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What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
#2136653
06/12/17 05:08 PM
06/12/17 05:08 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
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Rmart30
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Finally got my posts in the ground for 3 protein feeders and got them installed. What are you guys who use them feeding in them, brand etc? What months do they get used the most? Worth it to start using them now , or wait closer to fall?
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/13/17 02:48 PM
06/13/17 02:48 PM
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BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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most needed right now as antlers grow and fawns develop in does bellies.
record rack or buck booster
protect it from moisture.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/13/17 02:56 PM
06/13/17 02:56 PM
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Posts: 8,756 bessemer, al
hunterturf
14 point
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Buck booster here as Fred said, don't let it get wet. Works great in boss buck feeders or well covered trough. Emphasis on well covered
Give me bout 15 more minutes, I was dreamin about beavers.......... Si Robertson
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: hunterturf]
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06/13/17 03:56 PM
06/13/17 03:56 PM
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Rmart30
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Buck booster here as Fred said, don't let it get wet. Works great in boss buck feeders or well covered trough. Emphasis on well covered I bought the Banks when they had them on sale and free shipping for $189. https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/...CFUwjgQodncUAAA
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/13/17 04:01 PM
06/13/17 04:01 PM
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BhamFred
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my house trough is 30"X10', roof is 12'wide and 16'front to back with 4X8 side panels of plywood. As well covered as I could figger.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/14/17 05:52 AM
06/14/17 05:52 AM
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Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease
Turkeymaster
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we feed all kinds of stuff, right now I have shelled peanuts, feed oats, corn, cotton meal, and protein pellets in all of our gravity feeders
"All is fair in love, War and Turkey Hunting"
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Turkeymaster]
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06/14/17 06:13 AM
06/14/17 06:13 AM
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Posts: 5,005 Covington County
Squeaky
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I'm feeding the Co-Op brand of 16% protein. My deer are hammering that feed. I'm getting between 60 to 100 pics per night at the feeders. I'm feeding around 1050 pounds of feed every two weeks out of 3 boss buck feeders.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Squeaky]
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06/14/17 06:26 AM
06/14/17 06:26 AM
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Rmart30
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I'm feeding the Co-Op brand of 16% protein. My deer are hammering that feed. I'm getting between 60 to 100 pics per night at the feeders. I'm feeding around 1050 pounds of feed every two weeks out of 3 boss buck feeders. Dangit. At that rate I may have to just do one feeder. Maybe this would be a better choice since it can be regulated? https://www.allseasonsfeeders.com/collections/stand-and-fill/products/600lb-electric-protein-feeder
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/15/17 06:38 AM
06/15/17 06:38 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 765 Birmingham, AL
Willyb
Deer Farmer
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Deer Farmer
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Birmingham, AL
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Buck booster pellets Five different feeders. Activity at them ranges from 150lb/week for least active site up to 450lb/week of feed at the most active feeder. Started feeding middle of February.
Wish it was hunting season.....year round
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Willyb]
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06/15/17 07:07 AM
06/15/17 07:07 AM
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Rmart30
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Buck booster pellets Five different feeders. Activity at them ranges from 150lb/week for least active site up to 450lb/week of feed at the most active feeder. Started feeding middle of February. I heard my debit card holler aw hell naw when I read that. lol I think Im going to start with the most centrally located feeder and go from there to see how much the usage and cost ends up being.
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Remington270]
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06/19/17 05:56 AM
06/19/17 05:56 AM
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Squeaky
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How much $$ per inch of B&C score do y'all expect to spend? Seems like it would be $100 I personally don't have any expectations. Everything I've read about supplemental feeding isn't necessarily going to translate into more antler growth. My goal and expectation is to provide the deer I hunt with an additional source of protein other than my summer plots. I would like my deer to be as healthy as possible 365 days per year. In return, I hope to see bigger bucks as a result of a healthy deer herd.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/19/17 06:09 AM
06/19/17 06:09 AM
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BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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healthier deer over time translates into more inches.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/19/17 11:41 AM
06/19/17 11:41 AM
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Posts: 765 Birmingham, AL
Willyb
Deer Farmer
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Deer Farmer
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Birmingham, AL
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Yep. I quit trough feeding 3-4 years ago and wish that I had not. Started back this season. Of course I'm looking at 25 acres of soybeans now that are doing well so I may back off the trough feeding for the remainder of summer at the end of this month.
Wish it was hunting season.....year round
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Willyb]
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06/20/17 02:51 AM
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Remington270
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Yep. I quit trough feeding 3-4 years ago and wish that I had not. Started back this season. Of course I'm looking at 25 acres of soybeans now that are doing well so I may back off the trough feeding for the remainder of summer at the end of this month. I'd rather spend my time and money on a big soybean field like that. I guess you can do both, but planting seems like more fun.
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Re: What brand feeding in protein feeders and when most used?
[Re: Rmart30]
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06/20/17 03:30 AM
06/20/17 03:30 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 765 Birmingham, AL
Willyb
Deer Farmer
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Deer Farmer
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Birmingham, AL
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They are both fun, you're right. The troughs are good for pictures and help keep pressure down on soybeans while they get established. But yes, I love row cropping beans and corn, working the fields etc.
Wish it was hunting season.....year round
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