Thread: It's Dove hunting food plot planting time again

This year I'm going with 3 sunflower plots of about 5 acres each scattered around an 80 acre corn field and an adjacent 50 acre milo field. I also have a 4 acre plot of winter wheat next to sunflowers that will be left standing until August 1st when I'll spray it with round-up to kill the weeds, mow the wheat 2 weeks later then burn the mowed straw 3 days later. I'll also mow 15- 30 foot lanes thru the dried up sunflowers to put more seeds on the ground and open up more bare ground for hungry doves ( and making it easier for us old guys to find our fallen doves. Also, about August 15 I'll sandbag 2 small ditches near a sunflower plot and turn on an irrigation pump to fill the ditch for thirsty birds...…oh yes, I have several artificial power poles placed along plot edges holding up "resting" wires. I'll order a dozen round hay bales from a neighbor to be delivered and strategically placed around the plots for hunters to sit by while hunting......then, of course, planning for the grilled dove breasts / fried crappie filets lunch late that afternoon at the farm shop just a 2 minute UTV drive away from the hunting fields...….. been doing this for friends and family for 30 years now.....NAVY son tries hard not to miss opening day... hopes to bring 4 or 5 Marines / Sailors with him to "The Hunt" opening weekend this year...…. invite 12- 15 to hunt opening day.....30-40 to eat

Originally Posted by Slabprowler

That’s a lot of work for sure but it will pay great dividends! Nothing like an awesome tradition like that ! We do one every year in Tennessee but a smaller scale only 5 of us ! Thanks for your hard work! They aren’t anything like a good dove shoot and all the fun times that go with it !

that is a lot of work , more than I would do for sure . but a great dove is hard to beat for sure .
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