Sportsman94
A good 3 year old buck
Guys, I need some help formulating a plan for the year. I’m in central Ga and know I am handicapping myself by trying to do too much. With that out of the way, I have a 2.5 acre plot I use as a mini dove field, but then convert to a deer plot after the September dove season. Last year, I did a throw and mow with millet and wasn’t very impressed with the outcome. I had good germination, but the millet only grew about 8” and allowed a lot of sunlight to hit the ground. As a result, when I went to mow for dove season, I had 5-6’ weeds I had to mow and had very few doves using the field. This is in comparison to conventional tillage the year before when I had 4’ tall millet and almost not a single weed. I did not add any fertilizer this year, but hoped I would get some nitrogen fixing benefits from the clover. Thinking forward to this season, I am planning on throwing and mowing in April or May. I’m hoping getting something I want growing earlier will maybe help me shade out some early weeds then maybe I can throw and mow some more millet In mid June if the sunflowers do get decimated. My plan was to mix sunflowers, sorghum, some buckwheat, and millet for the April/May planting. I’m sure the sunflowers and potentially the buckwheat will be decimated by deer. Is there anything I could/should add to the mix to make sure I have enough foliage to get a successful second throw and mow out of or do you think the sorghum would be enough?
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