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 Our Experince with Double Down feed
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01/23/17 01:51 PM
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I know this discussion came up earlier in the fall and a lot of people were either for it or against it. Well I would like share a little of my experience with it. We have been feeding it for several years now. A lot of our deer have been raised on it. We feed year round with the exception of about 3 weeks a year. We stop feeding for a week at Thanksgiving a week around Christmas and than about 10 days in mid January. Last year we fed between 190 and 200 tons total thru out the year from January to January. I think we have 6-8 of our two year olds top 160 and we and about 5 of our 3 year olds top 200. These are pasture deer not bucks that were turned out in September to be shot. This is a combination of bucks that were born in the pasture and buck fawns that were turned on in March when they were 7-8 months old. We are very pleased with our results so far Yes it is a more expensive feed but it is well worth the money to us. Two year old  two year olds  Three year old  Another 3 year old  A road pic of some Bucks raised on DD 
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:00 PM
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tdecker22
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I guess you lost me. Disappointed in the feed and then you say well worth the money. 
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:01 PM
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I was being smart. A lot have talked trash to me about the feed
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:02 PM
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tdecker22
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I kinda thought that but wasn't sure. I was kinda thinking to myself they look dayum good to me. 
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:04 PM
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I was being smart. A lot have talked trash to me about the feed Look exactly my buddy's deer on another feed. Great deer.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:08 PM
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Looks like you are doing something right.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:27 PM
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:39 PM
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I'm sure that's a low fence 500 acre tract and looked like any other last year and this year you started feeding DD and that's the little ones you let walk 
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:43 PM
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As Im sure most of you know Im HF. As a mater of fact we shoot most of our deer by the time they are 4 1/2 it takes a very special deer to make it past that.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 02:47 PM
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I saw some guy wearing a DD feed t-shirt last week at lunch in San Antonio. I almost stopped and bent his ear about it, but he was working so I kept on going.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 03:12 PM
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 03:13 PM
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Your 2 YO's look like clones of my 2 YO's. I've even got a couple at 190-200". I use antler max. I guess all of mine would be better than yours if I switched to DD?
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Crotchety old bastidge
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 04:22 PM
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Nope not saying that at all Im just saying its working for us and I think it has been a positive improvement for us. Along with a lot of other things As far as who deer are bigger I don't get caught up in all that I'm sure the majority of the ranches out there have deer a lot bigger then mine. Our goal is to get to a 160 average on our two year olds I want to improve my bottom end deer. I would hope that others can figure out how to raise huge pasture deer so that they might would share of that knowledge with others so that they might be able to improve theirs.
Therancher I would hope one day you might would come spend some time at the ranch or possible let me come to yours and give me some positive input anyone who knows me will tell you I'm very open to looking for better ways to do something
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 04:31 PM
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How many acres do you have that you're feeding 200 tons a year?
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 04:41 PM
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Around 500ac we have 6 feed areas with 3 feeders at each area for a total of 18 protein feeder located thru out the ranch
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 04:44 PM
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Great looking bucks.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 04:49 PM
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Great looking bucks. Agreed. Glad you found something that works well for you.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 04:49 PM
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1,000lbs a day on 500 acres. You've got some hungry animals.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 04:56 PM
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1,000lbs a day on 500 acres. You've got some hungry animals. You have got some very expensive Deer.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 05:09 PM
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Glad its working for you. Nice looking bucks. Wish I had that opportunity but outa my $ range feed cost.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 06:37 PM
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Great looking deer no doubt, and I'm sure the feed is great, but I'd like to see pics of each of those bucks from last year, or 2 years ago, so you can see what kind of jumps they are making.
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 09:25 PM
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How are you measuring the results of the feeding program?
Do you have a control area with other 2 year olds of same genetics on any other feed?
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/23/17 11:07 PM
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Good looking deer. We have some great deer too on a different feed. I contend habitat with sufficient rain at the right time of year does more for deer than any feed especially on a low fence ranch.
I think DD is as good a feed as others out there. I think most folks don't object to the feed itself but more to the constant promotion and sometimes outlandish claims that have been made (not saying you).
Many of the claims I have seen never back it up with pictures (like you did) of the actual horn improvement. We have many pictures of our deer from year to year that shows their progress.
So congratulations on your herd - I know it is a lot of hard work.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/28/17 01:16 AM
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500 acres, 18 feeders, 200 tons per year, almost 1200 lbs per day if you only feed 49 weeks as posted. Wow
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/28/17 01:38 AM
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Working to put together pic of last year and this year to compare. Before deer season we were filling feeders every 10-14 days. We took 64 deer this season looks like we are going to be a little over 3 weeks between refills now. I think the exotics hit the feed as hard or harder the deer seems like the black bucks and axis camp out at certain ones.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/29/17 06:33 PM
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64 deer in one season off 500 acres? Holy smokes. Guess you either feed a half ton a day or they starve, way above CC.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/29/17 07:22 PM
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What are you guys paying for DD.??.. We cant get it here in N Texas but they will sell it in Mexico.???
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Re: Disappointed in My Double Down feed
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01/30/17 02:26 PM
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200 tons/year on 500 acres. I hope you can afford to continue feeding like that because, with the number of deer you're carrying/acre, they're decimating the native habitat by the day.
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Re: Our Experince with Double Down feed
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02/01/17 04:06 AM
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I know this discussion came up earlier in the fall and a lot of people were either for it or against it. Well I would like share a little of my experience with it. We have been feeding it for several years now. A lot of our deer have been raised on it. We feed year round with the exception of about 3 weeks a year. We stop feeding for a week at Thanksgiving a week around Christmas and than about 10 days in mid January. Last year we fed between 190 and 200 tons total thru out the year from January to January. I think we have 6-8 of our two year olds top 160 and we and about 5 of our 3 year olds top 200. These are pasture deer not bucks that were turned out in September to be shot. This is a combination of bucks that were born in the pasture and buck fawns that were turned on in March when they were 7-8 months old. We are very pleased with our results so far Yes it is a more expensive feed but it is well worth the money to us. Two year old two year olds Three year old Another 3 year old A road pic of some Bucks raised on DD I hear nothing but positive feedback from all the hunters using DD just as you have posted. Thank you for sharing. You should send DD your pictures to their Facebook page! The Double Down page is posting big bucks and progression photos every day. You have some great looking bucks. https://m.facebook.com/Double.Down.Deer.Feed/
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