Whether you are a photographer, a hunter or just like viewing wildlife on a sunny afternoon, anyone who has spent time overlooking a food plot will have a deep appreciation for wildlife plantings.
Food plots are very attractive to wildlife enthusiasts because they can supplement daily nutritional needs at a low cost. These plots can be designed to serve as a source of food and cover. Well-managed food plots have the potential to not only increase the wildlife population and their quality of health but can also increase our opportunities for wildlife viewing.
To aid landowners who would like to plant wildlife food plots, Wildlife Mississippi is continuing its popular Wildlife Habitat Seed Program. Through this program, Wildlife Mississippi will make seed available at a minimal cost.
The Wildlife Habitat Seed Program is designed to provide an incentive for landowners to establish and maintain food plots that will yield a variety of benefits to the landowner as well as to the species of wildlife he or she is managing.
Corn, soybean and grain sorghum will be available through Wildlife Mississippi’s spring 2025 Wildlife Habitat Seed Program. All seed is treated and has good germination rates. Wildlife Mississippi will also be taking pre-orders for winter wheat, which will be distributed in the month of September.
If planted properly, the various types of seed will be utilized by a variety of species of wildlife. White-tailed deer, turkeys, bobwhite quail, mourning doves, waterfowl and many species of songbirds will benefit from the plantings.
The guidelines regarding this program are simple and easy to follow. Anyone interested in obtaining seed should send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Wildlife Mississippi with a request for an order form, an affidavit (affirming food plot usage), and planting recommendations for the seed.
Wildlife Mississippi will be taking orders until March 7, 2025. This will allow Wildlife Mississippi to place the orders in a timely manner to ensure that they will be filled in time for the planting season. No orders will be placed without the signed affidavit.
Shipping and handling charges incurred by Wildlife Mississippi are included in the price of the seed.
The cost will be $25 per 50-pound bag of glyphosate resistant corn, $12 per 50-pound bag of sorghum, $18 per 50-pound bag of glyphosate resistant soybeans, and $12 (pre-order) per 50-pound bag of winter wheat. A 7% sales tax will be added to your order. Pick up locations will be Amory, Flo-wood, Purvis and Stoneville.
For an order form, affidavit and planting recommendations for this beneficial program, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Wildlife Mississippi, P.O. Box 10, Stoneville, MS 38776. If you wish to place your order online, please visit our website at www.wildlifemiss.org.
James L. Cummins is executive director of Wildlife Mississippi, a nonprofit, conservation organization founded to conserve, restore and enhance fish, wildlife and plant resources throughout Mississippi. The website is www.wildlifemiss.org.
