silent arrow Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I'm going to be putting in some spring food plots for deer & I was wanting to put in a plot for the longbeards. I've heard chickory,soybean, but i figure some may have more experience with this than what I've got. appreciate ant insight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 They sure do hammer our chickory and clover. Have heard that chuffas are a real good draw for turkeys, but never have planted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 NWTF site would have many suggestions; http://www.nwtf.org/conservation/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent arrow Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 preciate the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 If you could plant a food plot that grew worms, youd be in the money for turkeys...however, i will second and third the above. Chickory is a huge one, clover and chuffas are also big...you want a food they can eat, and a food they can stand in/pick the ground in, and all of these are solid... Good luck, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent arrow Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 If you could plant a food plot that grew worms, youd be in the money for turkeys...however, i will second and third the above. Chickory is a huge one, clover and chuffas are also big...you want a food they can eat, and a food they can stand in/pick the ground in, and all of these are solid... Good luck, Dan yes sir! appreciate the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 I've heard that Chufa is the way to go if you want to attact turkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 In as much as you don't have left over corn from a previous year, I would plant clover, chicory or alfalfa. The birds will pick away at the seeds as they grow but they really attack grasshoppers or any other bugs that appear. If you can plant some corn and leave it standing I would recommend you do so. The birds will love you for it , especially next year in the early spring months. If you plant grasses you will want to keep them cut as turkeys don't frequent tall grass much. They don't like not being able to see what is around them. Don't let it grow above their head heigth. I have never planted chufa but plan on giving it a trial this year. I have heard good comments on it. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Chuffa is as good as it gets if you can keep the hogs and the coons off of them, depends on what part of the country you are in. Clover is next in line in our part of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntnfish Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 They sure do hammer our chickory and clover. Have heard that chuffas are a real good draw for turkeys, but never have planted them. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Nearly every turkey I have killed had clover leaves in their crop. In the late spring and early summer whatever is planted will attract turkeys for the bugs and grasshoppers they attract. I am told that poults mostly live on insects. The height of the plot should not exceed the height of the poults though. Chufas have been touted as the single best turkey plot but have never planted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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