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sweet feed?
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12/09/09 10:56 PM
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mreed
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has anybody tried feeding sweet feed and if so how did it do?
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid."
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Re: sweet feed?
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12/09/09 10:57 PM
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these kinda threads have been popping up lately, 98% will tell u to just feed corn, and i will also say, just feed corn!
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Re: sweet feed?
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12/09/09 10:58 PM
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rifleman
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not much touched it, all corn poured out in the same area was gone within a cpl days.
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Re: sweet feed?
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12/09/09 11:00 PM
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BORN2HUNT
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I tried it cause some of the guys swore by it and he sat there in a pile and is still there for a month now. CORN CORN CORN
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12/09/09 11:02 PM
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smokingquack
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I've seen deer pass corn to eat sweet feed. I planned on using some this weekend.
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Re: sweet feed?
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12/10/09 02:44 AM
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10pointdoe
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If you want to try something thats very very good, try soybeans
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Re: sweet feed?
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12/10/09 01:26 PM
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I put out sweet feed last week at three of my feeders. I dumped it on the ground. The hogs love it. Last night was the first time I saw a doe eat it. She might have only been eating the corn out of it, but I wont know until this evening. If i see that the deer like it, I will put it in feeding troughs about a ft high and stake them to the ground. The doe was eating it before the feeder went off, after the feeder went off and when she finally came back, she went straight to the sweet feed. I will always feed corn, sweet feed will just be an extra snack every once in a while. If they dont eat it right away, just like anything else different, wait a while or wait until after season to start it. When I first put it out I watched a young 8 walk up to the feeder sniffing. He smelled something he didnt like and left. it might have been my scent from dumping the stuff out, but it might not have. I should have waited til after season to start it. Good luck
Last edited by fishindude; 12/10/09 01:30 PM.
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12/10/09 02:23 PM
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I feed Indian Corn, the deer really seem to like it and stay at the feeder longer......and longer....!
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12/10/09 06:14 PM
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Dadsaid
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i tried the Horse & Mule sweet feed in Junction, nothing touched it. but i'm sure the deer will eat it in some places.
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12/10/09 06:16 PM
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michael rice
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all most 10.00 a bag too much 4 me
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12/11/09 12:28 AM
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mbavo
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Re: sweet feed?
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12/11/09 03:16 AM
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never had any luck with sweet feed.
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12/11/09 03:26 AM
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Re: sweet feed?
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#1097405
12/11/09 03:47 AM
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I have used sweet feed they like it when they find it.
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