Increasing fat intake post rut is advised to help them rebound and reboot. You can do this in several ways, including adding a high content supplement for a couple of months. Cool weather plants and grains are great for repairing their bodies. Once spring rains hit, warm-up begins then it becomes less necessary for high contents of fat. Supplemental feeding from Spring through summer months should be concentrated in a balanced pelleted feed around 18%. It can be mixed with corn 50/50 and you can also add soybeans mixed in with your corn and pelleted feed at a third, third and third breakdown. You will find on most ranches that receive average to above average rainfall in the spring, feeder visitation by deer will be less frequent. If mother nature provides the groceries, they don't visit the convenience store as much.
Higher fat content is also good to feed during ongoing drought conditions, not just winter/post rut. L&E has a higher fat feed available during those times.
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