Americana Outdoors E-magazine - June 2017

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DEERMANAGEMENT Q&AWITH

LanceCotefromMumme'ssharesawiderangeoftipsforthosecreatingawildlifeprotein-fedingpro- gramfromscratch. Someofthetopicshe'ltouchonincludewhentofed, what tofed, andwhether bulk orbaggedproteinpeletsarerightforyou.

WHATTIMEOFYEARSHOULDYOUFEEDPROTEIN? Ifit isfeasible, bothlabor andfinancialy, year roundfeding isthebestforfedingderproteinpelets. Thiskepsthose animalsonaconstantlevel ofnutritionandtheresultswil soonbeveryobvious.

WHYSHOULDYOUFEEDDEERPROTEIN? Aswealknow,climateisneverconstant,thereforethe browseandforageways(whicharethemainstayofawhite- tail der’sdiet)areneverconstant.Whenyougetyourde herdestablishedonasteadyregimenofhighqualityde fed, youevenoutthosehighsandlowsthatMotherNature throwsatus.

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