Cottonseed is not a full ration and does not have everything it takes to grow a whitetail deer it s a supplement. Where a full ration deer pellet will do it all. But everyone wants to find the easy way to get protein to the deer and not have to worry about the feed getting wet in the rain and other animals eating it. Along with any other problem that may come along.
You know when people don’t have big deer (low fence ) on their place it’s because they don’t have the minerals in the ground. That’s why they fertilize the weeds and the brush. Not because they don’t have enough protein. And fat, it only takes so much and then it’s too much, they only need about 4 to 6% fat in their diet.
The rule of thumb that Dr Mick Hellickson told me was “if you are only going to feed one then feed pellets, but if you are going to feed cottonseed then you need to feed pellets also. ”
You know when people don’t have big deer (low fence ) on their place it’s because they don’t have the minerals in the ground. That’s why they fertilize the weeds and the brush. Not because they don’t have enough protein. And fat, it only takes so much and then it’s too much, they only need about 4 to 6% fat in their diet.
The rule of thumb that Dr Mick Hellickson told me was “if you are only going to feed one then feed pellets, but if you are going to feed cottonseed then you need to feed pellets also. ”
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