Supplemental feed means it is there as a supplement for when the deer need it. If you keep it out year round the deer will go to it when they need it. Most people who feed it do attempt to manage their numbers and habitat first before starting to feed it. They fail then blame the feed on their failure to do the most important parts first. Supplemental feed is not a bandaid for poor management. When it is combined into a great management plan it becomes very successful. The results will speak for themselves.

I hunt on 2 different properties in Rusk County that are both MLD 3 and both feed year round protein. On one of them a 2000lb feeder full will last 2 years. On the other one 2000 lb will last a month or two. I'm not really sure why other than the deer numbers are very different for the two properties. The property that uses the least protein grows the larger bucks year after year.

The numbers are different you mean in total population? Wonder if the natural food sources are more available or a higher quality at one than the other.