BLH Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Here in NC it is legal to bait and I usually do bait at 10-12 of my stands. I usually throw corn as bait, but I was wondering if anyone has or does use the acorn rage product? Our lease is primarily pines and crop fields. We have 1 or 2 mature oaks on 2000 acres. Thought of trying it. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghunter777 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Good product i have used them in other states. I dont think it will out produce corn however. Use in places that it is harder to get corn to or in addition to corn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLH Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 The reason I was thinking it may be a little better is there are tons of crop fields (mostly corn and soybean) in and around our lease and very few white oaks. The few that we have aren't producing much, if any mast this year. In normal mast production years for these trees, deer seem to attract to them pretty heavy as a supplement to their usual diet of agricultural crops. Do you think deer may find the rage a suitable alternative to real acorns in the absence of the usual mast? If so, do you think I should concentrate the use of the rage to a few select stands to possibly increase the attraction and activity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggunner Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Good stuff. I tried that one they make that screws into a tree and the deer seemed to love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghunter777 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Considering you bait so many stands do some field research and let us know how it goes! try a stand or two with the acorn rage and then compare i certainly dont think it could hurt. You stated that you bait many stands if they are close together they will be drawing from each other im not sure how spread out your bait areas are but one or two good ones is better than 8 to 10 maybe try 2 with corn and 2 with Rage or one with corn one with Rage and 2 with both something like that! Also I have found that mature bucks in heavily hunted area are seen rarely in daylight even over bait. your goal should be to attract the does! If you bait her he will come! that simply means once the rut kicks in if you have does visiting your bait you will start seeing bucks you never knew existed! hand in there if at first you are not seeing shooters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLH Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Sounds like a good idea bghunter. Thanks for everyone's suggestions and comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottgray18 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) Don't waste the money. It is way to expensive. I found some feed at tractor supply called sweet feed it is horse food. It is mainly made of grain pellets and cracked corn it is all mixed with molases. i have found that deer love it i kept a pile in front of my trail camera and i was averaging 600 pictures a week and it is only 9 dollars for a 50 pound bag. Edited October 1, 2009 by scottgray18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampbuckva Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 The Acorn Rage works nice. But that sweet feed sounds great at $9 for 50lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I guess I dont understand. Why do you need to bait with all the crop fields there? You can't find trails coming into the bean fields? Don't know about you, but I'd go flat broke feeding corn in 10-12 stands, and I think even Warren Buffet would feel the sting of putting out acorn rage at that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggunner Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Gotta try to find that Sweet Feed. Is that the brand name? Is is sold at Seed & Feed stores or places like Farm & Fleet or do I have to find a Tack shop, I want to try some out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 We have been useing the acorn rage and the one you screw on the tree. the deer are tareing it up.We use the one on the tree where we have turkeys. Sligguner, Wal-Mart has it here and our farm and Ranch stores (Attwoods, Orchelins, etc.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublej1773 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Just got 2 bags and gonna try it out with some corn. No large crops in the area either.Maybe getting it on the ground before the acorns drop will get them in.I am hunting a small acorn flat/funnel.Never tried the stuff before.hoping 2 bend a string on a nice buck this weekend.We will see cant hurt 2 try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I guess I dont understand. Why do you need to bait with all the crop fields there? You can't find trails coming into the bean fields? Don't know about you, but I'd go flat broke feeding corn in 10-12 stands, and I think even Warren Buffet would feel the sting of putting out acorn rage at that many. Yeah I agree. If I had 2000 acres with plenty of crop fields, I dont think I would be spending money on bait. Heck I aint got half that in acreage, with a limited amount of crop fields, and I still dont bait. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC8point Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Where in NC are you? I hunt in Montgomery Co. I hunt in both pines and oak trees and have never had much luck with the acorn rage product mainly use corn here as most of the people in my hunt club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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