MN Slick wrote:Cool looking place and congrats on the kills. My two cents. Switchgrass stands better in winter than Big Blue and is easier to seed. Big Blue is fluffy and needs a special drill while switch can be frost seeded onto prepped ground. Some recent CRP seeding requirements called for a mix of switch, big and little blue. A combo might be better than one type of WSG. Even better would be to kill the cool season grass in the pasture and let nature take over. Takes longer to produce cover but it would likely turn into better deer cover.
For food plots I’m a fan of Doubletree’s (went by Lick Creek on some forums too) rotation. You can find info on it on iowawhitetail and outreach outdoors. Has something available for the deer almost year round. If you have enough acreage beans would be killer too and I would overseed them as they yellow with Rye and radish.
Great information thanks! I've been looking into it today and it looks like I could get a mix of Switchgrass, Big and Little Bluestem, along with some kind of crop cover.. some suggestions were wheat, oats, or rye. I'll also look into your recommendation for food plots. Thanks