Dear North Carolina Member:

The North Carolina State Chapter Board of Directors is pleased to offer its members the opportunity to purchase Turkey Gold® Chufa or Southeast Spring Strut & Rut Mix at a subsidized price.  The North Carolina State Hunting Heritage Super Fund will pay for 40 percent of the seed and shipping charges.

Members may purchase a total of One:
• 50-pound bag of Turkey Gold® Chufa for just $60.00 each, shipping included
 (or)
• 50-pound bags of the Southeast Spring Strut and Rut Mix for just $40.80 each, shipping included

***As an additional benefit, each member can purchase additional bags of Turkey Gold® Chufa for just $100.00 and/or Southeast Spring Strut & Rut Mix for just $68.00, unsubsidized but at a reduced price, in unlimited quantities.  However, to take advantage of these savings, you must submit the order with this seed subsidy offer.

All orders are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Quantities are limited on subsidized seed due to the dollars allocated to the program.  Chufa will start shipping in January and continue through June.  Southeast Spring mix will ship approximately two weeks from date of order.

Download The Order Form PDF

Turkey Gold Chufa produces small nut-like tubers that turkeys scratch out of the ground.  Once birds find the tubers in the fall or winter, they keep coming back.  A 50-pound bag of seed will cover approximately 1 acre.  Select an open area that receives full sunlight.  Sandy or loamy soils are preferred. Prepare the seedbed by disking.  Have soil tested to determine exact amounts of lime and fertilizer needed.  If you can not get the soil tested, use 400 pounds of 10-10-10 or 13-13-13 fertilizer and 1,000 pounds of lime per acre.  Soil pH should be between 6 – 7. Broadcast chufa May through mid July, at a rate of 40-50 pounds per acre and plant at a depth of 1 to 1 ½ inches.

Southeast Spring Strut and Rut Mix will provide ideal brood range during spring and summer as well as provide an excellent food and cover source throughout the fall.  A 50-pound bag of seed will cover approximately 1.5 – 2 acres.  Prepare the seedbed by plowing or disking.  If you can not soil test, use 400 pounds of 10-10-10 or 13-13-13 fertilizer and 1,000 pounds of lime per acre.  Soil pH should be between 5.5 - 7.0. Broadcast 25 to 35 pounds per acre.  Cover seed with ½” of soil using a drag or cultipacker for good soil to seed contact.

Every bag purchased results in an acre of quality wild turkey brood habitat being established.  This helps the NC State Chapter address a key issue identified in our state strategy of the North American Wild Turkey Management Plan.  Your membership and financial support at our banquets helps make this program possible and allows the chapter to address high priority habitat needs in our state.  THANK YOU!

Sincerely,

Perry Bryant
North Carolina State Chapter President
National Wild Turkey Federation