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Planting Millet for Ducks
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:44 pm
This will be the first year we do this in our cut. Any advice would be appreciated. We have an island blind in the middle of a 31 acre cut. How much of the cut should we plant? Spots here and there? Just around the blind? Do I use the recommended lbs/acre the bag recommends? Should I bump it up a little? Please, ohh wise ones of the OB, help me out.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:11 pm to Homey the Clown
I would go all the way around the island if possible. 10-15lb per acre. 50lb bag cost about 30 bucks. We do 4 acres with 2 50lb bags.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:12 pm to Homey the Clown
Plant the whole field at the appropriate lbs per acre
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:20 pm to Vlad
I plan on starting at the blind, and circling around widening each go round until we have a large enough area, or I run out of seeds. I have 200 lbs of seed so I doubt I will run out before we have enough area planted.
I was concerned about planting some out of range of the blind. But I guess if we decoy the blind, they would likely come within range of the blind. At least early in the season?
Would geese wipe out 5 or 6 acres of millet over night?
I was concerned about planting some out of range of the blind. But I guess if we decoy the blind, they would likely come within range of the blind. At least early in the season?
Would geese wipe out 5 or 6 acres of millet over night?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:27 pm to Homey the Clown
Geese can wipe out way more than that in a night
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:28 pm to Homey the Clown
Next year plant corn then you can add to it as needed
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:29 pm to Gillnet
So I may show up to my cut one morning and the entire field may be wiped out?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:30 pm to Homey the Clown
If you have snow geese it is a real possibility
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:33 pm to Homey the Clown
Im hoping the rain stays away so I can get mine planted Mon. Running out of time.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 4:35 pm to Gillnet
Well, there will, without a doubt, have a bunch of snow geese out there.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 6:19 pm to Homey the Clown
Worms destroyed mine at 3 weeks. Keep an eye on it
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:07 pm to Homey the Clown
quote:
Well, there will, without a doubt, have a bunch of snow geese out there
Hunted an island blind...rice field...
full stuble in the field...missed 3 days during the season and when I got back the geese had hit it...
made it look like the middle of Lake Ponchatrain...
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:09 pm to GREENHEAD22
Must be nice to have these kinds of problems. I wouldn't know. Public land sucks nutsacks
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:23 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Public land probably sucks, but it also sucks to pay a lot of money every year for a location to hunt, not knowing whether or not we will have a decent year. Last year we killed 63 ducks in my blind, and 20 or so of those were probably opening weekend. And before anyone asks why I continue to pay, its because we may be having some slow years, but when it isn't slow, I'll have a place to hunt.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:37 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Oh trust me bud ive spent my fair share in the public land trenches.
High possibility I will still make a public land hunt this year.
High possibility I will still make a public land hunt this year.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:43 pm to GREENHEAD22
Same here. Got me a duck boat this year. Looking for a few places to go. Any suggestions?
Posted on 8/17/17 at 7:48 pm to GREENHEAD22
Nah, but I can go in about 20in of water I think. Lil 14ft flat.
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