Food plots for turkey

[notimlmit]

I would like to know what is the best food plot to put out to draw and hold turkeys in a small area. I basically hunt a 70 arce farm with 30 in woods. I have taken most birds in the woods with some at the edge of the fields but my problem is one week there may be a bird or two in the area then the next week nothing. I would like to put something out to hold them in my area longer. No other farms close to me have anything that I know of.

[WBBP]

Ladino Clover

[Feedman]

Now is a good time to sow clover on top of the ground.

[pentail]

yep, short of corn dumped out on the ground, nothing attracts turkeys like clover. if your ground is ready, get some and sow it on top of the snow, it will be perfect. check your Ph, most ground in KY needs lime for clover to thrive

[predator]

1st, 2nd and 3rd choices--clover,clover and clover.

[K9trapper]

Plant corn, then bush hog come early April! It's almost like cheating, there are turkeys everywhere!

[Suthrn*]

I cant believe no one has mentioned chuffa gold... of course it is fairly expensive and does best with equipment such as a hooded sprayer which not everyone has. Man the birds really love that stuff though. Our Georgia farms Chuffa gets torn up big time. Amazing how they even find the stuff! Guess turkeys have an underground radar for detecting the stuff. Killed one midday last year while everyone at camp was snoozin. Hehe came right into the decs on the chuffa patch lookin for love and found the fryer!:)

[talltines]

I would have to agree with the clover. Not real expensive but works great.

[Yungun]

Now is a good time to sow clover on top of the ground.


I have a question. I've always heard this is a good time to sow clover, but isn't it just going to lay there until it can germinate??? What is the advantage of sowing now versus waiting until warmer weather?? Any input would be appreciated.

[Valley Station]

Yungun,
Clover seeds needs good "soil contact" for germination. Freezing and thawing action this time of the year will embed the clover seeds in the soil.
Germinating the seeds when proper soil temperature is acheived later in the spring.

[silentgate]

Ladino clover and chufa.

[Bee]

I understand that chufa does not do well in many of the clay soils of eastern Ky or Tenn; has anybody done well with growing a good chufa patch in east ky or east tenn? if so, what was your soil like? thnaks

[mossyhorns]

Chufa needs a sandy soil. It's expensive and if you do get a stand, they'll clean it up before it gets much of a start. Stay with clover.