rage man Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I guess corn is going to be way up this year with the droughts...do any of you feed anything else? Whats decent feed at a decent price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Acorns. Going to be a good crop here this year. Illegal to bait in ms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I dont think you were asking a baiting question, but apples will work well if legal However; If your looking to feed during winter in the off season, get a couple good 2nd or third cut round bales to carry them..hay is hard to find with the drought too in some spots...but will go alot farther than corn, and you need to have them out early especially if you have forestdeer that only browse in the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 If you have the option to plant you can also do winter wheat. It can be broadcast with a hand broadcaster. You can also wait until rain is in the forecast and put out a prepacked deer forage (clover, etc.). Thats about as cheap as you can feed a herd of deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Illegal to bait here, but they still sell "deer corn" and feeders at our wal mart store. Food plots would be my suggestion if possible. Also agree on acorns, with as dry as it has been here, surprised to see we have a decent acorn crop this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 If your just talking about supplements, look at dairy pellets too. Corn does little for them than provide calories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Wet cob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rage man Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Well it is legal to bait here in south ga but I was meaning something I could put in feeders or troughs. Especially in spring when they are growing horns. This year is the first year we had enough rain to grow a plot in a couple years. But itheygets eaten as soon as they pop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Cheap oily peanut butter. I'll be hunting the acorns this year. Ain't gonna spend a fortune on corn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 i'l be hunting what acorns fall this year first, than corn, rice bran and roasted soybeans, the trick is to get it while you can afford it and ton of bulk corn is going for 380.00 a ton, and will fill up 6 55 gal drums. rice bran and roasted soybeans run 9.75 a bag, its never been cheap to feed deer that ive found ive seen the price double last year on corn alone so my plain is spead what i have now out over the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Wet cob. I think I have asked you about this before but could you post a link to what this is? Thanks for your kind understanding Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 It is legal to hunt corn if u have been feeding them for 6 months which i have and i am using corn and it is like 12.99 a bag. What is it there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 There is no way I would buy corn to feed deer this year. Apples would be my choice if you have access to some trees to get them from. I have fed corn to deer in past years, mainly for trail cameras, but I was lucky enough to get it free from the farmer I hunt on. He would let us fill up about 15 feed bags of corn while he was bringing it in with the grain wagons. Not gonna happen this year I dont think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 i collected a bunch of acorns yesterday because where i am feeding the deer there is only like 2 oak trees about 100 yards apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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