How come the deer don’t initially eat protein pellets as well as corn?
Even when hungry, deer may not initially recognize pellets as food. They are used to seeing corn in the wild, so they know it is a food source. Deer must be trained to recognize protein pellets as food and get used to eating them out of a protein feeder. You can do this my heavily mixing corn in with the pellets in the beginning. They will come for the corn and start eating pellets. After a few weeks when they are regularly cleaning up the pellets, you can stop mixing in corn. Care must be taken to always wear gloves when handling the feeder and the feed, as human scent can repel deer. Be prepared for it to several weeks or even months to fully train deer to eat pellets, especially if the area has an abundance of natural forage. The best time to start a deer pellet program is in the fall and winter when other food sources are scarce. Q: If supplemental deer feeds contain a good mineral package along with the protein and vitamins that deer need, why feed a straight mineral product such
