We started a feed program on our farm this year. Let me tell you, the deer (and the racoons) can put away some feed! We used a mixture of goat chow, corn and molasses. We had two feeding locations about 400 yards apart located in the middle of the farm. We didn't start until late May or early June and we went through nearly 3 tons of feed (that's about $1,000 worth). We stopped feeding around Aug 20th, when the antler development is complete for the most part. Anyway, we would fill the feeders every 3 - 4 days with 150 - 300 pounds of feed and generally one of the locations would completely empty while the other one would have maybe 1/2 of the feed left. Since this is our first year trying the feed program, I don't know what the outcome will be. We also have a nice alfalfa field that gets worked over pretty hard as well. Then add in all the persimmons that are getting ripe, the natural browse and the upcoming mast crop, we should be in fine shape as far as feed is concerned.