Do I need to put feed out for deer if I have 150 acres of soybeans and corn?
Filed under: Food Plots
I’m a big fan of yours. I have learned so much from your videos. I do have a question. What is your opinion on feeding deer out of feeders? I have 1,000 acres in Alabama, and every year I put about 5 acres in food plots, 150 acres in soybeans and corn. I also put feeders out in the winter and fill them with corn. I have never seen any of your shows addressing feeding deer with feeders. Is this a good thing, or do I even need to do it? Thanks again for the great videos and God Bless You William Tower
William,
It sounds like you have a great hunting area. Corn and soybeans do a great job of supplying energy (corn) and protein (soybeans) to deer and other wildlife. I doubt there’s any need to place feed out when these crops are available. If these crops are all harvested do deer consume all the forage in the food plots? If, so is it possible to pay the farmer to leave a few acres of the corn and soybeans standing. It’s often less expensive to purchase standing grain than to purchase bagged feed and maintain feeders.
The great deer herds in the Midwest are driven by corn and soybean crops. There’s very little feeding in most of these areas and they still produce record book bucks year after year. I recommend using the funds you spend on purchasing feed and maintaining feeders to leave some of these crops standing.
Enjoy creation,
grant
