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9 kwi 2020 · adequate diet, we need to know the nutrient requirements of deer, how much food is available, and the nutrient content of that food. Unfortunately, nutrition is not an exact science.
A single food item does not dominate a white-tailed deer’s diet during the year because food selection depends on a food’s palatability and availability, and the season. To support a healthy deer population, a habitat must include adequate amounts of diverse foods throughout the year (Table 1).
At least one three-acre or larger warm-season food plot per 160 acres is necessary to provide maxi-mum nutritional benefit to all deer on a property. Food plots should be evenly distributed across the property on a food plot per 160-acre grid (quarter section).
The purpose of deer food plots is two-fold: to improve nutrition (nutrition plot) and to bring deer to the gun or bow (harvest plot). Each involves different strategies and different planning.
The major reasons for planting deer food plots include: (1) using plots as a lease marketing strategy, (2) increasing viewing and photographing opportunities, and (3) increasing the nutritional quality and quan-tity of available forage.
By breaking down the nutrition calendar into the four seasons and by discussing the specific need of bucks, does and fawns, we can determine the optimal feeding and food plot strategies for your deer herd.
28 cze 2021 · When you start feeding deer, don’t stop until plants and trees start blooming again in the spring. Be careful with supplemental food. Foods like oats, acorns, and berries are okay once in a while, but the bulk of their diet should be woody browse. You can find deer food mix at your local feed store.
