Plowed Fields

• Mar 14, 2011

• #1

struttin n ruttin

Senior Member

The neighboring landowners plowed up their giant pasture...I have never seen how turkey react to plowed fields.

My question is, Do turkey like a plowed field or a grassy field better?

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #2

Wishin I was Fishin

Senior Member

Often i've only been able to hunt plowed fields because of the time frame that the crops were planted and harvested and had great success there in both morning and afternoons. They like grassy plots for bugs and seeds and such too. I'm not sure which one a turkey would go to first if there were two side by side.

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #3

Resica

Senior Member

They especially like dirt fields during and after a rain!!

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #4

Will-dawg

Senior Member

I just plowed today around our food plots. We do this every year right before the season and the turkeys seem to love it.

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #5

chevyman2000

Senior Member

I got a spot that is all nice sandy soil and the guy hardly plows it and the birds love to mid day dust there. My second hot spot is a cattle farm and the farmer Plows the clay sillage. I mean cuts a good 14-18" deep. I loose hens in the ruts every year. THey seem to hit it every morning and just peck stuff along the way.

chev.

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #6

Killdee

Senior Member

I spect it would be a good place to pick up gravel for their crop.

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #7

Covehnter

Senior Member

I've killed a fair share out of plowed fields before the cotton seed goes in.

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #8

Turkeydoghunter

Senior Member

they love it

 

• Mar 14, 2011

• #9

MCNASTY

Senior Member

If it has nut grass in it they'll be there hot and heavy.

 

• Mar 15, 2011

• #10

goblr77

Senior Member

Killed many in plowed fields. The birds will still peck around in 'em and they make great dusting areas.

 

• Mar 15, 2011

• #11

Core Lokt

Senior Member

Fresh plowed fields and fresh burns are a good thing.