Deer are Hungry

[Lunatic 18,104]

I dumped a bunch of feed at 1Pm. 
New batteries maybe dead by tomorrow morning:-) 

[gregtpal 542]

They're eating for 2 1/2.....

[hunterbob1 4,938]

Looks good, like oats an stuff.👍 Proteins what they need, straight corn will kill them.

[Lunatic 18,104]

Just now, hunterbob1 said:

Looks good, like oats an stuff.👍 Proteins what they need, straight corn will kill them.

I have both. 

[Russ 11 3,169]

3 minutes ago, hunterbob1 said:

Looks good, like oats an stuff.👍 Proteins what they need, straight corn will kill them.

No it won’t . NJ deer have been eating corn since September . Why would it kill them now . 

[Rusty 14,592]

Corn will only kill them if they have not eaten it in a long time and then they fill their bellies with it.  Once their digestive systems have acclimated to corn they can pig out on it all day long.  In the midwest, where they produce some of our biggest bucks, corn is a major part of their diet.  

[hammer4reel 9,342]

 They def are hungry

I’m feeding 21 right now twice a day .

giving them a mix of 

(1) part 20% pellets

(2) parts 12% pellets

(1) part corn .

A few of them will almost eat from my hand , the rest want about a 20’ buffer .

once I shake the bucket the woods are alive with them running in .

‘they all seem to be super healthy , and I will supplement their woods diet till mid March .

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[Gunsmoke 791]

Just need the snow to melt and it should happen this week with 4 consecutive days in the 40s.

[SoxFan 418]

Awesome!!

[tpr1921 2,306]

They are hitting my feeders hard at this time of the year.

 

Edited February 22 by tpr1921
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[tcook8296 6,786]

The biggest problem right now is most guys that were dumping 100s of pounds of food on the ground have now stopped with all this snow on the ground. 

The reliable food source for the last 6 months has dried up suddenly at the worst time for deer across the state

[electric10162 2,902]

I've been feeding them continuously since September. Antler Max pellets, Antler Max Blocks, and some corn mixed in.

[Lunatic 18,104]

It did not take long 

[hunterbob1 4,938]

26 minutes ago, Lunatic said:

It did not take long 

Dang... you need a scarecrow.lol

[Lunatic 18,104]

snowing again