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Old 01-07-2005, 07:36 PM
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vtbuckrulrss
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Default RE: Horse feed for deer?

my parent's feed the deer, and they absolutely love horse grain. but they really like horse grain with molasses. just remember, feeding them really isn't a great idea, if you do, make a trough to keep the feed off the ground and out of their urine/feces. and it takes a lot of feed, and a lot of room for one deer to be happy. plus, once one comes in and figures things out, others will follow. what started as a handful for my folks a few years back grew to an all-time high last winter of 42 feeding at one time. not good for our habitat at all in that spot. if you compare the ingrediants between the two, you will find them very similar, which is why our local feed stores sometimes push the horse grain over the deer feed they sell.
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