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Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/21/18 05:42 PM
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Hunter Daddy
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What would you say is the best attractant (food/seed) to attract axis deer to your deer blind location? I'll be hunting near Kerrville in an area with axis deer as well as whitetail. I have heard alfalfa or maybe a pellet type? What do they really like?
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/21/18 05:54 PM
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abel0223
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We have always had the best luck with alfalfa. They will eat the corn and protein too, but the alfalfa keeps them hanging around our feeders the best.
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/21/18 07:18 PM
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We have always had the best luck with alfalfa. They will eat the corn and protein too, but the alfalfa keeps them hanging around our feeders the best. Second that. They love it.
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/22/18 02:24 PM
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Thanks! I'll have to buy some alfalfa
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/22/18 10:10 PM
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/24/18 10:07 PM
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Peanut hay, if you can find it, works well on Axis and WT.
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/27/18 11:27 PM
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/31/18 01:59 PM
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Chaffhaye and Horse/Mule feed always worked great for us but they'll hammer corn as well.
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/31/18 09:36 PM
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Fresh alfalfa is key, also sweet feed, mango’s
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Re: Best feed to put out for Axis deer
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08/31/18 10:36 PM
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don k
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I really don't think anything draws them in. They seem to just move around. They seem to like to spend more time around rivers and wetter areas. Then sometimes you see them in areas you have never seen them before. But if you do you, you better decide if you want to take one or not. Because you may not see them again. Again this is just an opinion and you can take it as that.
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