me too

i was also wandering the same thing i am in segovia near junction

 

Feed what they will eat best. It depends on your deer but I have had the best luck with antler max. I bought some off brand 30% feed in Junction and they did not eat it as readilly as they did the antler max. Buy several different kinds and feed in pans where you can watch them eat and see what they prefer. Feed makes a huge difference! It takes at least 3 years to get a real change and it takes feed and a selective hunter but our average deer has gone from 115 to 135. This is our 3rd year with protien.

 

Here us a little hint I received this year. Goat pellet. 16% protein and a few dollars less a bag at the right feed store.

Eventually the feed stores will figure this out, but until they do, save some cash by not buying a bag with a fancy picture of Muy Grande on the front.

GCB

 

Here us a little hint I received this year. Goat pellet. 16% protein and a few dollars less a bag at the right feed store.

Eventually the feed stores will figure this out, but until they do, save some cash by not buying a bag with a fancy picture of Muy Grande on the front.

GCB

Good source of protien. Mix 2/3 goat pellets to 1/3 corn. The corn acts as an aggregate to clean out the feeder. If you get any moisture in your feeder, the goat pellets will swell and plug your feeder.

Your mature deer will not like the high protien feed but the yearling that start on high protien will be hooked.

 

Roasted Soy Beans! We mix 50/50 corn/soy in the sipn feeders and use just soy in the free choice feeders. They hold up a lot bettern than the pellets do in the wet weather.
Generaly not a problem down south, we have feed both and the deer seem to go to the soy more than the pellets. Right at 20% protien if Im not mistaken. Price ranges from $7-$10/fifty lb bag.

 

Call Texas Parks and Wildlife and ask for the name and number of a local Game Biologist ... they'll be more than happy to give you the information. This is the guy you should talk to if you want or plan on going MLD as well ...

 

Roasted Soy Beans! We mix 50/50 corn/soy in the sipn feeders and use just soy in the free choice feeders. They hold up a lot bettern than the pellets do in the wet weather.
Generaly not a problem down south, we have feed both and the deer seem to go to the soy more than the pellets. Right at 20% protien if Im not mistaken. Price ranges from $7-$10/fifty lb bag.

That is an excellent source. That price was pretty good, but expect it to soar as soy bean prices have hit the roof.

They have almost doubled in price since this time last year.

http://www.thefinancials.com/commodities/FullReport.html?id=B2C_CM_Commodity_MajorsHome.html

Click on soybeans and choose 1 year on the graph. Farmers are doing well, if they had them. Most of the increase is due to the fact that most farmers planted corn for flex fuel production and not as many fields had beans. So if we are lucky, we should see benefit from a corn surplus.

GCB

 

Roasted Soy Beans! We mix 50/50 corn/soy in the sipn feeders and use just soy in the free choice feeders. They hold up a lot bettern than the pellets do in the wet weather.
Generaly not a problem down south, we have feed both and the deer seem to go to the soy more than the pellets. Right at 20% protien if Im not mistaken. Price ranges from $7-$10/fifty lb bag.

I also feed this Roasted Soy Beans and Corn mix, I mix 75/25 soy/corn it will pull them under the feeder everytime. I pay $12 for a bag of soy & $6 for corn. Try the Roasted soy beans, deer love them.

 

Great advice guys! Anyone know where to get roasted soybeans near the Katy area?

 

Roasted Soy Beans! We mix 50/50 corn/soy in the sipn feeders and use just soy in the free choice feeders. They hold up a lot bettern than the pellets do in the wet weather.
Generaly not a problem down south, we have feed both and the deer seem to go to the soy more than the pellets. Right at 20% protien if Im not mistaken. Price ranges from $7-$10/fifty lb bag.

SOB , where do you buy your soybeans at ?

 

hmm

i am lookin for something lateseason .Like when should i start ,with the protien and when should i just go back to staight corn.I was told protien for growth and in the winter CARBS ,what can they get carbs from.

 

livestock feed as best as I remember

cottonseed meal, around 40% protein, can be toxic to hogs(except the wild hogs haven't heard this)
soybean meal, around 40% protein, usually more expensive than cottonseed.
sheep/goat/deer pellets, depends on the manufactor, 16-20% protien. little difference between them.
read the label of ingredients. alot of feeds use urea(a type of nitrogen fertilizer) to boost protien levels. this saves on cost. urea can be toxic if too much is consumed at one time(usually not a problem in pellets)
most all mixed/pellet feed have a mineral supplement added.
native So Tx browse is normally high in protein(guajillo,catclaw,etc and other types of legumes.
corn is usually 7-9 % protein
alfalfa (a legume) is high in protein(about 20%)(and high-dollar) and can be had in pellet form.
pick yer poison, gents.

 

i am lookin for something lateseason .Like when should i start ,with the protien and when should i just go back to staight corn.I was told protien for growth and in the winter CARBS ,what can they get carbs from.

if you can afford to, feed protein year round,the does will benefit while carrying their young and after.otherwise start protein april1 -sept1.start with 70/30 corn and reduce corn to all pellets when they start cleaning it up.as for carbs, rice bran or wheat bran.feed in trough

 

NADA Texas

Leupold Grain!(sp) They have the best prices by far. A little out of the way to
get but the prices make up for the drive. We were paying $7/100lb bulk corn in October.

SOB , where do you buy your soybeans at ?

 

SOB is right on, been using roasted soybean since 98. My mix is 1/3 Roasted soybean, 1/3 corn, and 1/3 Record Rack Breeder Formula. I feed this January through September and then I go 50-50 corn and roasted soybean for deer season. I also buy from Leupold grain, I cut off 59 in El Campo and its about 20 miles north. I also use in tailgate feeders on roads and senderos, you will see bucks that normally will not leave the brush till dark come out to eat before sunset and not be spooky once they start eating. McMullen Co. rs

 

goat pellets

Here us a little hint I received this year. Goat pellet. 16% protein and a few dollars less a bag at the right feed store.

Eventually the feed stores will figure this out, but until they do, save some cash by not buying a bag with a fancy picture of Muy Grande on the front.

GCB

I stopped by tractor supply at alvin.The girl in the feed dept.
said the same thing.

 

We pay $270/ton delivered to the ranch for 20% pellets in Junction. What are you other guys paying for bulk protein?

 

Originally Posted by HBR
i am lookin for something lateseason .Like when should i start ,with the protien and when should i just go back to staight corn.

I was always told the easy way to remember is you feed protien from A till A. April till August.

 

I would not go back to straight corn and I would start supplemental feeding at least by Feb. 1. Think about it, your does have been run and are hopefully bred, your bucks have been running does and fighting one another while covering lots of acreage. Frost or freeze has dropped leaves(mesquite) as well as cover browse, your deer herd is at its poorest right now, and you got 6 weeks before new green growth takes hold. Ever seen a good buck around Thanksgiving and then seen him again around mid-January, horns won't get any smaller but his body will have changed. The healthier you keep your deer now, the better the fawn crop and a good start for antler growth. rs

 

I've heard fish pellets have a lot of protien and deer like them, I've never tried myself but any truth too that?

 

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what about cotton seed or cotton seed mill? i hear it is like 40%

 

I think I will be mixing peas with my corn this year. I found a place that sells them for $8/50 lbs dont know if this is any good or not. I know the peas have a pretty good protein content and my intention is to help out my deer herd and not totally supplement their feeding.

 

Never could get the deer to eat green peas in S. Texas, would'nt touch it.