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Soy Beans? Soy Bean and Corn mix?
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08/06/10 04:57 AM
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Deerhunter61
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I was just wondering if any of you are using soy beans exclusively in your feeders and if so what are the results? Are the deer hitting it better than corn?
What about a mixture of Soybeans and Corn?
I have been using a mixture I picked up at the feedstore and it seems to be getting hit pretty hard. Unfortunately when I went to the lease this past weekend a squirrel had gotten into my cage on my feeder and within two weeks had spun all the feed out so I only have pics from the first part of June so no recent pics to see what might be coming now.
Thanks for any responses.
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Re: Soy Beans? Soy Bean and Corn mix?
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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08/06/10 05:38 PM
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what is the mixture that you are using?
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[Re: txhunter7]
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08/06/10 05:42 PM
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Brownwood
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Ive been using a roasted soybean and corn mix for a few years. It seems like I get a little higher buck traffic and it makes my feed a little different than the neighbors. Its also higher in protein but at spin feeder levels i dont think it helps like a free will protein feeder does.
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[Re: Brownwood]
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08/06/10 07:45 PM
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I tried the soybean corn mix a few years ago. I don't know if it was the product I was buying or not but the bean was half the size of a kernal of corn. The deer would pick out the corn and the birds and turkey would eat the beans.
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[Re: Stompy]
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08/06/10 07:52 PM
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txhunter24
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I use Mr. Buck's corn and roasted soy bean like Brownwood said using it out of a spin feeder will not benefit nutritionally but it sure does seem to be a powerful attractant.
Every good and perfect gift is from above . James 1:17
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[Re: txhunter24]
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08/06/10 08:07 PM
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Big Tony
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It will bing 'em in quick. It will bring in damaging Pigs too. Be prepared. Dog gone stuff smells just like peanut butter.
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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08/06/10 08:09 PM
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Dog gone stuff smells just like peanut butter. it sure does. A couple weeks ago we set up some deer buffets out at our place each feeder spot got the following.... -corn and soybean in the feeders -a small bale of green alfalfa -apple and corn deer block hopefully they appreciate all we do for them!
Every good and perfect gift is from above . James 1:17
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[Re: txhunter24]
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08/08/10 09:28 PM
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Did you find it at your local feed store?
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[Re: crash700]
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08/19/10 04:52 PM
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Tried it a couple of years ago and the deer would leave the soybean and eat the corn.
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[Re: wellingtontx]
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08/19/10 04:56 PM
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Fishstalker13
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I am feeding it right now and seem to be getting better traffic than last year with only corn. I am using the GamePro brand that i get at Russels feed in Benbrook.
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[Re: Fishstalker13]
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08/19/10 05:04 PM
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Big Tony
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"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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08/19/10 05:08 PM
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08/19/10 05:26 PM
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Big Tony
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"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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08/19/10 09:05 PM
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BigTex63
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Fishtalker13, how much is the GamePro stuff at Russels?
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[Re: BigTex63]
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08/19/10 09:12 PM
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IM paying 9.50 per 50lb. bag of the mr. bucks corn and roasted soy bean.
Every good and perfect gift is from above . James 1:17
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08/21/10 09:37 PM
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Tried it a couple of years ago and the deer would leave the soybean and eat the corn. I thought deer enjoyed soybeans.
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[Re: no-guts-no-glory]
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08/21/10 10:19 PM
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Skip
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I use a soy/corn mix and the deer are coming in for it. As long as it works I'll keep feeding it.
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08/21/10 11:07 PM
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I leased a ranch couple of years ago near Junction, the owner kept soybeans out year round. He told me that it took about 2 years to get them to eat them to eat it. I did not like what I saw for these facts. The feeders had lots of waste on the ground underneath them. The price was kinda high for what you got in return. The owner told me that the horn sizes hadn't changed much an hearing all this just worried me. I think its a great thing maybe in a mix, but not by its self.
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08/21/10 11:13 PM
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I mixed raw soybeans with my corn several years ago. The Deer would eat the corn and not touch the soybeans. It was a total waste. I mixed roasted soybeans with corn, and they stomped the grass down inside the feeder pen in less than 3 days. The 1st time we hunted that feeder during the season, I counted 33 Deer in my feeder pen at one time. I am a believer in the roasted soybeans. However, the hogs loved it as much as the Deer. The hogs tore my feeder pen apart.
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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[Re: Big Tony]
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08/22/10 12:36 PM
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I mixed raw soybeans with my corn several years ago. The Deer would eat the corn and not touch the soybeans. It was a total waste. I mixed roasted soybeans with corn, and they stomped the grass down inside the feeder pen in less than 3 days. The 1st time we hunted that feeder during the season, I counted 33 Deer in my feeder pen at one time. I am a believer in the roasted soybeans. However, the hogs loved it as much as the Deer. The hogs tore my feeder pen apart. Ok, so there is a difference between the soybeans (i.e. raw soybeans vs roasted soybeans).
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[Re: no-guts-no-glory]
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08/23/10 12:48 AM
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Be careful if you have quail in your area with soybeans, if the beans are not dried well enough it will kill your quail. It is great if you are feeding it out of protein feeders or gravity feeders so its not all over the ground.
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08/23/10 01:27 AM
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I think soybeans are worthwhile - have tried both raw and roasted - roasted seems to give off a better peanut scent. We buy 1 bag of soy per 15 bags of corn. Just mix a little into each feeder. Hard to say if it is wasted on the ground becauses we put so little in. But you can certainly smell it - and if I can smell it a deer surely can!
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[Re: Fishstalker13]
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08/23/10 01:49 PM
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Since going to Indian Corn, I have not had to have any other feed to get the deer into my area. But I would try everything I could to make my hunt as good as possible.
I feed Indian Corn, the deer really seem to like it and stay at the feeder longer......and longer....!
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Re: Soy Beans? Soy Bean and Corn mix?
[Re: BigTex63]
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08/23/10 04:26 PM
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Fishtalker13, how much is the GamePro stuff at Russels? It was 10.95 a bag this Saturday when i bought some more. I am not feeding it to improve horn size, i hunt less than a 100 acres. However have had more deer consistatly at my feeder this year and have several bucks on cam that i have never seen before.
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08/24/10 08:02 PM
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I saw that the Feed stopre in Waller had the 25% roasted soybean / corn mixture at $9 per 50#
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