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Milo is all we typically plant for our food plots, but this years stand is to clean and like others have said it’s a runway for birds. If it’s to clean they go in there to eat and don’t spend a lot of time in there. Drilling may be the best. The years it’s been dirty it has been a magnet for...

Thanks, I like the idea of going at 90 degrees. What is the name of seed you plant and how tall does it get? Thanks! With the drought in my area the last 2 years that probably has not helped.

I’m curious what everyone does for food plots. Which seed is best and how tall does it get? Problem I have is mine are too clean and does not hold birds. How many times do you spray for weeds?

Why do you guys even try to rationalize the opinion of Goose. He has one clear motive and that is to stir the pot…. Every year we have this discussion and he speaks of Hamms beer, blah, blah, blah…. The facts are simple, if the farmer is not getting paid for habitat there will be no birds. I...

Goose, you are just hanging around to spew your negativity. I hope this is all just a joke to you and you just like getting a rise out of people. You really add nothing of value to this board. I guess I’m giving you what you want in responding to you. This is the last one. Bye.

Goose, guy shoots his limit and that means he must pay to hunt? Got it…

West River is extremely wet, be interesting to see if that is allowed to be cut.

Congrats Remy, nothing like hunting late season when the birds are grouped up and they are smart.

Guys, I love to hunt as much as the next guy, but we should be prudent with the resource and let the birds be. Even on the nice days if you kick them out of the cover they are really exposed to the avian predators. If you decide to go, safe travels.

Remy, pretty impressive…. Trees, water and nesting/winter cover and foot plots you have it all. I own 160 acres is SD and have a similar setup, but not as much CRP. The CRP contract is only 3 years old, but what a difference!

Remy, curious as to how many roosters you will shoot off that quarter of CRP? You have food plots as well? Build it and they will come.

Clueless

So true, I am in a similar situation. I have some CRP but need the income from cash rent to pay for taxes and other bills. I also kind of use the analogy, if you own a body shop do you charge people to fix the cars? Of course, that’s your livelihood…. Seems pretty simple.

As I said earlier in the thread, same debate year over year. Can we agree that you need habitat to have birds. How do you get that habitat in the ground? Farmers should be paid to leave habitat in the ground. If it is state land you prefer then your tax dollars and the money you spend on...

Every year this debate goes on. If we don’t have farmers leaving habitat we will have no birds. Yes, habitat costs money… nothing is free anymore. If you prefer not to pay , so be it… That is a beautiful thing about this country.

Well said Bob! Enjoy everyday and try to make a positive impact on things within your control.

Great point, if it was good news they would market the hell out of it to drive the NR hunters to the state. I wish I could say things were going to get better but the trend is down for habitat= wild birds.

I enrolled 25 acres of the land I own in the SD habitat legacy program. It had to be farmland and I was paid 30 dollars per acre. After I paid them to plant and then the upkeep not to mention the taxes I did not do it for the money. I want the habitat to raise the birds. It’s expensive to...

Bird numbers are way up. We hunt in Western MN and the area we are in seems to have doubled over last year

South central... south of I90