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We do sell deer/wildlife nutrition products and have a great deal of experience with manufacturers and the county/state ag reps. The ag reps are not usually inclined toward wildlife mangement so much as farm management. Deer to them/farmers are a pest so it's kind of hard to ware the two hats. There are a lot of folks that know us and we believe our reputation preceedes us as far as our integrity is concerned.
You will notice that since the more targeted blends have came on line, starting the the Whitetail Institute, more trophy quality buck have been taken than ever in the history of recorded hunting. The new worlds record is being claimed by the 15 year old boy that said he shot him near a targeted blend. They say they didn't have the deer theynow have until they did a 3 acre field of the targeted stuff.
We do a lot of shows and hear the same thing all the time, Targeted product vs. Ag product... no contest.
The ag products are intended for cattle that have no choice in their diet, they must eat what they are fed.
The targeted blends draw from the ag products... Post a thread and see the response on targeted vs. Ag products. The folks that plant these things more often than not come from the ag side of the food plot spectrum to the targeted side when they see the difference.
One example if the Imperial Whitetail Clover. We no longer sell their products but do not see anything that comes close if you have the right soil and some luck. A constant protein value of 25% and up to 35% year round and sweet too is something that is not paralled by anybody we see, targeted or ag... But you must have the right soil and some luck.
Some folks have such bad soil they are limited to buckwheat and rye grasses for 3-5 years and nothing of any really great value will do until the soil comes into line.
Believe me, if the ag products could do what some of the quality targeted manufactured products do they would put some in a bag with a deer on the front and have it in the biggest stores, they don't. Why? Most of the quality targeted seed manufacturers have countless testimonials on the virtue/value of the targeted blends and the ag folks don't seem to have any.
What we see is for a little more you get so much more. Folks complain about a few dollars more for some seed but don't hesitate to spend hundreds or thousands more on equipment when the nutrition will make a difference that the equipment can't... Go figure...
To each their own, we wish everybody good fortune...