What makes a deer FAT

[Bubba1234]

Determination. One time I had a buck at a feeder I shot at and missed and 10 minutes later he came back to that exact same spot just to eat corn. I made sure to get him the next time but to say the least he was pretty healthy for a 3 year old in the hill country😂.

[Randy]

Corn makes hogs fat
Cottonseed makes deer fat ,

“”whole cottonseed contains 96 percent total digestible nutrients (TDN), 17 percent fat, 21 percent crude fiber, and 24 percent crude protein on a dry matter basis. Whole cottonseed is relatively low in calcium (0.16 percent) and is a good source of phosphorus””

This right here is great info. High digestible energy in feeds creates fat.

Corn is generally about 88% TDN (energy) Corn is the most abundant commodity with the highest energy contest. This is why fed cattle are corn-fed.

The cottonseed I've tested will vary from 92%+ TDN but has a considerably greater protein content than corn.

[BRUTE 23]

I can tell what deer are hitting our protein. They will have fat wrinkles down their backs.

The best thing about wcs is the actual fat content, not just the protein. Fat is usually very expensive in feed. It really helps milking, reproduction, etc.

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[ThisLadyHunts]

Corn and cotton seed, both of which contain a lot of starch, are high in carbohydrates. It’s not the protein they’re ingesting that is making them fat, it’s the carbohydrates.

I was also told by my vet once that “new growth” grasses (and other edible vegetation) is higher in carbohydrates then that which is further down the “stem.” This is why animals seem to suddenly put on weight in the Spring, only to lose it a little in the summer.

[RMW]

Roasted Soybeans will make them pack on the pounds

[jhunter77]

Lots of good info and jokes to. Yall don't disappoint. I am guessing on a drought year like this they had to hit corn and protein harder to make it. Not much native forage on a bad year like this.

[easeup]

Acorns

[W-O]

Mesquite beans will also add the fat. Mules used to eat so many mesquite beans that the fat rolls on their necks made their necks "T" shaped.