The American Beagler Forum

was wondering if anyone plants food plots that support a large rabbit population or is their anything special that will provide food and cover

is what i did is just leave an area alone and thru some cedar tops in different areas.what i mean by leave an area alone is do not mow. and as a food plot clover has seem to work the best and i mixed it with orchard grass. best of luck

In our area, an easy thing to do that last 4-5 years w/ minimal maintenance is clover. We've used several diff. kinds and they all seem to do well here.

in the fall and winter i put out bout 50lbs of corn ever 2 weeks its corn still on the ear they seem to eat it good and they are easy to jump around the corn pyles..makes it good for young dogs learnin to jump rabbits...

maybe some strips of milo inbetween strips of a mix of some greens like clover, alfalfa, orchard grass. Maybe just knock over the milo around january. Milo provides great cover from summer thru winter if left unharvested.

Salt and pines w/ predator control the more cover the better. must have a winter food source.

Sorghum, Clear Cutting trees, Pallets around field edges, Clover, Lespedeza, CRP grasses for nesting.

This year we are supposed to plant the Lespedeza at our cabin for winter food and cover.

Chris Shoopman wrote:in the fall and winter i put out bout 50lbs of corn ever 2 weeks its corn still on the ear they seem to eat it good and they are easy to jump around the corn pyles..makes it good for young dogs learnin to jump rabbits...

I have also done this and it works. It helps in jumping rabbits because
as the post says rabbits hang around the area. Of course apples will
work well also. Leave the corn on the cobb. It doesn't work as well
if you just use cracked corn or pour it out by the as whole corn

the move cover the better but dont let it grow so thick the rabbits cant move through it easily.