Native Browse: Ragweed – It’s Extremely Nutritious

By GrowingDeer,

  Filed under: Hunting Blog, Whitetail Habitat Management

Native browse is extremely nutritious! We noticed an area where deer were hammering the giant ragweed. We collected a ragweed sample and had Waters Ag (same lab we use for soil samples) analyze the nutrient quality. Check out the results. This is one reason we work to improve native habitat! (page down to see the nutritional analysis)

doe eating native plants

native browse

nutritional analysis of native vegetation