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dreambig@84

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How many acres of corn plots would you need to be able to plant for it to make it worth it?

Would 2 acres acres of corn plots leaving it in standing corn be enough or would that not be worth it?

I'm just finding the cereal rye, oats and clovers are the only food sources the deer like in my area. Would love to be able to put in some corn plots on my small plot of land
 
dreambig@84 said:
How many acres of corn plots would you need to be able to plant for it to make it worth it?

Would 2 acres acres of corn plots leaving it in standing corn be enough or would that not be worth it?

I'm just finding the cereal rye, oats and clovers are the only food sources the deer like in my area. Would love to be able to put in some corn plots on my small plot of land
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I leave 2 acres, but it’s the farmer leaving it after combining 80 acres of corn. That makes a huge difference.

If it’s all by itself, they hammer it pretty good !
 
2 questions? Can u electric fence it? And can u bush hog / mow during season to hunt over? Standing corn can be last to draw if other food available. If you plan to hunt over beans better option than standing corn.

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In our area, even now with lower deer numbers due to significant EHD last year, 2 stand alone acres of corn has ZERO chance of getting ears into even September. This is also after serious raccoon control in the area too.

IMO, you will need to effectively efence it...or get used to just having stalks. :(
 
Wi transplant said:
2 questions? Can u electric fence it? And can u bush hog / mow during season to hunt over? Standing corn can be last to draw if other food available. If you plan to hunt over beans better option than standing corn.

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Yeah I can buy a fence and have a brush mower. Just wondering what the best option would be for food since I'm limited with the size of plots I can put in. Only have a total of 3 tillable acres.
I was also thinking of planting strips of sorghum to add that late season grain component to the property. I'm thinking if I have some cover component to the food in the plots it would help holding more deer.

Anyone have any luck on small plots with grain sorghum for deer
 
dreambig@84 said:
Yeah I can buy a fence and have a brush mower. Just wondering what the best option would be for food since I'm limited with the size of plots I can put in. Only have a total of 3 tillable acres.
I was also thinking of planting strips of sorghum to add that late season grain component to the property. I'm thinking if I have some cover component to the food in the plots it would help holding more deer.

Anyone have any luck on small plots with grain sorghum for deer
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Yes, I’ve had very good luck with Sorghum. I believe it’s very underrated!

It grows well in dry weather, doesn’t get hammered by deer! Bucks will occasionally bed in it — which can be good and bad.

Good late season attraction, and solid cover added to the farm . **Not as attractive as corn or soybeans to deer in my opinion, but a good alternative.
 
Sorghum plot in Minnesota….
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Hardwood11 said:
Yes, I’ve had very good luck with Sorghum. I believe it’s very underrated!

It grows well in dry weather, doesn’t get hammered by deer! Bucks will occasionally bed in it — which can be good and bad.

Good late season attraction, and solid cover added to the farm . **Not as attractive as corn or soybeans to deer in my opinion, but a good alternative.
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+1. Agree with all the above. Grain Sorghum is very easy to grow, and very drought resistant (It's regularly grown in TX with low annual rainfalls).

Gets hit hard in the cold from November to December here in Central MO. Usually mine is gone by January but I only plant about 1.5 acres. Nothing really touches red milo until maturity, which is great for hunting purposes. Also makes for a great hard edge against a green plot.

From a wildlife perspective, everything eats milo - From deer, to turkeys to pairs of cardinals. Don't plant white milo unless you want bird food only, and it to be gone by opening archery season.

Best with a planter, but a drill works.. decent. I may mix mine with sunflowers next year, just for fun.

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Bassattackr said:
+1. Agree with all the above. Grain Sorghum is very easy to grow, and very drought resistant (It's regularly grown in TX with low annual rainfalls).

Gets hit hard in the cold from November to December here in Central MO. Usually mine is gone by January but I only plant about 1.5 acres. Nothing really touches red milo until maturity, which is great for hunting purposes. Also makes for a great hard edge against a green plot.

From a wildlife perspective, everything eats milo - From deer, to turkeys to pairs of cardinals. Don't plant white milo unless you want bird food only, and it to be gone by opening archery season.

Best with a planter, but a drill works.. decent. I may mix mine with sunflowers next year, just for fun.
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Great stuff! Planted for the first time this year around some larger field edges. Red/white mix. I just disked, broadcast, and tickled with disk to cover and had all great results. Did long strips along the edges of some fields and really like how the critters use it. Even mixed some taller screening sorghum (Northwoods HD screen) in with the grain mix to experiment and give it some extra height in places.

I know for a fact none of the deer anywhere I planted it have ever seen it before but took to it quick! Watch them hammering the seed heads. I will be planting milo/grain sorghum every year moving forward. Really cool plant to have in the mix
 
Here is a pic of the mixed grain and taller non grain variety I experimented with. Kinda cool. Also a nice buck using the edge it provides. It's like a magnet for travel. Going to get real creative with it next year I think.

Would a G series drill plant it?
 

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Is there any benefit to mowing it like many do for corn to get it on the ground? ...to make it easier to hunt over
 
Jgamet said:
Is there any benefit to mowing it like many do for corn to get it on the ground? ...to make it easier to hunt over
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wondering if there wouldn't be just tons of volunteer the following spring? If so I'm guessing it's easy to kill
 
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