Cottonseed out feeders off?

[gtsticker]

Do you turn your corn feeders off or way down once your deer start eating cottonseed. First year feeding cotton seed and trail cams show some deer eating it. So should I let the feeder run out so they hammer just cotton seed or keep it going? What is y’alls experience?


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[Kenner97]

I keep my corn feeders running year around. I turn them down to 3-4 seconds. We feed both cottenseed and protein.
We are going through about 300 lbs of cottenseed every 3 weeks. Our protein feeders hold 1,500 lbs and that will last about a month when they start eating it good.

[mastercraftka]

year round, I will set them down a little once it greens up some.

[webb09]

Make them eat the good stuff. Turn the corn off

[AntlerCollector]

I turn the corn down, but keep some out there. The deer hit my cottonseed all day and night. The corn only goes off a few seconds in the morning and evening

[bowsticker]

Turn the corn down, but keep the feeders running. The corn is more like a candy is how I look at it, but they will hammer the CS

[texas shag]

Corn is only fed between October and January for us. Remainder of the year it is cottonseed/protein only. Make them eat the more nutritious stuff....once they get a taste of the good stuff, the corn is no longer needed as an attractant.

[Smart]

First year of cottonseed for me.

Corn down to 5 sec compared to 14-15 during season....gotta keep the turkey hens in the area for spring..

Deer eat both.

[Encinal]

Ill stop when we run out of corn.

Have to have some around for hog traps etc.

300lbs of cotton seed a week per feeder right now (16 feeders)

Not hitting protein very hard yet (1 ton/5-6 weeks per feeder rate... goes to 1 ton/3 weeks feeder rate in summer)