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Grizzly Johnson
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Clover.... chufas, and something else that could be planted in certain areas called Mossy Oak Whistleback.
Chufa would be #1 with clover and millet other good options.
catman529
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they like to pick wheat outta the ground shortly after it has been planted... lol
Hunt 365
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All of those are good....chufa would be next spring's crop. If you want something for this spring, put some winter wheat and rye (or even ryegrass) together, take a tiller or a disc and make 100 yd strips right 10 yds off of the woodline in a field. Throw seed down and drive over with a truck. Plant Mar. 1. That way you'll have something green the first two weeks, and birds will work up and down the strips, picking, and will have s reason to hug the woodline. Plant your full plots later. Just a suggestion to get some action this spring.
clover is great for bugs, the only issue you may have with Rye or Wheat is it can get tall pretty fast in april and will eliminate some hunting.
the best IMO option for food plots just for turkeys is to disk a given area and just leave it as dirt. Turkeys love to work over tilled dirt. If that is not an option just bush hog a section as low as you can get it and frost seed it with clover. Clover is small enough that the turkeys may not eat all the seed before it can germinate.
the best IMO option for food plots just for turkeys is to disk a given area and just leave it as dirt. Turkeys love to work over tilled dirt. If that is not an option just bush hog a section as low as you can get it and frost seed it with clover. Clover is small enough that the turkeys may not eat all the seed before it can germinate.
PickettSFHunter
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I always wondered about chufa... When do you plant it and when do the turkeys actually use it? Would there be a part of the plant turkeys are using in the Spring?
I get quite a few turkeys in my wheat and clover fields.
I get quite a few turkeys in my wheat and clover fields.
Chufa is great and turkeys LOVE the root system and dig for the tubers that come from the plant as well as the peanut like crop that forms in the soil. It is best to row crop it and also does better in a sandy type soil but can be used as a broadcast seed in a wide variety of soil types.
Germination is between 10 - 30 days depending on conditions, chufa can re-grow yearly the stand will be lesser in quantity and smaller tuber output will be the result. so you can get good use out of it in the first year.
Germination is between 10 - 30 days depending on conditions, chufa can re-grow yearly the stand will be lesser in quantity and smaller tuber output will be the result. so you can get good use out of it in the first year.
Boll Weevil
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Lots of good ideas already mentioned: strip-disking, chufa, and frost seeding clover. I recently frost seeded some clover but instead of freeze-thaw to work the seed into the soil, with the warm temps we've had wouldn't be suprised if some of it actually tried to germinate.
I also cut up about 1/2 acre to plant some chufa later in the spring. If you do go the chufa route be sure you order well in advance; seems like later in the spring/early summer it's always in short supply. I just ordered mine last week.
I also cut up about 1/2 acre to plant some chufa later in the spring. If you do go the chufa route be sure you order well in advance; seems like later in the spring/early summer it's always in short supply. I just ordered mine last week.
Phil1979
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Clover has always been good to me.
