Scott,

Unless the deer population is really low or your food plots are relatively large, any of the small grains (wheat, oats, and rye) will be long gone before October.  Deer rarely consume these crops once they mature past the leaf stage (8” – 12” tall) during the spring.  Once these crops begin producing stems (mid to late spring), the palatability and forage quality decreases substantially.  Then, once the crop begins producing a seed head, deer will once again consume the crop.  This is why I rarely allow small grain crops to remain standing past the leaf stage.  They are simply using real estate without providing quality forage for a couple of months.  Usually food plot acreage is limited, so I need to make each acre as productive as possible during the growing season.

I’d replant that plot.

Growing Deer together,

Grant