Whats the breaking point on feeding wildlife?

[DUKFVR]

Not here. Still pouring it to them.

[Bisch]

I have turned off my corn feeders now, and went to all timed protein with a little corn mixed in to keep them happy. I plan to run the corn feeders again when it gets close to season opening.

Bisch


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[S-3 Ranch]

Peas & beans went to $14 so
$160 fuel
$ 170 feed
$ 200 ice , food, whiskey

[Grant2]

I see guys in 80K trucks 30K Rangers and paying 5K-10K for a lease, but are complaining about a feed bill. Yes feed is high, but I’m not going to stop feeding because of cost and going backwards. When I think feed is out of control and I have to step back I will no longer be on a lease. Once they figure out people will still pay for it the price will not go down unfortunately.

[rebelbow]

we are already planning on cutting back on corn on our kansas lease. we will fill timed feeders 1 month before season. planting alfalfa and clover food plots now

[Hockley]

I always fed protein on a low fence small a acreage place for the last 20 years. I haven’t bought the first bag of protein yet, only cottonseed. Something had to soften the inflation blow and the protein bill was it.

[Kdog]

Full steam ahead. Praying Anthrax doesn’t solve the high feed expense problem.

[eliteweldingco]

Switched to timed protein with coon heads. Might have been cheaper just to let them have a buffet, after the set up cost.

[flywise]

I guess time tell just how high prices will get.

[txtrophy85]

I’m still feeding and probsbly the only one in my area doing so. I think I have every deer in a 10 mile radius on my feeders.

I don’t like the prices but since I have the means to be a good steward of the resource it’s my obligation to help them out. I don’t want to see deer die due to starvation.

I will however, fill every one of my doe tags during the first two weeks of bow season. I d didn’t shoot enough does last year and am now deeply regretting it

[Huggybear]

We have been doing 2 tons a month since January. Planted extra spring plots hoping to slow them down a little on the protein.

[steve morton]

Let me know too, this guy knows!

Let me know when those folks get kicked off a lease.

Put me in coach.

[1riot1ranger]

I've cut my feed times way down until the fall season starts. I'm using it more as an attractant to keep them close. I'm probably in a different spot. Just under 100 huntable acres less than a mile from home and three sons who live out of state and will travel back to deer hunt. So long as my boys want to come hunt, I'll try to keep the deer around If it was just for me, I'd sell the place and do one or two guided hunts a year.

[jfk47]

I've cut the feed times down to a second, twice a day, on all the feeders. Since all the feeders are inside feed pens, I'm not worried about losing corn to the hogs. But that 6.2L in the Ram Power Wagon can't get over 10 mpg, we can't make it from SA to the lease (Menard) and back without having to refuel on the way home. But the time spent out there, sitting on the porch of the cabin, sipping on a 'cool one', with the quite and a gentle breeze makes it worth while.

[lovemylegacy]

I did food plots, much cheaper

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