Planting Quality Food Plots for Ducks and Geese
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Most people don’t immediately think of waterfowl when they hear the words, “food plot.” They’re more likely to think of whitetails or turkeys feasting in a lush clover field.
However, ducks and geese benefit from food plots in much the same way. Increasing the “groceries” on your property will attract waterfowl during the hunting season, but also provide a food source to get them off to a good start for fall migration. With wetlands disappearing across the nation at record paces, the birds need all the help we can give them. Excellent waterfowl food plot seed options include millet, milo, corn, wild rice, sago pondweed, wild celery, and smartweed.
All you really need to start a new waterfowl plot is a pond, seasonally flooded depression in a field, beaver swamp, impoundment, etc. You need to be able to access water in the fall to flood your plot. The trick for some food plot species (e.g., millet, milo, corn) is to be able to remove much of the water in the summer. This is important because you need to be able to plant seeds on a good soil surface and let the plants establish a root system before re-flooding the field to give access to the birds.
However, ducks and geese benefit from food plots in much the same way. Increasing the “groceries” on your property will attract waterfowl during the hunting season, but also provide a food source to get them off to a good start for fall migration. With wetlands disappearing across the nation at record paces, the birds need all the help we can give them. Excellent waterfowl food plot seed options include millet, milo, corn, wild rice, sago pondweed, wild celery, and smartweed.
All you really need to start a new waterfowl plot is a pond, seasonally flooded depression in a field, beaver swamp, impoundment, etc. You need to be able to access water in the fall to flood your plot. The trick for some food plot species (e.g., millet, milo, corn) is to be able to remove much of the water in the summer. This is important because you need to be able to plant seeds on a good soil surface and let the plants establish a root system before re-flooding the field to give access to the birds.
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