We have been making feeds in our feed mill since 1958. I make tons and tons of Deer Feed for the general public, Hunters with leases, Deer Producers, Exotic Game Ranches and Landowners who provide day hunting. I make custom Deer Feed tailored for some of my customers specific needs... They get spectacular results... big deer... big antlers...
It is always interesting to me when folks start talking about deer feed... one guy likes Brand X and gets great results while another guy uses Brand Y feed because Brand X caused antler tines to fall off.... still another has used both Brand X and Brand Y but his deer wouldn't eat either of them unless he mixed it with corn... another guy won't feed either one because cotton seed is best and yet another guy won't feed cotton seed because he heard that it makes deer sterile...
Here are some facts that will help you get the best results for the deer you are feeding...
1. The first thing you should do is go to the feed mill of your choice and ask to speak with their NUTRITIONIST. If they do not have one go to another feed mill. By the way... a Biologist cannot help you with animal feeds like an Animal Nutrionist can...
2. The nutrionist will ask you a number of questions regarding the deer, the surrounding area, the forage in the area, type of deer, estimated buck population and so on...
3. The Nutrionist will then tell you what needs to be added or even removed from the feed for the deer on your lease.
4. Ask the feed mill to make a custom feed for your deer.
5. If you are feeding the correct feed to the deer on your lease it will not take 4 or 5 years to see the results... you will see gains each and every year..
6. Folks that tell you it takes 4 or 5 years to see the results are feeding store bought feed and most likely are not feeding the same consistently.
7. If you are feeding your deer high protein deer feed and they have very little forage (grass) you are wasting your money... when you have little forage in the area you should be feeding high fiber deer feed with lower protein... like 17% protein and 28% Fiber.
8. Those of you lucky enough to have lots of forage should up the protein and add phosphorus, Vit ADE, and Availa 4.
9. If all you want to do is draw deer into a feeder and sling a stick at them... then use corn, alfalfa pellets or anything that makes them show up for a broadside. (that is if you don't care if they have big antlers or even what they look like)
It is always interesting to me when folks start talking about deer feed... one guy likes Brand X and gets great results while another guy uses Brand Y feed because Brand X caused antler tines to fall off.... still another has used both Brand X and Brand Y but his deer wouldn't eat either of them unless he mixed it with corn... another guy won't feed either one because cotton seed is best and yet another guy won't feed cotton seed because he heard that it makes deer sterile...
Here are some facts that will help you get the best results for the deer you are feeding...
1. The first thing you should do is go to the feed mill of your choice and ask to speak with their NUTRITIONIST. If they do not have one go to another feed mill. By the way... a Biologist cannot help you with animal feeds like an Animal Nutrionist can...
2. The nutrionist will ask you a number of questions regarding the deer, the surrounding area, the forage in the area, type of deer, estimated buck population and so on...
3. The Nutrionist will then tell you what needs to be added or even removed from the feed for the deer on your lease.
4. Ask the feed mill to make a custom feed for your deer.
5. If you are feeding the correct feed to the deer on your lease it will not take 4 or 5 years to see the results... you will see gains each and every year..
6. Folks that tell you it takes 4 or 5 years to see the results are feeding store bought feed and most likely are not feeding the same consistently.
7. If you are feeding your deer high protein deer feed and they have very little forage (grass) you are wasting your money... when you have little forage in the area you should be feeding high fiber deer feed with lower protein... like 17% protein and 28% Fiber.
8. Those of you lucky enough to have lots of forage should up the protein and add phosphorus, Vit ADE, and Availa 4.
9. If all you want to do is draw deer into a feeder and sling a stick at them... then use corn, alfalfa pellets or anything that makes them show up for a broadside. (that is if you don't care if they have big antlers or even what they look like)
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