EastALHunter
Senior Member
Basal dialators....
have been around for a while. I looked at putting them in my feed but the PhD nutritionist that I work with did not have conclusive evidence that it worked. Much of the talk around basal dialators is that direct application to the velvet antlers in a small enclosure is the best method for antler growth.
The best thing for heat stressed deer in the south is energy which comes primarily from fat. Natural fat is the best source and causes least rumen stress and problems which in turns reduces overall stress for the animal. Just got back from a trip out to Texas where I learned a whole lot about how they deal with animal nutrition out there. It's a whole different world and when you want to talk about heat stress - now that's heat stress out there. No rain and 110 degree heat with no native browse left due to the droughts. It's a wonder they get any good bucks out there. They do things a whole lot more cost effectively out there and they have to - because their deer consume a lot more supplemental feed.
Guys I have posted on here before to look into ADM Alliance Nutrition's Super Deer deer feed. Knight Farms in North Florida (www.knightfarm.net) help ADM develop the feed and its a good one. There are many deer farms and camps in North Florida and spreading into Central Florida that are feeding this feed in their pen operations and their hunting preserves.
ADMs mill is located right off the interstate in Cordele.You guys should have a freight advantage in GA that the feed would hopefully be cheaper up there. One of the main advantages of Super Deer is an ingredient called Thermal Care R which is an all natural based ingredient that has been used on many different ruminants that are exposed to heat stress here in the south (particularily dairies). The main thing Thermal Care R does is promote blood flow. You guys can say that these some of these feeds are glorified goat feeds but just to let you know all of these feeds are not the same. ADM is a big enough company and have the researchers and technology to make cutting edge feeds like Super Deer that are trully making a difference in deer in the South. You can find dealers at www.admani.com and if they dont carry it they can get it.
I have a question about rain shed technology. I had a feed store owner around gainesville FL who feeds deer in GA on his lease tell me that he wont feed a rain shed pellet because he has done analysis on feces and it has shown that excess amounts of protein were contained in the feces due to the rain shed product. Has anyone else heard this before?
have been around for a while. I looked at putting them in my feed but the PhD nutritionist that I work with did not have conclusive evidence that it worked. Much of the talk around basal dialators is that direct application to the velvet antlers in a small enclosure is the best method for antler growth.
The best thing for heat stressed deer in the south is energy which comes primarily from fat. Natural fat is the best source and causes least rumen stress and problems which in turns reduces overall stress for the animal. Just got back from a trip out to Texas where I learned a whole lot about how they deal with animal nutrition out there. It's a whole different world and when you want to talk about heat stress - now that's heat stress out there. No rain and 110 degree heat with no native browse left due to the droughts. It's a wonder they get any good bucks out there. They do things a whole lot more cost effectively out there and they have to - because their deer consume a lot more supplemental feed.