Native Grass and Post Season Inventory Tips

Native Warm Season Grasses (NWSG) are often planted for wildlife cover. In this video, we look at a switchgrass field after an ice storm compared to an Indiangrass field. Then we will take a look at how a crusty snow shuts down feeding on a fall food plot.
Switchgrass should be planted at 7 lbs/acre with a pre-plant soil active herbicide treatment to keep competition from out-competing it as it slowly develops a root system. For bedding cover, you need a large area - small areas can act as screening to make food plots more comfortable for deer to use them during daylight.
Crusty snow can flatten switchgrass, though it is a strong-stemed species. Planting it with a wide spacing will help prevent lodging as the heavy snow will fall between the plants and not accumulate on adjacent stems.
These conditions will also shut down food plots as deer are unable to get to the forage. Part of the food plots should be in something that will remain above snow height that deer can feed on. Corn, sorghum, soybeans are good choices but you need a lot of space to get deer through winter on it.
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