Pete The Poacher Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Is mustard any good as a game cover? Just wondering if anyone has tried it or uses it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 its ok if you have a large area, we had a great year with it spun onto a stubble field probably about 10 acres of it before it was ploughed up for spring cropping. But it has next to no food value so ideally use it in connection with an area of maize / millet etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete The Poacher Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Well its going to go in between two woods, there is a wood then a field then another newly planted one, i was going to try and get the birds to fly from one to the other over the guns in the field in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 A very under rated crop. It has the very distinct advantage that you do not have to rely on a farmer to put it in!! We put ours in by hand a week before the corn is be cut. To broadcast simply a bucket of seed each and walk in line along the tramlines scattering as you walk. The more of you there are the quicker the job gets done and/or the bigger area you can cover. That way the mustard crop is very patchy with sunny gaps in between clumps of cover, which is just how the birds like it. Often when a spinner is used the mustard is just too thick for the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete The Poacher Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 what about if i put it on with a spinner and then made some rides in it with the tractor and topper when it gets higher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 it was ok on our shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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