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 Re: alfalfa pellets.
[Re: DSP56]
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05/25/10 06:18 PM
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New to the forum. I wanted to discuss the use of alfalfa pellets as a supplement feed for whitetails. The reason that alfalfa pellets spiked my interest is due to the state record whitetail that was killed in Webb County, Texas in the 2008-9 season. The deer scored 275+/-. What was so impressive was that the same weekend another deer was killed on the same ranch that scored 225+/-. This particular ranch is over 5000 acres high fenced with no foreign genetics introduced. This ranch is about 2 miles as a crow flies from mine. The hunter had his story published in Texas Trophy Hunters, and one of the things he attributed to his success was the use of alfalfa pellets along with a strict management program. Is there anyone who hunts South Texas or anywhere else using these pellets, and if so what are your impressions? Is the cost of the Alfalfa pellets worth it or is the continued use of a quality protein pellet a better method of supplemental feeding?
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Re: alfalfa pellets.
[Re: don k]
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05/26/10 03:30 AM
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I tried alfalfa pellets a few years ago. The deer loved it but for some reason they kept choking on it. I don't know if it was too dry or what. When they would eat it it would get caught in their throat and they would run around stretching their neck until they could cough it up. That was the only pellets I ever had a problem with. Are we talking range cube's?
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Re: alfalfa pellets.
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05/26/10 12:27 PM
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don k
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I tried alfalfa pellets a few years ago. The deer loved it but for some reason they kept choking on it. I don't know if it was too dry or what. When they would eat it it would get caught in their throat and they would run around stretching their neck until they could cough it up. That was the only pellets I ever had a problem with. Are we talking range cube's? No, they were the small sheep and goat type pellet.
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Re: alfalfa pellets.
[Re: don k]
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05/26/10 12:39 PM
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txhunter24
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I use alfalfa bales. just make sure it is good quality.
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Re: alfalfa pellets.
[Re: txhunter24]
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05/26/10 02:28 PM
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BenBob
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I would say a quality protein pellet. Both help and both will improve, but the protein pellet has added minerals and is forumulated to provide a certain percentage of protein for deer. The alfalfa may be high in protein, but if the alfalfa were the entire key, people that hunt close to alfalfa fields would have a distinctive advantage in killing a bigger racked buck than people that do not hunt. People that have never seen an alfalfa field are killing deer that have never seen an alfalfa field, but regularly hit feeders that throw protein pellets. Alfalfa pellets are chopped or ground up alfalfa with some syrup added to hold it together. Looks like to me the protein pellets offer more.
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Re: alfalfa pellets.
[Re: BenBob]
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05/27/10 01:00 PM
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Webb county, I know where and who you are talking about. That area of Texas produces huge deer with or with out protein. My uncle owns 7000 acres HF in that same area. The first year, they killed a 195". They have also killed many in the 200"s. Protein will help when you have a dry year for sure
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