Anyone try grain sorgum?

[dakids]

This year we are going to try planting grain sorgum aroung the rye grain plot.  has anyone tried planting the sorgum?

[Go Big Red!]

I thought sorgum was mainly planted for pheasants?   

[dakids]

We were hoping to provide screening for the deer in the foodplots and also help us get to and from the stands undetected.  Also provide food in the winter for grouse and deer.

[HD]

I have planted it in the past....what would you like to know?

[dakids]

Which type of sorgum would bo best in northern MN.  We now have an old 2 row corn planter that worked GREAT for sweatcorn last year, So planting isn't an issue.

[Cody Gruchow]

i dont know certain type that we use at the hunting club. but thats all we plant(for cover) and the deer hit it hard during the colder months

[Big E]

I planted Egyptian Wheat last yr which is in the Sorgum family. Why not do corn as a screen? You can spray the corn with round up.

[Dotch]

Was wondering the same a little myself but everyone has a little different angle. We used to plant some around here for pheasants. What we had wouldn't make much of a screen I'm afraid as it was pretty short, maybe 3' - 4' tall depending on where it was on the landscape. Much of the grain sirghum has been shortened up for ease of harvest, standability, etc. Forage sorghum is a little different animal. That gets tall and we used it sometimes on a couple rows of the 4 row plot planter in conjunction with a couple rows of corn. The idea was to provide the pheasants with some cover in addtion to the food. It became a tangled up mess but the pheasants liked it.

[HUNTER2]

I have ben looking for a small planter to try some beans or corn. I haven't found one yet.