 | | From: | Mike | | Subject: | food plots 2005 | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:01:12 -0600 |
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 | I know it is still hunting season 2004 but I need to plan food plots
for next (2005) hunting season now. Last year I planed some grain but
I did it too late - after the spring rains had already left. Almost
nothing germinated. This tells me that I need to plant when farmers
plant grain - not when I want it for the doves and quail hunting. It
must stand there all summer just burning up in the field. This would
be south of San Antonio.
Please let me know how you guys do this. Lots of people tell me I am
nuts to do this for hunting - that I should do it on a farming scale
and just benefit by the residue. The county ag agent sent a pamplet
that described the best seeds to use but not much about when and how to
do it.
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| | From: | Eric Maiwald | | Subject: | Re: food plots 2005 | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:53:46 -0500 |
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| On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Mike wrote:
> I know it is still hunting season 2004 but I need to plan food plots
> for next (2005) hunting season now. Last year I planed some grain but
> I did it too late - after the spring rains had already left. Almost
> nothing germinated. This tells me that I need to plant when farmers
> plant grain - not when I want it for the doves and quail hunting. It
> must stand there all summer just burning up in the field. This would
> be south of San Antonio.
I have a different climate here in Maryland than you do but I would agree
that you need to plant pretty much as the farmers do. Here I plant winter
wheat in the late fall. If I do it right, it will germinate in the fall
and then come up really well in the Spring. Some of it I cut green and
then plant sunflowers in late April or early May. They are ready in August
which is just in time for dove season. I also plant buckwheat when the
winter wheat is done (in June and July). Buckwheat matures fast so it is
usually ready to cut by dove season as well.
In short, look at the planting directions and the maturity for the crops.
That will give you an idea of when it will be ready for the wildlife.
Eric
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"A compromise which results in a half-step toward evil is all wrong."
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| | From: | Mike | | Subject: | Re: food plots 2005 | | Date: | Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:26:36 -0500 |
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| Thanks for the advice - sounds like your birds are well fed.
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