Any of you duck slayin fools out there ever used jap millet for planting to intice our feathered friends in to the honey hole?

Yes done it several years but mother nature didnt work with me to good I dont have control of the water and got to depend on rain to flood it

Nope, it doesn't work!

I've had good luck with it, if you don't have cows on property then go for it. Little late to start but I would give it a try if you jump on it ASAP. Turner Seed in Breckenridge, TX are really good people. Give them a call and it will be at your front door in 2 days. They are open from 7am-12pm Sat. Phone # 254-559-2065

post has been up over 12 hours and no one has given a false statement that you cant hunt over planted millet. im impressed.

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Thanks Labman I am gonna plant tomorrw before the rain comes in sat night. It's cheap so I thought I would try it.

It's still page one.

If you have mallards in your area, I would plant. Otherwise I would not mess with it.

Where are you planting it? Honestly this late you may be better off waiting a few weeks and planting winter wheat or rye grass!

This........

Take jap millet 60 days to mature before a frost. Can't do it this year.

A little late this yr.

Justin Seed Company in Justin, Texas, walk in and buy it, no shipping. They also have several varieties and several other seeds that birds like. Just remember it will need water or rain all season, especially during the hot summer months. Make sure you have a plan to keep moisture on the plants, or you might as well toss it on your driveway.

Don't forget fertilizer either.

I had one hole that I didn't even plant this yr since it had so much leftover seed, all I did was fertilize this yr.

If you have cattle on the property DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!

I never thought ducks like winter wheat until I was in your country.. It's like crack to them up there...

Yep you have missed the window on millet

If you plant it they will come...

too late this year

It's never too late. You may not get good seed production but any vegetation will create the environment for invertebrates. Long after seed is gone in outmr millet, the ducks still go right to where it is. You can pull a handful up in jan and its full of bugs and protein is critical for ducks. Ivstart june 1 and I plant as late as oct 1 every year.

Wise words, that's thinking outside the box.

Yea, because they're the only thing that eats it......

Mine is waist high already. Several rings of it as the ponds have drawn down.

Yeah I agree with david, we shot 4-5 different species over millet almost every time. Easy accessible food isn't going to get turned down by many migrating ducks.
And it will grow in a hurry if in ideal conditions. This was 43 days after I planted it, the outter layer is a week behind and didn't get as much water. Even if it doesn't mature all the way it will most likely still make something and its pretty freeze resistant.

All we need now is RAIN !!!