Do Deer Eat Milkweed. I have found starting milkweed from seed to be very hard. Many people may not know that deer like some other herbivores eat meat from time to time.
Its hard to imagine these creatures as steak-seeking predators but deer will be quick to take. Plants that deer did not used to eat are now being eaten. Most milkweed needs cold stratification.
Animals usually do not eat milkweed unless good forage is scarce or under conditions where plants freeze etc.
Which is why you wont find many lists anymore of deer-proof plants This Extension publication from 1941 says it is poisonous to livestock -. Animals usually do not eat milkweed unless good forage is scarce or under conditions where plants freeze etc. Whitetail foods can be classified as browse leaves and twigs of woody plants forbs weeds grasses nuts and fruits and mushrooms. Many people may not know that deer like some other herbivores eat meat from time to time.