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#1 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: East Texas
Hunt In: Everywhere
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Just got on a small lease this November and got a late start. Ive got about 70 +/- acres to myself that overlaps another members section. He's got some great deer on camera and I've got a couple at night.
Looking for something to feed besides or in combination with corn year around to keep them frequenting the area and hopefully give me an advantage for next season. I did a search and read through some of the older threads and am leaning toward roasted soy bean/corn or cottonseed/corn. Should I do a gravity feeder or timed feeder? Ive been hunting over corn piles this season because it's pretty dang thick and didn't want to have to carry in a feeder. Any advice or orther recommendations? Oh.... this in north east Tx. |
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Hunt In: Grayson County, Anderson County
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Rice Bran
/close thread w/ mic drop |
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#3 |
Six Point
![]() Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: houston
Hunt In: sutton county
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Chafhayee
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Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Marble Falls/Burnet
Hunt In: Mills and Burnet County
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I agree with Rice Bran
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#5 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Hill Country
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#6 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Dallas
Hunt In: Stephenville
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Definitely rice bran. It's essentially a white powder. You can get it at most feed stores.
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#7 |
Six Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: North Texas
Hunt In: North Texas, South East Texas, Hill Country
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I like rice bran too. My deer eat it up. I just switched my gravity feeders over to 100% buck ration. It is a 50/50 mix of roasted corn and roasted soy beans. I had deer on it day one and they have been eating it up constantly. I am just going to use this year round vs messing with pellets anymore. Nice to just buy bags of the same stuff all of the time. It's 22% protein. Smells good.
Congrats on the new place! Good luck! |
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#8 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Hunt In: Grayson County, Anderson County
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Only problem with Rice Bran is if pigs find it it's gone in a matter of minutes. |
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#9 |
Associate Sponsor
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Athens
Hunt In: Jack/Coleman/Henderson
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$6/bag average
If you have an Atwoods go there. Pellets for gravity feeder. Powder I just pour on the ground. Last edited by Antlers86; 12-29-2017 at 09:23 PM. |
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#10 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Hunt In: Grayson County, Anderson County
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#11 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Hill Country
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Appreciate the lead. Tractor Supply had some for $25 a bag, I went down the road to a mom and pop feed store and grabbed a bag for $12. I will depoly th mix tonight before I crawl into the blind.
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#12 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: East Texas
Hunt In: Everywhere
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Thx for the info !!
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Frisco
Hunt In: Weatherford & Kansas
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Make sure it’s for “Deer” and not stabilized for Horses. That’s the expensive stuff you don’t want... Mine is usually $8-10/50# bag
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#14 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Hill Country
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Here's what I grabbed. It was 1/2 price from what Tractor Supply had. Thanks again everyone!
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#15 |
Associate Sponsor
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Athens
Hunt In: Jack/Coleman/Henderson
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#16 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Cibolo/Schertz
Hunt In: Guadalupe
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Anyone find it close to San Antonio beside TS?
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#17 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Hill Country
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#18 |
Four Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Hunt In: Texas
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Plant some fruit trees
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#19 |
Six Point
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Waxahachie, TX
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Consider warm season and cool season cover crops. Keep corn in your feeder but for $50-75 an acre you can have the seed bought and no-tilled in. Warm season will provide food and cover for fawns and the cool season will provide food in hard times. It'll also feed the soil which has much more benefits than most give credit.
No guarantee it'll rain though but may consider doing the math of keeping feeders full of feed versus planting. |
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