Help grow Bigger Buck. Protein Question
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Spike
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Join Date: Oct 2013
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Help grow Bigger Buck. Protein Question
I am planning on planting soybeans, lablab, and cowpeas this summer for the deer. I also just purchased a #200 Boss Buck protein feeder and in the process of converting my @200 Moultire feeder to a protein feeder. What are some good choices of protein I can put in the feeders that wont break the bank, I done some research and I know I could put Record Rack, Soybeans, and I saw someone mention Calf Creep, but I'm not sure what that is. I was wanting some opinions from here.
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Nontypical Buck
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If you are in a warm weather summer area, look into Sunn Hemp. We tried it last summer. It was hands down the best summer food plot we have ever used. This summer, we are going to triple the acrea we planted in it last summer.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
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venison fed off soybeans are not that great of tablefare is what I have read. to get bigger bucks, adjust the population to within carrying capacities of the land, have a ratio of 1 buck to 2-3 does, let them get some age on them, of all things, nothing makes horns as well as age.
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Spike
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 70
I totally agree about age. Not everyone can let deer live until 5 or 6 tho. Nutrition, age, and genetics are the three components of producing big deer. He was only asking about the nutrition piece. While I appreciate then input, i dont think that the original question was truly answered.