FEEDING WHITETAIL DEER
Scroll to the bottom to see the free draw we have for the 2009-2010 winter season.
Rumenitis
Inflamation of the rumen often caused by Carbohydrate engorgment.
DO NOT FEED STRAIGHT CORN.
Feed facts!
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Corn in the field contains up to 50% moisture while corn from the mill ONLY has 14%. Its harder for your deer to digest corn that you put out for them during the winter months without having adequate moisture.
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If adequate moisture is not in the feed that you are giving your local herd then Rumenitis may occur. Feed may ferment in the Rumen before being fully digested, often putting deer into a coma and killing the deer your feeding.
Feeding your local deer herd straight corn or hay will do more harm then good.
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During the Canadian winter months Whitetail Deers water consumption drops dramatically once Lakes, Rivers and Creeks freeze up. Typically in Janurary through March. If your feeding you local herd straight corn with a lower moisture content, your deers Rumen is having to work harder to digest that feed. This will do numerous chain reactions in the body of the whitetail deer.
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First - the deer will go and bed with a full stomach. Being a Rumenant animal (4 stomach of digestion) they regurgitate thier food numberous times to break it down and to get out all the needed energy, carbohydrates, fat, protein as well as fibre out of the food. With food digested on a daily basis the deers stomach create heat. (keeping them warm)
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Second - While the deer is regurgitating that food it is thinking that everything is fine and that it trying to burn out the normal winter months and waiting until spring but in fact, the moisture level is not in the feed to digest the corn that it had ingested hours before and now is robbing the body of much needed moisture in order to digest it.
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Third - Now the corn is past the digest period, the deer still knows that it has feed in its stomach and is probably starting to feel some pain. Fermentation starts to happen in the Rumen. This is called "Rumenitis".
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Fourth - Bad toxins are sent through the body of the deer. The deers body reacts and could cause coma and even death. It often takes 12-18 hours for this to happen so you won't know whats going on.
Feeding your deer hay/clover/alfalfa mixtures during the winter could be harmful too.
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Whitetail deer need certain micro-organisms to break down the clovers and alfalfas. Because Whitetail deer feeding habits change daily their body adjusts to what it is eaten. If Janurary comes, its been a bad winter and you think well they where in the alfalfa field why don't I through out a bale to help out. DONT. During that time of year moisture content is up and the deer are use to eating fresh greens and their body can slowly adapt to what they are eating but it has been found in the past that deer (especially yearling deer) don't have this organism during the winter months to break down the feed you have given them. The deer have a full stomach of feed and don't feel that they need to eat. Their stomach stays full because their body does not digest it, resulting in starvation. Do you want to help out naturally? Cut some fire wood for yourself and drag the limbs to a feeding area. Deer are also attracted to an area where a chainsaw has been they know what is going on.
There are feeds on the market that are sold at co-ops and local feed mills. They call them rations, and are often that. Sweepings from the floors, often the mix changes on a weekly basis and is inconsistant. you can't control anything that you are feeding your deer. I have even seen flipped beef tags that are fermented with "deer" on the back side writen in pen. I can understand the co-op trying to make their money back but it isn't fare to the deer.
Backyard Wildlife Products was started with our Rack Stacker Deer Feed. Steve has over 10 years in Nutrition and has spent the past 5 year developing our feed because of misinformation of feeding Whitetail Deer. Our feed also contains 1.65 lbs of moisture in every bag to aid in digestion and normal body chemistry. If you purchase a bag of our feed in Sept and then buy a bag in April we GUARANTEE! that the bag has not changed and that is as consistant as the bag you first bought!
"Don't Settle For Less"
This year we have a free draw on all of our bags of feed!
On every bag of feed you will find a manufacture tag. On the back of this tag you can fill out your info and send it into out office for a free chance to win 1 of 3 available prizes.
First prize-is a 2 night 3 day stay at Merland Park on beautiful Picton bay Ontario. A BYWL HAT and T-shirt. You will also recieve a Rack Stacker Management package including a QDMA membership (see side panel) A Free Plant em right DVD,Free Mineral and food Plots, 6 free bags of Rack Stacker Deer Feed for 2010 as well as a one year subscription to Ontario Monster Whitetails Magazine. value of $800
Second Prize-Is a Rack Stacker management package including a QDMA membership, a Free Plant em Right DVD, Free Mineral Fountain and Mineral as well as Free Canadian Made Food plot by Rack Stacker Brand Products and a Ontario Monster Whitetails Mag Subscription You will also recieve a Free BYWL T-shirt and Hat.Value of $275
Third Prize-is a Rack Stacker Management Package Including a QDMA membership, Mineral Fountain, Mineral and OMW MAG subscription and a Free BYWL T-shirt and Hat is also included. Value of $225
Purchase your feed at a dealer today for your chance to win. Be sure to mail in your entries before April 30th!!
GOOD LUCK!
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