What do you feed your deer?

[Good Stuff]

I feed mine Corn, but have started adding some high protien goat feed in with it. My buddy bought some sweet feed but I have heared that this is not good for the deer and could cause MAD COW disease. I have read that corn only has about 6% protein and deer need food with at least 16%.

[austin ensor]

2 dump trucks full of corn!!!!

[rarhomes]

Muzzy 100 gr. 4 blades

[weekender]

I doubt that many of the 440 plants they know deer eat have 16% protein. If you just want to kill them or keep them around, corn works fine. If you are wanting to fatten them up or boost antler developement, go for the $$$ stuff like Record Rack or other specialized growth blends.

[sushi42]

Good Stuff, I just caught the tail end of a tv show the other day and this was a topic of discussion. The cliff notes of the discussion basically was that feeding deer corn during the off season is actually not healthy for them. I can't tell you why. They also stated that a few states are starting to pass laws which will make feeding deer anything at all illegal. I think if you go to Univ. of Penns' website I believe they will have a lot more information on what you should feed them if anything at all. A lot of hunters around here feed them straight corn kernels which is bought at tractor supply or the likes.

[RWW]

pending the season 180 grain Remington or 2 blade rage or 250 grain pushed down the barrel...

In my area alot of corn, bean, and winter wheat fields so they have plenty to eat. If I am trying to get them to travel a certain way or visit a area consistantly I use a mineral/salt block and or some apples from the tree in the back yard. I have good luck buring the mineral block late summer to early fall and they will have the area dug up in a few weeks and keep coming back. Tree rats, coons, turkeys and other birds will wipe out 50 pounds a corn in a few days...

[SNAKE EYES SPORTFISHING]

living in s,jersey alot of corn, however they do get a really nice buffet of

sweet potatoes
red beets they love the tops
green and red cabbage
escarole
endive
romaine
some apples
butternut squash

they help themselves to the garnishes they also love both plain and curly parsely, celantro, mint. basically if my farmer buddies grow they eat it...

[SAXIS ISLANDER]

baiting deer is illegal in the Commonwealth of Virginia. But I hear that in Maryland they like Apples, Sweet Potatoes, and Corn in a pile. I'd think they like a little diversity in their diet as well.

[offshore]

Muzzy 100 gr. 4 blades

I prefer the Muzzy 100grain three blade myself........Mark

[hotreels jr]

We have a feeder set up with whole corn. Buy it by the 50 pound bag at any feed store.