46382
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Post by 46382 on Nov 25, 2009 21:35:47 GMT -5
Looking for suggestions for a five acre food plot that would benefit both deer and turkey. NW Indiana. I am in hardiness Zone 5.
Will clover work for both? Rye grass? Chicory?
(If my garden is any indication, I should just plant beets!)
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Post by throbak on Nov 26, 2009 5:58:27 GMT -5
warm season grass with 20ft clover fire break and some internal breaks with clover or turnips managed with a good fire program works real well for me go to USDA office see the DC in the NRCS side could be funds to help with cost free Ideas if nothing else
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Post by 46382 on Nov 27, 2009 19:09:23 GMT -5
Thanks!
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Post by Blackstick on Dec 25, 2009 6:47:54 GMT -5
I did like throbak suggested and went to the NRCS for help on a six-acre plot. I enrolled it into a CRP program planting a field windbreak on the open sides of the field. I then joined Pheasants Forever for $35 and they came out and planted 5 acres of Prairie Grass for free. The USDA covered 90% of all my expenses for the trees, chemicals, fuel, and exc. I now get a yearly check for around $500 a year and the deer use the prairie grass for a bedding area. Good luck on your project.
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Post by throbak on Dec 25, 2009 9:00:26 GMT -5
dont you just love it when a plan comes together  |
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