Turkey Plot

[Meat First]

I have a very small plot that has a clover mix that was started last summer. Was thinking about turning soil over and planting something that will attract turkeys this spring. My questions are:

what do I plant? when do i plant? do I need to turn soil again? do I need to roundup again? can I get something growing by May? can I frost seed? HELP pls..

[landtracdeerhunter]

I'd try frost seeding if the soil was tilled last summer. Do it all the time with tilled soil, as recent as 6 months. Have 100% good result. Red clover works good and the seed is reasonable priced.

[SplitG2]

clover attracts clover.

[growalot]

I this your land?...is there much land?...for if you want to attract and keep turkeys fruiting trees and brush are a great way to go besides plots...which clover is a great perennial....

Creating bugging/cover areas...which could be a pasture type mix of timothy ,clovers,ryes...turkeys need water to and love our watering holes I have near cover

The trees and brush...which can be great would be...Ever bearing mulberries...Aronia bush...bush cherries eastern hophorn trees... bramble patches blueberries....hazel nuts...All these produce fast and yearly.

Edited January 25, 2013 by growalot

[G-Man]

Clover mix is already a good attractant, for fall look at oats or wheat plant so it matures end of sept oct. Spring can't beat a cut cornfield or winter wheat field about 4 in tall

[Meat First]

Yes I am the landowner and the neighbor and I share about a 20 acre field so there is plenty of room but I am working with hand tools so I tilled a small strip on field edge last year and had plenty of deer visiting but no turkey. The turkey like my other neighbors field (25 acres) because it is always cut. I'm trying to draw them over to my side because we already have a few blinds on cut field but I have all the kids hunting there because they are our best spots.

[G-Man]

Maybe you could spray more than a strip, you can do more than just what you can till by hand. turkeys likecut field they can see in.. once they get tall they are good for nesting but not so much for feeding.

[NYBuckHunter27]

Chufas.

[Zag]

I heard chufas are tough to grow & are better down south. Just hear say tho

[WesternNY]

Turkeys love buckwheat and it is very easy to grow, but by the time it seeds out (turkeys love the seeds) Spring Turk seasom will be over.

[landtracdeerhunter]

I grew buckwheat years ago for pancake flour, 30-40 acres. Didn't have turkeys around at the time , but the pheasants sure loved it. Makes some nice strong dark honey for baking too.

Edited January 26, 2013 by landtracdeerhunter