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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: freerange]
#7866650
06/10/20 08:18 PM
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I run my corn feeders year round and my protein feeders year round also. I will back the corn feeders off in the spring if I see the corn piling up, if not then I keep them running twice per day till it rains or they back off with mast crops. Last year in June I was feeding more corn from those feeders than I did in the hunting season. This year they just now started to back off the corn with the good May rains and the greenup. The heat is not helping much either. Deer have needs for energy and corn gives them that when they need it. I will run some corn feeders 4 times per day in hunting season with a different amount of spin time on each feeding. I have run a feeding at midnight or just after in the off season when I know the bucks are hitting the protein feeders when it cools off. I checked my feeders today and all of them had corn on the ground from the 3-4 second morning feeding. If that does not improve by Saturday I will turn them down to 2 seconds or so or get the settings closing to darkness. STx, I understand you turn them down if it starts piling up but if it doesnt pile up then about how much are you throwing per day(offseason.) Good question. Stx can you give us the volume measurement?
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: freerange]
#7866652
06/10/20 08:23 PM
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stxranchman
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I run my corn feeders year round and my protein feeders year round also. I will back the corn feeders off in the spring if I see the corn piling up, if not then I keep them running twice per day till it rains or they back off with mast crops. Last year in June I was feeding more corn from those feeders than I did in the hunting season. This year they just now started to back off the corn with the good May rains and the greenup. The heat is not helping much either. Deer have needs for energy and corn gives them that when they need it. I will run some corn feeders 4 times per day in hunting season with a different amount of spin time on each feeding. I have run a feeding at midnight or just after in the off season when I know the bucks are hitting the protein feeders when it cools off. I checked my feeders today and all of them had corn on the ground from the 3-4 second morning feeding. If that does not improve by Saturday I will turn them down to 2 seconds or so or get the settings closing to darkness. STx, I understand you turn them down if it starts piling up but if it doesnt pile up then about how much are you throwing per day(offseason.) On June 23, 2018 I took pics of two of my feed pens after a shower of rain to show all the tracks and how beat down the pens were from all the deer activity due to lack of rain. I was feeding 7-8 seconds twice per day at that time due to the lack of rain on top of all the free choice protein and what little food plots I had. On June 25th it started raining and rained 9"+ in the next 10 days and I had corn growing in the pens within 3 weeks. I had turned the feeders down to 2 seconds per day and corn was still not getting cleaned up. The hurricane hit in late Aug and it rained 9+" again and I had to turn them down to 1 second twice per day. This year I am feeding 3-4 seconds twice per day and it is not getting cleaned up like it was 3 weeks ago. With corn and protein feeders side by side I want the corn to draw the bachelor groups of bucks in to continue to train bucks to eat. I get new bucks that move in during hunting season that sometimes end up staying and using my place year round. Lot those deer do not know what a feed pen is or what protein is, so it seems like I am always trying to train a few deer to eat protein for some reason here. That is with 4 corn feeders in pens plus one more at the house on my place here I live on.
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: stxranchman]
#7866667
06/10/20 08:35 PM
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freerange
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I run my corn feeders year round and my protein feeders year round also. I will back the corn feeders off in the spring if I see the corn piling up, if not then I keep them running twice per day till it rains or they back off with mast crops. Last year in June I was feeding more corn from those feeders than I did in the hunting season. This year they just now started to back off the corn with the good May rains and the greenup. The heat is not helping much either. Deer have needs for energy and corn gives them that when they need it. I will run some corn feeders 4 times per day in hunting season with a different amount of spin time on each feeding. I have run a feeding at midnight or just after in the off season when I know the bucks are hitting the protein feeders when it cools off. I checked my feeders today and all of them had corn on the ground from the 3-4 second morning feeding. If that does not improve by Saturday I will turn them down to 2 seconds or so or get the settings closing to darkness. STx, I understand you turn them down if it starts piling up but if it doesnt pile up then about how much are you throwing per day(offseason.) On June 23, 2018 I took pics of two of my feed pens after a shower of rain to show all the tracks and how beat down the pens were from all the deer activity due to lack of rain. I was feeding 7-8 seconds twice per day at that time due to the lack of rain on top of all the free choice protein and what little food plots I had. On June 25th it started raining and rained 9"+ in the next 10 days and I had corn growing in the pens within 3 weeks. I had turned the feeders down to 2 seconds per day and corn was still not getting cleaned up. The hurricane hit in late Aug and it rained 9+" again and I had to turn them down to 1 second twice per day. This year I am feeding 3-4 seconds twice per day and it is not getting cleaned up like it was 3 weeks ago. With corn and protein feeders side by side I want the corn to draw the bachelor groups of bucks in to continue to train bucks to eat. I get new bucks that move in during hunting season that sometimes end up staying and using my place year round. Lot those deer do not know what a feed pen is or what protein is, so it seems like I am always trying to train a few deer to eat protein for some reason here. That is with 4 corn feeders in pens plus one more at the house on my place here I live on. I love this forum.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: Hudbone]
#7869665
06/14/20 02:33 AM
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Reloder28
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Corn gets filled up Labor Day weekend. That’s what I do too.
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: booger]
#7869699
06/14/20 03:32 AM
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I feed corn year around and by far see more and better deer then anyone else on our place. They usually just feed during the season.
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: booger]
#7869907
06/14/20 03:15 PM
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woodduckhunter
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2 sacks approx 10 days before the first sat in November, works everytime
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: booger]
#7869999
06/14/20 05:47 PM
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2009 is when I started. I feed twice a day every day.
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: booger]
#7870007
06/14/20 05:54 PM
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Blank
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Partner and his wife just went to the new lease today. Got 4 feeders up and running now, and filled them all today. Place hasn't been hunted for a long while, so just spinning a little in morning and evening to see what's there and get them used to noise and corn. Saw a nice buck out running around in the pasture at 1100, and a bunch of girls along the creek. Not much bothering them this time of the year.
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: booger]
#7870398
06/15/20 12:15 AM
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1860.colt
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: 1860.colt]
#7870501
06/15/20 01:28 AM
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freerange
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I noticed you didnt misspell anything.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: westtexaswatkins]
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06/15/20 11:45 PM
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Erathkid
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I feed corn and protein year around. They aren't eating much protein since there is plenty of natural browse right now but they do still seem to like the corn. We do the same. I will say this, we feed red chain 20 % protein. It has peanut hulls and smells like a candy bar. They absolutely go nuts for this stuff around here. Never had good success with other brands.
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: booger]
#7871826
06/16/20 01:45 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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I will start with corn in July.
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: freerange]
#7872369
06/16/20 10:23 PM
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1860.colt
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I noticed you didnt misspell anything. r u's b hapy now ?
Last edited by colt.45; 06/16/20 10:23 PM.
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: freerange]
#7872400
06/16/20 11:02 PM
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stxranchman
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I noticed you didnt misspell anything. He posted before he turned off the auto-correct. Smart enough to bypass that feature plus post with all the emicons, fonts changes and quotations for all his posts on here. Does not do this on other forums.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: When do you start feeding?
[Re: booger]
#7877601
06/22/20 03:01 PM
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1860.colt
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