If ducks are the game bird that you're after, you might do best by sticking with one of the most popular wet-soil crops around.  Commonly referred to as wild rice for upland game birds, this is a versatile option that attracts Mallard Ducks and other forms of waterfowl. Product Information Application or Use: Food Plot, Cover Crop Germination Time: 7 - 14 days, under optimal conditions Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season Height: 2 - 4 feet Sunlight Requirements: 8+ hours, full sun for best results Advantages: Excellent supplemental planting for any waterfowl species. When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and summer when night time temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees.   Product Detail Attracts waterfowl Fast germinating Versatile food plot seed High yielding Semi dwarf, average height 41 in. Product Information Rice will make an excellent supplemental planting for any waterfowl species, especially mallard ducks. This versatile food plot seed can be seeded into a prepared seedbed, mud flat or right over the water. Please see our instructions tab for more specific information on water seeding Rice Seed. This seed typically matures in 75 days with an abundance of seed. Presoak seeds in a large container. Skim off floating seeds. After 24 to 36 hours, drain and place seed in a wet sack (burlap or a pillow case will work fine), for the next 24 hours, turning the sack occasionally and keeping it moist in a shady warm area. Seed is now ready to water broadcast in water that is 6 inches deep or less. Seed can also be broadcast or conventionally drilled into a firm seedbed, no till drilled into a killed sod, or broadcast onto mudflats. Flood irrigate to control weeds.It will mature in 75 days with an abundance of seed. *Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.