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Brown Top Millet - Dove Fields
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:34 pm
How do you know when it is mature?
I planted a dove field for the first time this year, but I planted late. It has rained A LOT since I planted so I was thinking that may have sped the maturity process up. I went check it out this past weekend and was unimpressed, but I don't know what I'm looking for.
A google search reveals to me that it is probably coming along as it should, but I guess I was expecting something else.
It looks similar to this, but the seed is not quite as abundant and it is only about a foot high.
I'm not sure if I should get after it opening day or wait until the second split.
Where the millet experts at?
I planted a dove field for the first time this year, but I planted late. It has rained A LOT since I planted so I was thinking that may have sped the maturity process up. I went check it out this past weekend and was unimpressed, but I don't know what I'm looking for.
A google search reveals to me that it is probably coming along as it should, but I guess I was expecting something else.
It looks similar to this, but the seed is not quite as abundant and it is only about a foot high.
I'm not sure if I should get after it opening day or wait until the second split.
Where the millet experts at?
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Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:38 pm to Slickback
Will usually get "brown" the seeds i mean.. Cut it, then burn it... Kill shite ton of birds
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:39 pm to VolsFan24
I thought the seeds usually hardened some and got brown, but all the pictures I can find look like that.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:40 pm to Slickback
The if all of it looks like that, with a good bit of seed you can go ahead and cut it! And like i said, best results... Burn soon after! They will tear it up
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:41 pm to Slickback
All the millet I ever hunted over was brown.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:43 pm to BarDTiger81
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All the millet I ever hunted over was brown.
Wonder if thats why it has that name?
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:43 pm to VolsFan24
We've got a fricking scientist over here
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:48 pm to VolsFan24
We've had better results by not burning it
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:54 pm to VolsFan24
Y'all know whathe frick I mean 
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:05 pm to Slickback
Can you cut some strips about a week prior to season? It will dry out and the seeds become hard just takes a few days. This is some that would be ready for dove season if they hadn't cut out the september season here.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:14 pm to angus1838
Cut it and burn it! You heard the man. How many acres you got? Cut it and let the stalks die and turn brown then burn it. You better hurry before the season LDWF may bust you! It is possible that it could be baiting
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:40 pm to angus1838
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Can you cut some strips about a week prior to season?
That's the plan. Mine does not look like yours. Its still very green and the seeds are soft. I'll probably wait until the October split to get the most efficiency out of it.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:42 pm to Slickback
Hate to shite on your thread, but the pipeline people bushhogged it yesterday...
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:46 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Hate to shite on your thread, but the pipeline people bushhogged it yesterday...
Dammit. I knew there was a risk of that. They usually don't do that until October I thought.
Guess I'll have to give it a shot opening weekend.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:55 pm to Slickback
Yea.....
Got a few doves out there though.
Got a few doves out there though.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Any chance it grows back for the second split? 
Posted on 8/17/12 at 3:20 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Hate to shite on your thread, but the pipeline people bushhogged it yesterday...
Hate to be a dick, but I couldn't help but lol
Posted on 8/19/12 at 6:40 pm to Slickback
I was just turning some cows in on my dove field (thought there was a september season here this year but there isn't) and I think I am done planting brown top. I planted brown top, pearl x2, and sugar graze sorghum. I planted the the pearl x2 and sugar graze for cows and the brown top for doves. The doves are coming in droves to the sugar graze and the deer won't leave it alone either. Also it suckers back after cutting and will shoot another head. Just food for thought when you plant next years dove fields 
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