries would fly off and peg my sister!!

[Keg]

Always wondered what they were called....

[spiraltrue]

I got em all over my place. Rolled up on my 4wheeler,stopped, and there's a doe 10 yds munchin on those berries. I talked to her for a couple minutes till she wandered off. Not many pics at feeders lately.

[sweldo73]

Nope, as a matter of fact, I ate that handful in the pics. They aren't great but are edible for humans.

More info on human consumption:

http://www.foragingtexas.com/2008/09/beautyberry.html

[denimdeerslayer]

I have never seen deer eat these. That's since I started hunting in the mid seventies.

[Statton48]

That explains where I see huge clusters missing off the plants. I always herd they were poisonous also. Great info! Thx steve

[GarGuy]

I have never seen deer eat these. That's since I started hunting in the mid seventies.

They absolutely love them here. They will eat some leaves along with the berries.

[LloydMcCoy]

I figured it was all the spot lights