This picture is of a corn feeder that has a hog proof fence around it. The "yellow call" that I am referring to is CORN. Although it is not actually a "call", it will out perform any call on the market in my opinion. I gave it that name while on a South Texas deer hunt many years ago. Feeding corn is a very popular way to draw deer in to your location not only in Texas but in many other areas of the country. The fence is essential if you have wild hogs in your area. The panels are low enough that the deer can easily hop over but the hogs can't get to the feed.
There are many types of feed and several different ways to disperse it for the deer. I personally have troughs with roofs to protect the feed from the rain for my protein pellets. The corn feeders that I use are similar to the one in this picture. I think it is very important to keep your feed dry. Mold and mildew can cause your animals all kinds of problems. Typically the corn will get eaten up quick enough that the rain has little to no affect on it.
The purpose for feeding corn for me is to draw in as many does as possible. There will be a few bucks that will frequent the bait station but that is not the theory. I believe that the more does you can keep in your area the better for when the rut comes around. Nothing will make that old mature buck make a mistake faster than a hot doe. A hot doe can make your stand location go from average to magic in an instant. You can go from seeing a buck occasionally to seeing multiple bucks for several days in a row.
Along with feeding the deer I keep a game camera at each of my feeding locations to monitor the activity. It is always a treat to look through the pictures each week to following the progress of my set up. I will discuss the advantages of the game cameras in a future blog.
What do you think about feeding deer? Are you for it or against it? Has this strategy worked for you in the past?
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