tomtlb66
Senior Member
I have a bale of hay and was wondering do deer eat it? I was thinking about putting it out around a new stand. Any suggestions?
i've seen the guides on those canadian deer hunting shows feeding bales of alfalfa and the deer pile into their "bait site".
Northern Zone or Southern zone
Put hay out at stand and hunt it in northern zone your likely to get a ticketI don't think it would matter. The deer in the northern zone and southern zone are pretty much the same.
I have heard of deer eating alfalfa hay in some horse farm areas, but have never seen it myself.
I put some alfalfa hay out on a garden (our control deer spot, check trail cams, see what they like better, etc). Out of 2000 plus pictures this is the most intrest any deer showed the alfalfa hay. They walked around it, sniffed it but thats it. So no is my answer. If they got it all the time it might be different. We still have a great acrorn crop that deer are feeding on here. I have corn at that same camera now and they are walking around it to get to the white oaks on the ground.
Put hay out at stand and hunt it in northern zone your likely to get a ticket
Of course you will , it's bait.
The o/p was asking if deer eat hay. This has nothing to do with baiting.
this is the hay feeder I used, I added a bottom to it to catch spilled hay and prevent loss. Added some corn to the bottom, and left it all year. Use changed from season to season. Late summer drought saw heavy use , also late winter before green up.
Of course you will , it's bait.
The o/p was asking if deer eat hay. This has nothing to do with baiting.
Is that for deer or livestock?