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Silly Question......Where to get milk weed?

DannyAttacksTheMountain

DannyAttacksTheMountain

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If you like you guys can brand me as the man of many questions lol. So I'm kinda sold on the idea of using milkweed for my hunts and was wondering where to get my hands on it. Does it grow somewhere in particular(ie swamp edges, at the bottoms of mile deep canyons inside of the arctic circle) that I can get my hands on it? Or is it something that has to be grown or special ordered?

Thanks again all,

DATM
 
Danny, I am also looking for it and wonder if it is in Delaware (I believe you are here also). Haven’t found any yet.


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If none in the freezer or you can't find any, hit me up in late summer. I'll send you a large supply.

I actually prefer thistle over milkweed when the conditions are calm. There are several other "floaters" that work as well.
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To be honest, you will swear it doesn’t grow in your area.... until you learn what it is in person. Then, you will see it on the roadside everywhere, you will see it in fallow fields, on crop field edges... it really is all over.


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BassBoysLLP said:
If none in the freezer or you can't find any, hit me up in late summer. I'll send you a large supply.

I actually prefer thistle over milkweed when the conditions are calm. There are several other "floaters" that work as well.
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THISTLE!!??
You're killing me,man. Thistle is one of the evil weeds. I'd never release thistle floaters.
Milkweed is the real deal, and it comes with it's own container...made by mother nature.
 
Allegheny Tom said:
THISTLE!!??
You're killing me,man. Thistle is one of the evil weeds. I'd never release thistle floaters.
Milkweed is the real deal, and it comes with it's own container...made by mother nature.
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I like to form an impenetrable barrier around my hunting spots to keep the faint of heart out.

Another great alternative to those in the south is dogbane. It's everywhere down there.

I used wild lettuce from time to time as well.

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Here's how to rig milkweed.
You have to wrap the rubber band or the floaters fall out.
The clip keeps the pod handy. You don't have to search in a pocket for it, just clip it to your coat.
The clip in this pic is attached by a strand of bow string, but I now just use a tiny wire tie.
There are hundreds of floaters in that pod.
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I transfer my floaters in a rubber coin purse. I usually carry a few. Sometimes I'll dump a whole pod at once to see the distribution.

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BassBoysLLP said:
I transfer my floaters in a rubber coin purse. I usually carry a few. Sometimes I'll dump a whole pod at once to see the distribution.

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The thing about transferring floaters from the pod to a container is that they don't stay pristine like they are when left in the pod. Deformed or matted floaters don't fly nearly as well, especially when the wind is really light. The fluffier they are, the better they work.

Cut the very tip of the pod with scissors and floaters can easily be plucked out, one or more at a time, and they will be in perfect condition.
Look at the floater in my photo above. That's the way they drift the best...nice and spread open to catch the air.

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Allegheny Tom said:
The thing about transferring floaters from the pod to a container is that they don't stay pristine like they are when left in the pod. Deformed or matted floaters don't fly nearly as well, especially when the wind is really light. The fluffier they are, the better they work.

Cut the very tip of the pod with scissors and floaters can easily be plucked out, one or more at a time, and they will be in perfect condition.
Look at the floater in my photo above. That's the way they drift the best...nice and spread open to catch the air.

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I've done the natural approach. I still prefer the pouch. I still prefer thistle.

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BassBoysLLP said:
I've done the natural approach. I still prefer the pouch. I still prefer thistle.

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Why? Not saying you're wrong, just wondering why you prefer to not just leave them in the pod.
And why do you like Thistle better?
Just curious.

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Why? Not saying you're wrong, just wondering why you prefer to not just leave them in the pod.
And why do you like Thistle better?
Just curious.

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I simply like the containment better. I'll still carry a couple milkweek pods on some hunts for a couple massive dumps but I do the individual with the coin purse.

As for thistle, I find its the best floater. It detects stuff when milkweed sinks. Most people don't want to mess with thistle. Milkweed is easy and easy to find in large quantities. I take time to harvest thistle for a reason.

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I cut a finger from a rubber glove and stuff it full, tie it off on the back end. I'll put a tiny slit in the non tied end and good to go,
Don't have to worry about crushing the pod or anything. Plus I can stuff multiple pods in there and be good the entire season.


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