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Any suggestions on what to plant in open fields just to have a good hunting experience when put and take hunting. I have 3-4 acres to plant. Have done milo for past 3 years but had to spray for sugar cane aphids in milo last year. Hate doing that as it risks bees even though I only spray late afternoon. Deer eat all sunflowers. Tried sesame last year and did not germinate so replanted milo. Right now I have 1 acre in broomsedge (easiest of all just mow every few years) 3 acres in wildflower and switchgrass mix (cave in rock the short one).
someone mentioned burning, but my farm is super hilly and slopes sharply down to a river. I worry that burning the woods would cause severe erosion. I do have some flat flood plane I could try burning.
thanks again for all the ideas. Keep them coming.
flight pen plans anyone?
What is your objective when planting a food plot for the birds you're putting out right before you hunt them?
Are you mostly trying to have some cover to hunt through?
Have you ever seen the cover that will come up for free when you just disc through a field?
If you're looking to plant native grass, I'd focus on big and little blue stem along with Indian grass. Switch grass gets way too tall for easy hunting. That said, just discing and letting Mother Nature do it all for you is hard to beat for either wild or released birds.
As for building a flight pen, pages 20-23 of the link I sent you in this thread on February 2, 2021 will help you with the whole bird raising process.
Here it is again:
Much more info on raising quail here
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