Dove plot info!!

[mjhaverkamp]

I have a question about planting a crop to bring in doves for hunting. Isn't this hunting over a baited field?

No, as long as you planted a crop you are fine, do not go out and spread hen scratch all over the ground, that is not considered planting, you will get in trouble if the warden stops by.

[Wolfpack0311]

So plot update, cut most of the plot down yesterday seeds galore (brown top millet, milo, sorghum flourished , I left some standing rows and sprayed them yesterday. I set out the decoys yesterday and this morning the wife and I sat outside drinking out and watched the flocks of mourning and white wing just keep landing guess I did a good job for the first time!! I will post better pics on my days off

[unclefish]

So plot update, cut most of the plot down yesterday seeds galore (brown top millet, milo, sorghum flourished , I left some standing rows and sprayed them yesterday. I set out the decoys yesterday and this morning the wife and I sat outside drinking out and watched the flocks of mourning and white wing just keep landing guess I did a good job for the first time!! I will post better pics on my days off

Love it when a plan comes together. Of course we are supposed to have good rain chances this weekend after a month of drought lol.

[dclifton]

So plot update, cut most of the plot down yesterday seeds galore (brown top millet, milo, sorghum flourished , I left some standing rows and sprayed them yesterday. I set out the decoys yesterday and this morning the wife and I sat outside drinking out and watched the flocks of mourning and white wing just keep landing guess I did a good job for the first time!! I will post better pics on my days off

Glad to hear! mine didnt do worth a crap... i had about 2 acres planted. Ended up letting cows in on it because i had about 10 acres of costal in the same filed i needed eat down and cows where more important and with what i was trying to do with it.

The other stand alone acre i planted took off great. Then i guess the weeds choked it out because its went to crap quick.

[jerp]

Glad to hear of your success! Sounds like the time/effort is paying off. Our first attempt failed. We plowed about 10 acres and planted peredovic seeds around April 1st. We got really timely rains over the first 6 weeks and the field was full of sunflowers12-14" tall. Then the rain quit - we haven't had but a drop or two all summer. The good news is that disturbing the soil must have jump-started some long-dormant native sunflowers that not only survived but are 5'-6' tall. There's not really enough of them to hunt over but if we keep working that field maybe they will spread