Deer bait 101

[jasnt]

I will add that aside from the corn I also feed 30/06 plus protein and also a trace mineral and salt  along with a watering hole and high protein clover

[mburrows]

What are everybody's thoughts on the pvc gravity feeders that can attached to a tree?

[CP]

What are everybody's thoughts on the pvc gravity feeders that can attached to a tree?

They work fine.

[Dhoey07]

What are everybody's thoughts on the pvc gravity feeders that can attached to a tree?

Make sure to have good straps, bears will try and tear them off.

[CP]

I figure that if a bear wants it, the bear is going to get it.

[Wacenturion]

Baldo, there is a spring on the upper part of the property that is seasonal.  Picture below was taken April 18th and you can clearly see water running.  There are also a couple stock tanks turned over in the same location.  Hopefully I can develop that source and install a large in ground poly tank that overflows downhill into a couple small depressions that will hold some water, creating a couple elk wallows.  Nothing like those to attract elk.  There is a 350 gallon poly tank down in the farm field that was used to water cows.  May work for what I want up above.

I did notice good ground moisture on the property into April.  I imagine that abuptly ended when the heat wave set in.  That's one reason we opted not to gamble on farming part of it this year.  Going to be a fun journey....expensive, but fun. 

On a different note, my youngest daughter drew a cow tag in the unit wherte the property is located with just one point.  I can now combine tree plantings with elk guiding.

[NWghostgetter]

Apples al the way! I have had good luck with sweet cob, but need the apples to bring them in. I put 25lbs of sweet cob and 15 lbs of apples out and in a week I had over 700 pics. They are it all. Put out another 50lbs of sweet cob and no apples. 19 pics over weeks time. So whatever you like to use, throws some apples in the mix. I just ordered an antler king Apple burst block so I'll see how that works and report back

[abhold87]

Has anyone used Critter Lick?

[Z_rock01]

I use Critter Lick....  and works awesome... I have had up to 9 bucks in a two day span.. and a total of 15 deer in those two days. I pack out a couple miles so i don't want to pack alot of weight. The critter Lick tends to bring them in on a regular basis. I replace Critter Lick every two weeks, Based on the consumption. more deer means i need to replace sooner.

Any ways my 

[abhold87]

I use Critter Lick....  and works awesome... I have had up to 9 bucks in a two day span.. and a total of 15 deer in those two days. I pack out a couple miles so i don't want to pack alot of weight. The critter Lick tends to bring them in on a regular basis. I replace Critter Lick every two weeks, Based on the consumption. more deer means i need to replace sooner.

Any ways my 

Awesome thank you. I saw that it is 79.99$ for 6 bags

[Kazekurt]

"A belly full of corn equals a dead deer". I'm not sure this is true for mule deer.  A good friend of mine loses a good chunk of the outside span of his corn circles every year to the mule deer frequenting his farm and the only dead deer with bellys full of corn I've seen dead in the area  died because my arrow or bullet took them out.  They always have tons of fat on their carcass's  and taste amazing.  Crop fed deer can't be beat in my opinion.  They certainly eat a ton of alfalfa as well but corn is a major staple in their diet. 

[jasnt]

"A belly full of corn equals a dead deer". I'm not sure this is true for mule deer.  A good friend of mine loses a good chunk of the outside span of his corn circles every year to the mule deer frequenting his farm and the only dead deer with bellys full of corn I've seen dead in the area  died because my arrow or bullet took them out.  They always have tons of fat on their carcass's  and taste amazing.  Crop fed deer can't be beat in my opinion.  They certainly eat a ton of alfalfa as well but corn is a major staple in their diet. 

the whitetails visiting my plot don't fill there belly. They eat a little then go eat clover then come back to the corn then get a drink then gaze some more then back to the corn. Rarely do the eat for more than a few min before eating something else

[BULLBLASTER]

The only way corn will harm the deer is if they gorge on it after not ever eating it or not for a very long time. The seers digestive track creates enzymes to digest what it is eating. If the doet changes drastically it could cause harm if the digestion cannot keep up. There is little to no chance of a deer eating that much corn off of a bait pile. They will browse and eat natural feed as well. Not to mention other possible bait piles on the area with corn. 

[Kazekurt]

"A belly full of corn equals a dead deer". I'm not sure this is true for mule deer.  A good friend of mine loses a good chunk of the outside span of his corn circles every year to the mule deer frequenting his farm and the only dead deer with bellys full of corn I've seen dead in the area  died because my arrow or bullet took them out.  They always have tons of fat on their carcass's  and taste amazing.  Crop fed deer can't be beat in my opinion.  They certainly eat a ton of alfalfa as well but corn is a major staple in their diet. 

the whitetails visiting my plot don't fill there belly. They eat a little then go eat clover then come back to the corn then get a drink then gaze some more then back to the corn. Rarely do the eat for more than a few min before eating something else

This is what I have observed as well.  I'll see them nibbling on the corn for awhile, then they'll eat some alfalfa or grass, then back to the corn.  (They Repeat this process for several hours)

[huntnnw]

fed deer with corn for over 15 years and never witnessed a deer dying had 100 hundreds of bucks on cam for multiple years