Planting for duck?

[Sippy]

I get a wild hair every now and then, and one just came to mind.

We own a little under 70 acres in Eastland county. There are 2 ponds on it that we see ducks fly off of occasionally. I have an area (low land) that i can flood.

What would be a good choice to attract ducks into the area? When would i need to plant (i can irrigate it) and when should i flood it?

[Chad]

Sip, I started a thread in the past for this regarding our pond. I received a lot of good replies and info. Hopefully this will help you. I'm on my phone, not sure how to paste the exact link, but search this...

"Duck attractant for pond?"

[Sippy]

Thanks!

[Lungbustr]

Millet, corn, milo, canamaize, or rice are a few that come to mind. Didnt look to see where you live, but rice may not be good unless people farm rice in your area. Millet is prob most popular.

[TyWebb]

Japanese millet.

[Jaspro]

Better check your regs closely to stay in complaince with the law. You can't hunt waterfowl over crops grown specifically for the purpose of attracting waterfowl

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_k0700_1014.pdf

[Sippy]

Better check your regs closely to stay in complaince with the law. You can't hunt waterfowl over crops grown specifically for the purpose of attracting waterfowl

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...k0700_1014.pdf

Im confused now:

"a hunter may hunt migratory game birds including waterfowl, coots and cranes: • on or over standing crops,standing flooded
crops and flooded harvested crops;"

"a hunter may not • hunt waterfowl or cranes over manipulated planted millet in the first year after planting;"

BUT TPWD defines manipulation as "The alteration of natural vegetation or agricultural crops, including but not limited to mowing, shredding, discing, rolling, chopping, trampling, flattening, burning and herbicide treatments."


So, can anyone translate? Seems like it is legal as long as i dont manipulate it after planting.

[TexMax]

I was reading that as well. Basically you can plant it, but can't touch it otherwise for a year after you'r initial planting.


That's what i got at least

[Chad]

I could be wrong, as I have been before, but I don't think there's any issue.

What's different than hunting dove over the Sunflower fields at the annual WWA hunt and planting millet in your pond? Just don't throw a bag of corn around your pond. Just like you wouldn't take a bag of sunflower seeds down there and hunt over them.

You aren't "baiting."

[TexMax]

I don't think there's any issue, personally.

What's different than hunting dove over the Sunflower fields at the annual WWA hunt and planting millet in your pond? Just don't throw a bag of corn around your pond. Just like you wouldn't take a bag of sunflower seeds down there and hunt over them.

You aren't "baiting."

The difference is 'normal agricultural activity'. If sippy were a farmer it'd be fine. As I don't think he has any intention of harvesting anything, he can't just go out and mow it down

[Jaspro]

I don't think there's any issue, personally.

What's different than hunting dove over the Sunflower fields at the annual WWA hunt and planting millet in your pond? Just don't throw a bag of corn around your pond. Just like you wouldn't take a bag of sunflower seeds down there and hunt over them.

You aren't "baiting."

Big difference in hunting migratory birds and waterfowl. Don't know why there is but there is. And if you think the few GW's posts made here about state wardens having a chip on their shoulder just wait until you meet a federal warden. I think they have a bad day every day.

[BIG IRON]

Ducks come from eggs Sip

[Low Fence]

Sunflowers are cheap, easy and work.

[Lungbustr]

Better check your regs closely to stay in complaince with the law. You can't hunt waterfowl over crops grown specifically for the purpose of attracting waterfowl

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...k0700_1014.pdf

Not so sure on that, people grow food plots for ducks all the time. You can not manipulate, however walking or riding atv out to set decoys, dog retrieving are all ok. But you arent supposed to mow, or roll out a hole or anything.

[Sippy]

Would i be caught under the manipulation clause since i would be disking up natural vegetation in order to plant?