Most winter wheat in my area gets planted after the current crop gets harvested, about say mid Oct on
But if all your doing is planting for critters, no reason I know of you could plant from right now on
reason most farmers here don't plant sooner is just due to they currently have a crop growing in area planned
it would just be taller planting sooner IMO
I have planted it in Early Sept in the past for food plots, grew just fine??