Providing deer with the proper nutrition is vital to herd health. Feeding your deer with a supplemental feed will help them grow strong and promote healthy antler growth. You will encourage deer to return to your property by associating it with something positive like nutrition.

FeedBank Gravity Feeders

Our FeedBank Gravity Feeders are a great way to provide supplemental feed on your property. The feeder is mounted on a single post, so there is no risk of antlers getting caught on the legs of the feeder. The base is wide open, so that even bucks with massive antlers can feed.

The multiple ports allow for multiple deer to feed at the same time. The lack of obstruction means that you could have an entire family of deer using your feeder simultaneously. Observing multiple deer on your trail cameras will provide valuable research into herd behavior. You will be able to monitor how much they’re eating and what time they feed.

Deer require a high-protein diet in the spring. Choose feed that has a high level of protein, calcium, and phosphorus to encourage antler growth and overall herd health.

Wild Water® Watering Systems

Our Wild Water® Mineral Supplement gives deer the nutrition they need through a dissolvable supplement. The mixture dissolves immediately when put into any water source. You can use our Wild Water® Troughs or add the supplement to any naturally occurring water source on your property.

Bucks form their antlers in the spring and providing calcium is important for antler growth. Antlers are made up of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc. Our mineral supplement provides deer with these minerals to promote proper antler growth.

Spring is also when pregnant does need the most nutrition. They need to prepare their bodies for their nursing fawns to give them proper nutrition as soon as they are born. Deer are very intuitive, so does will know when they need to start adjusting what they eat.

Once the fawns are born, they will grow rapidly and need protein and calcium to grow strong. The minerals and nutrients found in our mineral supplement will give fawns anything they are not getting from their mother.

The supplement contains sodium, which gives it an addictive quality. Deer naturally crave salt, so the sodium in our supplement will encourage them to come back to your property. This is a good reason why feeding deer in the off-season is so important. They need to start associating your property with nutrition and consistency now, in order for them to continue to be comfortable in the fall.

Food Plots

If you decide to plant a food plot during the spring, choose soybean, cowpeas, clover, and other perennials. These will provide a good source of protein. In the summer, consider adding sunflowers.

Try to choose a type of crop that can’t be found near your property. This will encourage deer to visit your property because they will have no other option. It will create a sort of monopoly in the area and draw the deer to you.

Giving deer the tools to grow during the off-season will help the herd throughout the year. They will benefit from receiving proper nutrition and will continue to frequent your property in the fall. Our mineral supplement gives deer everything they need to remain healthy and will cause repeat customers during hunting season.

What do you feed your deer in the off-season? Let us know in the comments below!

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