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Longue Carabine · 10-07-2020, 12:23 PM

Lyssy and Eckel sells 50lb bags of peanuts for deer. Has anyone used peanuts and if so what were your results? I realize they're mostly just carbs, but did deer like them?

cwbow · 10-07-2020, 12:27 PM

They love them.

ACCURACYINC · 10-07-2020, 12:36 PM

Good source of protein and fat too.

tigerscowboy · 10-07-2020, 12:50 PM

Mostly just carbs??? Peanuts are mostly fat and protein
Calories: 567 in 3.5 oz
Protein: 25.8 grams
Carbs: 16.1 grams
Sugar: 4.7 grams
Fat: 49.2 grams

Over in Northwest Texas, the deer herd feasts on peanuts by choice. So much that their body fat has a yellow color vs white.

Troutamer · 10-07-2020, 01:07 PM

Deer don't like em and if they do eat em it makes their horns shrink

Antlers86 · 10-07-2020, 01:30 PM

Try animal crackers.

STGS · 10-07-2020, 01:34 PM

We used to feed raw peanuts to our pen deer. They absolutely love them. Shell and all....

I bet that 50 lb bag isn’t cheap.

Longue Carabine · 10-07-2020, 02:59 PM

Interesting, I didn't realize peanuts had that much protein

MooseontheLoose · 10-08-2020, 10:40 AM

My brief experience with them was a little varied. We don't typically feed peanuts or use them but I was chasing a buck that just wouldn't cooperate. I tried throwing all kinds of stuff out hoping he'd get hooked on one of them and come in consistently. Some deer didn't pay any attention to them and would eat around them but others liked them a lot. Target buck never got into them or cared for them.

I got in the stand one morning about an hour and a half before daylight with a very bright full moon overhead. I barely had the door of the blind closed before a mature buck was mowing the peanuts down. He was a known deer and I watched him in the moonlight and listened to him crunching peanuts for an hour before he finally ate his fill and eased off. That buck had to have watched/heard me walk in and get in the blind, but he was on those peanuts fast and just couldn't get enough of them.

I think like everything else, it just depends

Kenner97 · 10-08-2020, 10:43 AM

curious how much as well? Buddy feeds peanut hay and says the deer tear it up.

Big Mike M · 10-08-2020, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by STGS

We used to feed raw peanuts to our pen deer. They absolutely love them. Shell and all....

I bet that 50 lb bag isn’t cheap.

$41 per bag.

dpg481 · 10-08-2020, 11:23 AM

We hunted a large piece of land in Brady years ago that was a farm that grew peanuts. The deer would be in those fields most of the day eating.

BDKeeling · 10-15-2020, 02:52 PM

This is one of 6 spots where I feed peanuts every day!

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Mission408 · 10-15-2020, 02:54 PM

/\ holy buck farm batman!

arrowsmack324 · 10-15-2020, 03:01 PM

What the buck!

hog_down · 10-15-2020, 03:17 PM

I see an axis too!

88 Bound · 10-15-2020, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hog_down

I see an axis too!

Just 1?

Jkbow · 10-15-2020, 04:05 PM

Really.................. Lmbo

BDKeeling · 10-16-2020, 11:20 PM

They like their peanuts and if we are 20 minutes late they look like they are ready to shank you!

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Mexico · 10-23-2020, 08:08 PM

What do you think is the major ingredient in DD? Stuff will pull in deer for miles. They love it!

cricman · 10-23-2020, 08:26 PM

They love to eat peanuts. Great source of protein and fat. Plus, I like to watch them drop peanuts in their co-cola!

cricman

TheHammer · 10-23-2020, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mexico

What do you think is the major ingredient in DD? Stuff will pull in deer for miles. They love it!

Sarcasm or serious? Haha have to ask.

I’ve been thinking about getting some DD as an attractant, not for bulk feed.

Mexico · 10-23-2020, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TheHammer

Sarcasm or serious? Haha have to ask.

I’ve been thinking about getting some DD as an attractant, not for bulk feed.

Haha... kinda both. They do mill a bunch of peanuts. And deer love it!

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Jimbob75 · 10-23-2020, 09:23 PM

I'll try it!

txbb14 · 10-26-2020, 07:07 PM

Peanuts work great, but I can’t get them to touch the cotton seed. Lol

LouisianaExpat · 10-27-2020, 10:12 AM

I’ve heard growing peanut plants are a great deer forage. Hogs love them more than deer.

Tsig · 10-27-2020, 10:13 AM

I'd try it

LouisianaExpat · 10-27-2020, 10:14 AM

I’ve heard growing peanut plants are a great deer forage. Hogs love them more than deer.

AndyMane · 10-27-2020, 10:21 AM

how much are the 50# sacks of peanuts?

10-07-2020, 12:23 PM	#1
Longue Carabine Eight Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Hunt In: Medina County	Peanuts for deer? Lyssy and Eckel sells 50lb bags of peanuts for deer. Has anyone used peanuts and if so what were your results? I realize they're mostly just carbs, but did deer like them?

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10-07-2020, 12:27 PM	#2
cwbow Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Leon County	They love them.

10-07-2020, 12:36 PM	#3
ACCURACYINC Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Mcmullen County	Good source of protein and fat too.

10-07-2020, 12:50 PM	#4
tigerscowboy Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Texas Hunt In: Eagle Lake. Elk, Pronghorn, Nigai, Carribou, Deer in CO,WY, TX, AK. Bass, Trout, and Reds.	Mostly just carbs??? Peanuts are mostly fat and protein Calories: 567 in 3.5 oz Protein: 25.8 grams Carbs: 16.1 grams Sugar: 4.7 grams Fat: 49.2 grams Over in Northwest Texas, the deer herd feasts on peanuts by choice. So much that their body fat has a yellow color vs white.

10-07-2020, 01:07 PM	#5
Troutamer Four Point Join Date: Nov 2018	Deer don't like em and if they do eat em it makes their horns shrink

10-07-2020, 01:30 PM	#6
Antlers86 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Athens Hunt In: Jack and Henderson Counties	Try animal crackers.

10-07-2020, 01:34 PM	#7
STGS Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Hunt In: Texas	We used to feed raw peanuts to our pen deer. They absolutely love them. Shell and all.... I bet that 50 lb bag isn’t cheap.

10-07-2020, 02:59 PM	#8
Longue Carabine Eight Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Hunt In: Medina County	Interesting, I didn't realize peanuts had that much protein

10-08-2020, 10:40 AM	#9
MooseontheLoose Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio	My brief experience with them was a little varied. We don't typically feed peanuts or use them but I was chasing a buck that just wouldn't cooperate. I tried throwing all kinds of stuff out hoping he'd get hooked on one of them and come in consistently. Some deer didn't pay any attention to them and would eat around them but others liked them a lot. Target buck never got into them or cared for them. I got in the stand one morning about an hour and a half before daylight with a very bright full moon overhead. I barely had the door of the blind closed before a mature buck was mowing the peanuts down. He was a known deer and I watched him in the moonlight and listened to him crunching peanuts for an hour before he finally ate his fill and eased off. That buck had to have watched/heard me walk in and get in the blind, but he was on those peanuts fast and just couldn't get enough of them. I think like everything else, it just depends

10-08-2020, 10:43 AM	#10
Kenner97 Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2011 Hunt In: Atascosa, Wilson, Karnes County	curious how much as well? Buddy feeds peanut hay and says the deer tear it up.

10-08-2020, 11:23 AM	#12
dpg481 Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: hunt county Hunt In: Rains/Hunt county	We hunted a large piece of land in Brady years ago that was a farm that grew peanuts. The deer would be in those fields most of the day eating.

10-15-2020, 02:52 PM	#13
BDKeeling Six Point Join Date: May 2015	This is one of 6 spots where I feed peanuts every day! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-15-2020, 02:54 PM	#14
Mission408 Six Point Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Cleburne Hunt In: Brownwood	/\ holy buck farm batman!

10-15-2020, 03:01 PM	#15
arrowsmack324 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Spring Hunt In: 100% Public	What the buck!

10-15-2020, 03:17 PM	#16
hog_down Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Houston, TX	I see an axis too!

10-15-2020, 04:05 PM	#18
Jkbow Six Point Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Mont Belvieu,Texas Hunt In: Telegraph, TX.	Really.................. Lmbo

10-16-2020, 11:20 PM	#19
BDKeeling Six Point Join Date: May 2015	They like their peanuts and if we are 20 minutes late they look like they are ready to shank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-23-2020, 08:08 PM	#20
Mexico Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Clear Lake Tx Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx	What do you think is the major ingredient in DD? Stuff will pull in deer for miles. They love it!

10-23-2020, 08:26 PM	#21
cricman Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West of Dallas Hunt In: West of Weatherford	They love to eat peanuts. Great source of protein and fat. Plus, I like to watch them drop peanuts in their co-cola! cricman

10-23-2020, 09:23 PM	#24
Jimbob75 Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Sep 2020	I'll try it!

10-26-2020, 07:07 PM	#25
txbb14 Four Point Join Date: Aug 2019	Peanuts work great, but I can’t get them to touch the cotton seed. Lol

10-27-2020, 10:12 AM	#26
LouisianaExpat Spike Join Date: Jul 2020	I’ve heard growing peanut plants are a great deer forage. Hogs love them more than deer.

10-27-2020, 10:13 AM	#27
Tsig Spike Join Date: Sep 2019	I'd try it

10-27-2020, 10:14 AM	#28
LouisianaExpat Spike Join Date: Jul 2020	I’ve heard growing peanut plants are a great deer forage. Hogs love them more than deer.

10-27-2020, 10:21 AM	#29
AndyMane Six Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Hunt In: Sonora Tx	how much are the 50# sacks of peanuts?