When to start feeding?

[okbishop]

I am wondering when's the best time to set a feeder out for the deer. Do I wait until mid Sept or start at the first of Sept. Or am I too late to even try feeding the deer.

 

[Clean Harry]

Best is year-round. I do that now, but when i used to just feed for the season I put the feeders out on Labor Day week-end, or sometimes earlier if we got a good cold front (like now) and had the itch to get out.

 

[EFsDad]

I have 200lbs and 2-6 volts waiting for Labor Day weekend!

 

[oneshotonekill]

I put mine out two weeks ago. Already have lots of pictures over the feeder so they are obviously hitting it. I would say get it out asap

 

[T-Money]

As hot and dry as things have been, you would probably be okay putting them out now. I bet with the hot dry summer they will be hitting the feed pretty good this year.

 

[badaugherty]

I feed year round too. The pigs gotta eat.

 

[MaddSkillz]

I'm putting my feeder out in first weekend of Sept.

 

[BigTexOK]

We've had feeders out since July and get tons of pics of deer hitting the corn. Lots of great pictures of fawn training themselves to eat at the feeders. In a couple years...tasty vittles.

 

[kdlong]

We are putting ours out this weekend.

 

[Deer Slayer]

You are better off using protein pellets for your deer during the summer rather than corn. Corn is 6-8% protein versus 20- 22% protein in the deer protein pellets. The protein pellets are made of alfalfa. The deer do not need corn in the summer. They need it in the winter when it is cold. Corn is a carbohydrate which helps them stay warm. I feed protein pellets during July, August and until mid September. I start corn AND protein pellets around Mid December and feed until March 1 then quit until July. Why just these 2 times????? Because these two times are the most stressful times in the whitetails life cycle. Antler King Protein pellets from Ross Seed Co. in El Reno 405/262-3456 is a good protein pellet to use.