Ok guy I have a serious question about deer appetite

When deer rise to feed do they have a preference of what they eat first like acorns or grasses ?
When they’re ready to bed is their preference any different?

Corn

Good question
My opinion which ain't worth squat is they have preferences but it's based on availability during the year

I think they’re individuals with some preferring one food source while others prefer something different. Naturally as winter sets in and food becomes more and more scarce they become less picky.

I think they consume a lot of what they do based on nutritional needs at the time. It's gonna be a little different for males and females and the time of year. It's also a matter of what's available and what isn't

How would a deer know which food source has more protein in it? I dont know the answer to that but they seem to know. I think we try to understand a deer appetite using information we know and understand about us and deer dont work like us. Theyre eating for survival. Im sure they will go to a food source because it tastes good because theyll come to a corn pile every day, but theyd die if thats all they ever ate.

Deer show preferences depending on need and availability. I wouldn’t look at nutritional requirements changing from bedding to standing. They change seasonally, not by the hour.

I'm putting my stock in what the biologist says...

A deer's nose tells them what to eat.

which is?

#1 favored deer feed IMHO is peanuts.

The deer do prefer a plant grown in fertile soil over the same exact specie grown in harsh unbalanced soil. I think it probably has something to do with a thing called BRIX…..It’s probably more palable and nutrient rich at the same time. Kind of like how home grown tomatoes are almost always better then store bought,,,,It’s how they were grown and what they were grown in.

What mbrock said...