apples for deer
10-12-2007, 05:59 PM
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apples for deer
i have some apples i thought about cuttingupand throwing out frommy stand about 15 yards tomorrow when i go hunting
how long will it take the deer to notice there and come to eat them
i had a apple tree in ky and use to take the peelsand cores and put them out bymy corn they seem to like them
what do you guys thinkshould i put them out
i am in southwest indiana now
how long will it take the deer to notice there and come to eat them
i had a apple tree in ky and use to take the peelsand cores and put them out bymy corn they seem to like them
what do you guys thinkshould i put them out
i am in southwest indiana now
10-12-2007, 06:37 PM
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RE: apples for deer
I don't really think that there is a right or wrong time for the whole apples thing. Deer will probably take a few days to find them and eat them. Of course you wanna check your regs to make sure baiting isn't illegal.
10-12-2007, 07:41 PM
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RE: apples for deer
ORIGINAL: DropTine249
DONT CUT THEM UP. If you do, they will be too rotten to consume when the deer find them. If I were you Id get a bag or two of shelled corn and a small bag of some kind of attractant (C'Mere Deer is AMAZING) or even buck grub works well. Drop the corn, mix the attractant in, spread it out a bit and throw some WHOLE apples in the mix. If you do not want to use anything but the apples, spray some C'mere Deer liquid on the apple pile you make and if you're near a heavily used trail, or just outside of a bedding and the wind helps you out, a day or two and the pile will be gone !
DONT CUT THEM UP. If you do, they will be too rotten to consume when the deer find them. If I were you Id get a bag or two of shelled corn and a small bag of some kind of attractant (C'Mere Deer is AMAZING) or even buck grub works well. Drop the corn, mix the attractant in, spread it out a bit and throw some WHOLE apples in the mix. If you do not want to use anything but the apples, spray some C'mere Deer liquid on the apple pile you make and if you're near a heavily used trail, or just outside of a bedding and the wind helps you out, a day or two and the pile will be gone !
10-13-2007, 10:12 AM
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RE: apples for deer
i have no proplem with corn i used it in ky andthey ate 100 pounds aweek
but how much should i put out at a time to keep them from going nocturnal [quote]ORIGINAL: DropTine249
If I were you Id get a bag or two of shelled corn and a small bag of some kind of attractant (C'Mere Deer is AMAZING) or even buck grub works well. Drop the corn, mix the attractant in, spread it out a bit and throw some WHOLE apples in the mix.
but how much should i put out at a time to keep them from going nocturnal [quote]ORIGINAL: DropTine249
If I were you Id get a bag or two of shelled corn and a small bag of some kind of attractant (C'Mere Deer is AMAZING) or even buck grub works well. Drop the corn, mix the attractant in, spread it out a bit and throw some WHOLE apples in the mix.
10-13-2007, 10:20 AM
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RE: apples for deer
I give the deer here apples when my shop owner has a bunch left over (It's been over a year, though). I usually wear my rubber boots and walk around and step on them. I'm not sure how long it takes them to get on them.....because I only went into this area once every couple of weeks (when I had a reason to....before my feeder was stolen). I've only spread apples a couple of times....but I've never seen any leftovers
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