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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Dhoey07 on May 14, 2015, 12:13:06 PM

Title: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: Dhoey07 on May 14, 2015, 12:13:06 PM: Anybody use alfalfa pellets to bait with? Similer price to corn @ North40 right now.
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: gasman on May 14, 2015, 12:33:22 PM: I did last year and had better luck with the Nuggets. Don't ask me why, the elk ate up the Nuggets and left the pellets alone for the most part.

If they get wet, they disolve fast too.
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: NOCK NOCK on May 14, 2015, 08:37:16 PM: Tried em for deer and elk cameras. Neither ate them, they just turned to mush and molded
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: MtnMuley on May 14, 2015, 09:34:48 PM: Least ate bait I've ever used. :twocents: I was shocked.
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: vandeman17 on May 14, 2015, 09:41:26 PM: Wait until fall and winter for that. Put out trace salt with selenium or other minerals this time of year
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: mkcj on May 14, 2015, 09:44:07 PM: :yeah: maybe a little wet cob, the deer at the cabin in Winthrop loved the Alfalfa pellets last late summer, fall and winter.
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: MtnMuley on May 14, 2015, 10:14:03 PM: Quote from: mkcj on May 14, 2015, 09:44:07 PM
:yeah: maybe a little wet cob, the deer at the cabin in Winthrop loved the Alfalfa pellets last late summer, fall and winter.
The deer up there would have ate a pile of *censored* late summer last year. :chuckle: :sry:
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: UptheCreek on May 16, 2015, 09:12:04 AM: This time of year salt is the best option, fall time though, the pellets are good but they do get wet and break down.
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: Dhoey07 on May 19, 2015, 10:04:24 PM: Got plenty of salt on the ground. I just thought they'd eat the nuggets up like candy.
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: dreamunelk on May 19, 2015, 10:26:21 PM: Eating non natural food is a learned behavior. If inclined by chance or hunger they may figure out that it is edible.
Title: Re: Alfalfa pellets
Post by: lokidog on May 19, 2015, 11:18:40 PM: I've had the best luck with the deer eating the "Allstock" pellets from Dels's more than other pellets. I'm not sure if I have used pure alfalfa though. I always add some apples to my pellets when starting each year, I think this gives them the idea that these might be good to eat. I haven't baited elk. I pretty much feed the deer these to help in the winter, I bait with apples.

I made a covered feeder for my pellets to keep the rain off, plus, I have the luxury of only needing to put out a limited ammount at a time.