Re: Winter stress on whitetail
This winter has been great here this year.First one since 1999.The last five winters have been DEADLY here.Hopfully our herd will start to rebound a bit.I think the only winter feeding should be natural browse.If anything else is used it has to be started in hunting season and continued till well into spring.It takes alot of time money and dedication to do it right.Then when you attract a whole wintering herd to your feed you have to worry about the spread of desease.(not just CWD)Infections,sickness can be spread at feeding stations.Any sickness is a bad sickness to spread around in the winter,even if its minor.Natural browse is best and its what the are living off of during the winter.Cut some trees and leave the tops.When it snows go cut some more.