Feeding Deer Before The Season
06-09-2011, 12:53 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
Feeding Deer Before The Season
Is it harmful to provide corn or other processed grain for the deer during the summer months? Are they better off foraging a natural diet in their natural invironmment or is it good to provide this extra source of food? I know the mineral licks I put out are good for them from all I haver heard,I put out the Trophy Rock brand. What are your opinions about this practice.
06-09-2011, 03:22 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jasper, Indiana
Posts: 309
I put out about 30 gallons of corn every weekend for my deer. I also have out mineral blocks. Sometimes I will also put out high protein corn gluten or other feeder supplements. I think it is beneficial for the deer, especially for the does that are dropping fawns and nursing now. I will stop with the corn once july gets here. There should be plenty of crops to start eating by then.
06-10-2011, 07:59 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
I put out about 30 gallons of corn every weekend for my deer. I also have out mineral blocks. Sometimes I will also put out high protein corn gluten or other feeder supplements. I think it is beneficial for the deer, especially for the does that are dropping fawns and nursing now. I will stop with the corn once july gets here. There should be plenty of crops to start eating by then.
