Alfalfa

[kodiak06]

You shouldn't introduce alfalfa to them out of nowhere during this time of year if there is snow on the ground. It can kill them. Their stomach is a furnace and if you stock it with the wrong fuel it will get too hot and they will die. You can give them a small amount at a time to build up tolerance but if you just dump alfalfa bales that they can gorge on they can die, can die, doesn't mean they will. 

This is what I meant, to clarify my last post.
Introducing it to them out of nowhere is no good.

Your last post had nothing to do with the question though lol. My question was in regards to BAITING not supplemental feeding as mentioned in my OP

Umm. It’s a hunting forum. It’s completely normal and should be expected that threads only stay on topic for the first couple posts. Beyond that it becomes a discussion that sometimes sort of stays on topic(this scenario) for 100-200 more posts if it’s a good one.

UMM, either way your comment has absolutely nothing to do with the question lol and on "most" forums they call it hi-jacking a thread with an off topic comment. I simply pointed that out, I guess it's a good way for people to up their post count with irrelevant comments...  +1 lol

[jackelope]

You shouldn't introduce alfalfa to them out of nowhere during this time of year if there is snow on the ground. It can kill them. Their stomach is a furnace and if you stock it with the wrong fuel it will get too hot and they will die. You can give them a small amount at a time to build up tolerance but if you just dump alfalfa bales that they can gorge on they can die, can die, doesn't mean they will. 

This is what I meant, to clarify my last post.
Introducing it to them out of nowhere is no good.

Your last post had nothing to do with the question though lol. My question was in regards to BAITING not supplemental feeding as mentioned in my OP

Umm. It’s a hunting forum. It’s completely normal and should be expected that threads only stay on topic for the first couple posts. Beyond that it becomes a discussion that sometimes sort of stays on topic(this scenario) for 100-200 more posts if it’s a good one.

UMM, either way your comment has absolutely nothing to do with the question lol and on "most" forums they call it hi-jacking a thread with an off topic comment. I simply pointed that out, I guess it's a good way for people to up their post count with irrelevant comments...  +1 lol

Gotcha and understood.

[bearhunter99]

Grass? For deer? Elk maybe . I have bales of Timothy and orchard grass and deer rarely touch it . Alfalfa they devour.

They prefer alfalfa I think but will still eat grass hay.  We feed the mule deer on our property every winter.  Mostly apples but supplement with hay. If I put out a bale of grass they eat it. I never have fed alfalfa due to the stomach issues I have read about. 


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[trophyhunt]

The deer and elk love my alfalfa, I put out a couple buckets worth and they are on it within hours.  They are costing me money with all this cold weather. 

[erronulvin]

Garbanzo beans work really good to, whitetail and mulies love em

[CedarPants]

In my experience, they jump on it almost as fast and aggressively as you responding to people on this thread.

[kodiak06]

In my experience, they jump on it almost as fast and aggressively as you responding to people on this thread.

I wouldn't call pointing out comments that are unrelated to the post as aggressive. Had I been a jerk I could see your complaint,  but whatever  lol.

[trophyhunt]

So what are they feeding the animals at the winter feed sites?  I thought it was alfalfa?

[vandeman17]

I have had pictures of deer on my camera within a few minutes of me putting out alfalfa. Pretty sure they had to have been within eye sight of me and just waited for me to get far enough away before they went in to chow down

[LDennis24]

You shouldn't introduce alfalfa to them out of nowhere during this time of year if there is snow on the ground. It can kill them. Their stomach is a furnace and if you stock it with the wrong fuel it will get too hot and they will die. You can give them a small amount at a time to build up tolerance but if you just dump alfalfa bales that they can gorge on they can die, can die, doesn't mean they will. 

Why do some of you post irrelevant comments? I didn't mention baiting them this time of year and had you read comments you'd see it was already mentioned. Not being a weenie just think it's strange that simple questions get a lot a rambling off subject

Sorry threadmaster, back on topic, to answer your question i went out and fed the sheep and the whitetails came to the alfalfa in about 45 seconds. So there you go... 45 seconds is the answer! 💩

[LDennis24]

We can delete this irrelevant thread now

[kodiak06]

You shouldn't introduce alfalfa to them out of nowhere during this time of year if there is snow on the ground. It can kill them. Their stomach is a furnace and if you stock it with the wrong fuel it will get too hot and they will die. You can give them a small amount at a time to build up tolerance but if you just dump alfalfa bales that they can gorge on they can die, can die, doesn't mean they will. 

Why do some of you post irrelevant comments? I didn't mention baiting them this time of year and had you read comments you'd see it was already mentioned. Not being a weenie just think it's strange that simple questions get a lot a rambling off subject

Sorry threadmaster, back on topic, to answer your question i went out and fed the sheep and the whitetails came to the alfalfa in about 45 seconds. So there you go... 45 seconds is the answer! 💩

LOL, I know pets come quick, they do at the farm here as well. Your emoji skills are cool, my kids are good at it as well.

[kodiak06]

We can delete this irrelevant thread now

It's not irrelevant, there's a specific reason I asked. I already have the answer I was looking for though


I see why you're wanking now, you made an irrelevant comment earlier that had nothing to do with the question lol... Wasn't trying to hurt anyone's feelings, just don't need answers that are meaningless to the thread. lol

[LDennis24]

I don't have any pet deer.  Just stealthy deer that know when I feed the sheep cuz the sheep start calling out and the deer sneak in after I leave. Quit talking about your kids and emojis and stay on topic. Why do people post irrelevant answers to topics on here? This is a thread about alfalfa and whitetails, not your kids. 

[kodiak06]

I don't have any pet deer.  Just stealthy deer that know when I feed the sheep cuz the sheep start calling out and the deer sneak in after I leave. Quit talking about your kids and emojis and stay on topic. Why do people post irrelevant answers to topics on here? This is a thread about alfalfa and whitetails, not your kids. 

I guess making DA comments helps your post count huh? LMAO