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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: seth macduff on January 15, 2009, 03:14:27 PM

Title: vegation for ducks?
Post by: seth macduff on January 15, 2009, 03:14:27 PM

im looking at putting a food sourse around my pond to bring in ducks what should i plant :IBCOOL:

Title: Re: vegation for ducks?
Post by: woodywsu on January 15, 2009, 03:15:50 PM

corn, then knock it all down in september.  :o

Title: Re: vegation for ducks?
Post by: runamuk on January 15, 2009, 03:33:14 PM

Winter wheat is one of the top picks for ducks.  What type of habitat do you want to create? winter feeding, nesting habitat, migration pit stop, year round habitat?  Check out ducks unlimited website for lots of articles and information on habitat.  Some of it depends on your soils, and how much land you have.  Also your local farm service or  soil conservation district can help with making the best choices for your specific land.  They often have free help from soils specialists that can do a walk through and help you create a plan.   hope that helps a little.

Title: Re: vegation for ducks?
Post by: spur_ride on January 16, 2009, 06:08:56 AM

i would check out DUs web page or try wheat or rice.

Title: Re: vegation for ducks?
Post by: ICEMAN on January 16, 2009, 06:16:06 AM

If you put in a runway, you may get flocks of geese too!