ShatoDavis

I have about 650 acres on our farm, and approximately 1000 acres surrounding with permission to hunt. We run cattle. I've laid out about 20 acres of food plots in 2 acre plots. I plan to plant half this spring and have this fall. what should I plant in the spring, and what in the fall.

Spring: I'm considering a mix with soybeans, milo, millet, grain sorguhm, & austrian peas.

Fall: I'm looking at a mix of wheat, rape, rye, & turnips.

What do you think?

Slapout_hunter1202

sounds good to me. The only thing I plant in the spring is chufas after turkey season. The fall mix sounds great though.

Snoogsdad

If farmers around you are not already planting clover and/or alfalfa I would add some clover to your mix. I think it would help fill the gaps, they sure do like it and it has good nutritional value.

hossdaniels

I would throw 4-6 acres of corn in the mix for spring, good cover and hunting season food.Also a couple acres of clover for the fall.

kickin_buck

I like to plant corn in the middle of my fall plots. I plant the corn in the spring and then come back in August and plant my fall seed around it. What part of the country are you in?

ShatoDavis

I'm in south central missouri. Hills & Hollers country. Not really suitable to corn.

I planted these same plots last year. Its a mixed bag. All the seeds planted together. I was contemplating planting individual plots. Ie. one plot of just soybeans. another plot with Milo, etc. I don't know if it will matter. Do you think that its best to plant the blend or each one individually?

the fall plot works excellent.

hossdaniels

I have mixed corn and soybeans, but yields were reduced by doing so(esp. beans). I dont think the deer mind walking a few hundred yards to a different field if they are hungry for something, who knows- that might just be when you get your shot at them! I use to try to put the food right next to the cover, but I learned the hard way that moving deer is a good thing! With the amount of land you own/hunt, I would make them walk as much as possible.

Turkey Fife

I have not got into the Food Plot Thing.I just don't have the Land or Equipment.

I do want to share this. I have Feed almost a Ton of Whole Corn. One of the fifty pound bags was a Apple Flavor, They didn't like it! This week I thought I would give them another Treat I bought a Bag of Alafa, Smelled Good! Those Deer wouldn't touch it. But, the Whole Corn the Deer and Turkey Love it.

Can you think of anything out of a bag they like MORE?

Please let me know and I will give them a Treat!

I am getting Attatched to these Deer and Turkeys, I don't know if I can Kill one or not?

The BOSS Gobbler don't have much of a Beard A Few Strands and a 2" nub. But he is the BOSS! Also is the Heavyiest!

TF

Turkey Fife

Check out my Turks!

Muliefever

Spring= Alfalfa!