food plots
 

Hi all. I am looking for suggestions on food plots. I am new to hunting ( deer and hogs )and would like your advice on what works and what doesn't. I am hunting inLinden, Tx. Cass County. Have you all had enough rain to plant anything, or would it be better to wait for the rain. Also, I have not seen any signs of hogs. Anyone out this way that has hogs on their land.
Thanks for your replys!
Troy

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Since you are in Texas I would recomend chicory- this plant has a deep taproot and does well without much rain and will be deep green when other plants are brown

-Joe

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welcome to both of you, i always use the advice of my local co-op or county ext agent, there is also a wildlife mgt forum here that you could probably get zone appropiate(sp) info, best of luck

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I used a brassia blend for michigan in grows good better for winter.

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Just a heads up I don't know if you have been to the Wildlife Management forum but there is a ton of info there, if you don't get it in this forum! Good luck!

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tecomate seeds seem to work well, especially if you live in texas, go with chicory like the other guy said, it'll work well for ya.

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Hi all and thanks for the ideas! The wildlife management forum sounds cool. I have not looked there yet. Sorry it took a couple of days to reply, my server was down over the weekend.
Thanks again.
Troy

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Try checking with the local USDA-NRCS office. The folks there should be able to help you out. They can pull up maps of your place, both satellite and soil, and help you with site selection, also.

As for the rain situtation....[:@] I haven't had enough rain to even bring the winter wheat up. It emerged and that's about it. This year's crop is not looking to promising. A day or two back, the wheat saw it's first drop of rain since it was planted in October. It got a quarter of an inch. It won't do much, but it sure beats nothing.