Fly Tier
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« on: January 10, 2011, 02:40:21 PM » |
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Doe's anyone know why the AGFC has a no feeding of corn in the month of February,or is it have something to do with the transsion of winter food source to the sping food source.  for the deer.I feel at this time of the year is when they need a helping hand.I have always felt take what you need and give back what you take. |
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Wizard
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 06:25:06 PM » |
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I feel at this time of the year is when they need a helping hand.
That's it right there. It would be too easy to harvest deer in February if you were allowed to feed them. |
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Kevin
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 09:01:30 PM » |
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Yep. Wizard is correct.
Plus, corn is not good for them at all. Would be healthier scrawny than full of corn. Nutritional value of a bag of candy corn.
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mpoor
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 08:47:08 AM » |
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what about rice bran? I didn't know you couldn't feed corn in February. I know deer browse like goats and can make it on about anything.
The woods can only support so many deer, the best management tools for a healthy herd are population control and habitat improvement. If you artificially suppliment the deers diet you are setting up a condition that could result with unintended consequences. Food plots don't really do much for deer health either however both feeders and food plots are good places to survey deer populations.
Timber stand improvement harvests, burning program and herd management will produce healthy deer, as well as healthy timber, birds etc. This is over simplified but I think you get the idea.
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2011, 09:11:03 AM » |
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Pretty sure you can't feed anything ... period. If I'm wrong, somebody feel free to chime in.
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roy
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2011, 09:45:01 AM » |
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It's still legal to feed, you just can't hunt over it.
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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2011, 03:51:31 PM » |
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It's still legal to feed, you just can't hunt over it.
Right. I feed thru February, but no later. March usually brings some green forage so my feeder will only run until empty around then. |
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Wizard
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« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2011, 04:32:42 PM » |
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A food plot isn't considered bait, so hunting over one would be your best bet if you wanted an easy kill in February.  |
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Fly Tier
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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2011, 06:49:42 PM » |
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roy you are right,you can hunt them to and from a bait area but not over it and yes wizard a food plot would be your best bet.Like winter oats and rye grass.
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« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2011, 10:10:27 AM » |
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Looking at pictures of my buddies food plots, they are picked clean. He put up fencing in the plot to gauge usage and the vegetation is about 12-18 inches high. The deer have hammered the food plots and the feeders he has out. The deer are comming to the fields now.
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