The Virginia State Chapter Board of Directors is pleased to offer its members the opportunity to purchase Turkey Gold^® Chufa and S&R^® Northeast/Midwest Perennial Mix at a subsidized price.  The Virginia State Hunting Heritage Super Fund will pay for 50 percent of the seed and shipping charges.

Download the Order Form here:

Sponsor Members may purchase a total of Two:

• 50-pound bags of Turkey Gold^® Chufa for just $50.00 each, shipping included

(may purchase one of each or 2 of the same seed)

• 20-pound bags of the S&R^® Northeast/Midwest Perennial Mix for just $40.00 each, shipping included

 Regular Members may purchase a total of One:

• 50-pound bag of Turkey Gold^® Chufa for just $50.00 each, shipping included

                                                                                          (or)

• 20-pound bag of the S&R^® Northeast/Midwest Perennial Mix for just $40.00 each, shipping included

***As an additional benefit, each member can purchase additional bags of Turkey Gold® Chufa for just $100.00 each, and/or S&R^® Northeast/Midwest Perennial Mix for just $80.00 each, 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.  S&R^® Northeast/Midwest Perennial Mix will ship approximately two weeks from date of order.

Turkey Gold^â Chufa produces small nut-like tubers that turkeys scratch out of the ground.  Once birds find the tubers in the fall, 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 plowing and disking.  Have soil tested to determine exact amounts of lime and fertilizer to add.  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 6.4 – 7.2. Broadcast, May through mid July, at a rate of 40-50 pounds per acre and plant at a depth of 1 to 1 ½ inches.

S&R^â Northeast/Midwest Perennial Mix comes pre-inoculated and a 20-pound bag will cover approximately one acre.  This mixture will provide areas of food and cover throughout the winter and provide excellent nesting and brood-rearing cover during spring and early summer.  This mix is great for wild turkey, deer and other wildlife. Broadcast 20-pounds over one acre from May into late June and through September in the fall.  Cover seed ¼” deep using a drag or culti-packer to insure good soil to seed contact.  Soil pH should be 5.5 – 7.0.  If you cannot have soil tested, fertilize with 5-10-15 at a rate of 250 pounds per acre and a minimum of 2,000 pounds of lime per acre.

Every bag purchased results in an acre of quality wild turkey brood habitat being established.  This helps the VA 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,

Robin Clark

Virginia State Chapter President

National Wild Turkey Federation