https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tBurYTURJm8

This is a video of what the "sea of grass" looks like on a historic quail plantation In early June. Covered in forbs, weeds, wildflowers, saplings, small shrubs, in addition to grass and..... especially.... bugs. This is a place that is carrying over a quail per acre as can be noted in the video. There were at least 6 quail whistling around me. It only looks like a sea of grass in the fall when all forbs are dormant and the grass is showing.

Some pics closer up
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Forbs that came to mind in pics
at least 3 lespedezas (legumes)
at least 3 desmodiums (legumes)
Ipomea or morning glory vine
Milk pea vines (legumes)
cherokee rose
virginia creeper
Native vetch (legume)
Butterfly pea (legume)
ragweed
Partridge pea (legume)
Sensitive briar (legume)
blackberry
smilax
horseweed
ironweed
fireweed
verbena
coreopsis
couple eupatoriums

The legumes and ragweed are all high protein deer browse. The habitat structure is excellent brood habitat for quail and turkey poults. Spent an hour in mid day and saw about 20 deer, 4 turkeys and heard 20+ bobwhites. Not really a biological desert some would want you to believe. Thats just off the top of my head, in a 10' area. Imagine if I had walked another 20'!

Last edited by gobbler; 06/05/25 09:50 PM.

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