What is this COB

[Baggman]

Ok can someone explain what this cob is that everyone is feeding the deer. Can you buy it and if so is it available in or around Monroe. These blacktail don't seem to like the cracked corn as much as the yotes do.... Thanks

[wormfood]

Cob is Corn, Oats,and Barley. Wet cob is the same three things plus molasses . Should be able to get it at any feed store.

[carpsniperg2]

yep yep

[runamuk]

Dels in monroe will have both varieties deer have sweet tooths too so I'd go wet cob....

[wormfood]

i got some good pics last year of a little black bear year with a block of pressed cob. The bear sat down, picked up the block and ate the whole thing like it was a candy bar.

[wormfood]

speaking of Dels, the ones down by me have a version called a deer block that has apple and berry added to it.

[turkeyfeather]

We get ours at a Big R, don't know if you have one there. Here it's called sweet cob. We have been using it for 3 years now and the deer love it. That is of course if you can keep the bears out of it.

[runamuk]

i got some good pics last year of a little black bear year with a block of pressed cob. The bear sat down, picked up the block and ate the whole thing like it was a candy bar.

I can totally see that happening 

[wormfood]

that bear came back 2 days later and chewed on the camera too. Kind of weird that it wasnt destroyed just chewed on it like a teething puppy. Only real damage was a busted latch and gouges in the lens cover

[Baggman]

Thanks guys. I plan on making a self feederout of 6"conduit. I will check with dells on the cob. Shouldn't be to expensive.  If the bear are trying to eat your cams its cause they smell like this cob stuff. I like to spray down my cam with decent spray just like I do to my hunting clothes. Just cover the lens before spraying. I've never had a problem. Thanks for the cob info....

[wormfood]

trust me i always spray down when checkin cams, even use gloves to handle my cam. I really think the flash on the cheap ones attracts the bears to come play with them.

[huntnnw]

I only dump cob when I know it will be dry for a few days..not much of an attractant when wet

[whack em]

OK, so I may be asking a dumb question here.  I'm an east coast hunter transplanted here by the Navy, and elk dumb.  Will this wet cob work for elk on the east side?

[h20hunter]

Should be about 12 or 13 bucks a bag at Dells. 50 lb bags.

I would actually suggest not going with the sweet cob. The bears will smell it from 20 miles away and home in. The non sweet may attract less bears.

[h20hunter]

OH.....and when the bears do find your sweet cob..............this is all that will be left..........