Agreed its too late for sunflowers if your goal is the opener of 9/1. Tried it a few years ago and it was a flop. Doing half in sunflowers now might make for some awesome midseason hunting however.
I’m planning on doing some Japanese millet for the first time this weekend. I would look at it hard if I were you as it appears to have one of the shorter maturity dates of the millets, right at 60 days. That would give you plenty of time for it to mature and for it to be sprayed and then burned to concentrate doves before the opener.
IME, the proso takes a little longer (90ish days?) and you’d be cutting it very close.
The bulk of my planting this year was winter wheat planted in mid September. I have heard it attracts and concentrates them almost as well as sunflowers, and at 1/10th the effort and cost (depending on if you go Clearfield or not), makes the most sense for my small plot. Add to the fact that it’s guaranteed to be ready in time, I’m looking forward to what happens this year. Planning a spray the first week of August and a burn the 2nd, which should make for an all or nothing opener.
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