At Nutra Deer we constantly get asked... "If you feed PRO ANTLER deer feed from a free choice gravity feeder on a year around basis what kind of results can you get?" Customers also asked for proof of field testing. Well, here it is, a photo with dates that help prove supplemental feeding PRO ANTLER deer feed can aid in the development of a Whitetail deer's antlers during the Spring and Summer growing season.

From our local experience we are going to classify this deer as a
3.5 year old 4x4. This deer lives his life as a free range animal and we have monitored him at one of our properties since October 2011. This deer has been attending the 600 Boss Buck feeder and eating PRO ANTLER 20% Open Range deer feed since that time in October. The deer lives in a part of Oklahoma that isn't known for producing trophy deer. Locally, a very high deer density which translates to over browsing the most nutritious plants is quite common. The native plant selection in this area grow in semi infertile soil conditions. Historically this factor can produce sub standard levels of protein in deer browse. The high deer density and low nutritional factors combined, can keep deer from reaching their full genetic potential.

As the antler growing season comes to an end for us in 2012 this buck (that is still growing his velvet antlers) is boasting a well above average body weight and he proudly sports massive increases in antler score. I would like to add, 2012 has brought severe drought conditions to Oklahoma. The drought factor has taken a huge toll on this bucks already limited selection of quality native browse. The growing conditions in this bucks home range were well below average due to the drought. Further proof that "a free choice supplemental feeding program can take the peaks and valleys out of what mother nature throws at deer." *I quoted this from a very well known member here. His solid advice really helped me when I first stared building the Nutra Deer brand. He has never asked for anything in return. So as you read this, I offer my humble "Thanks" again. I am still learning about nutrition and trying to do it right....

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Definitely looks like that same deer has put on some more mass for sure!

looks good. My question is how much would it have grown on just natural vegatation? It was going to get bigger eather way but how much bigger with the Natru deer?

And hey im not knocking your stuff at all I just want to know?
Thanks

Nice improvement

nice

Thats Incredible

very impressive

Nice buck. Im not knocking his stuff either to each their own, but with regular protein or native vegatation(when available) you would have similar results. Nice buck either way.

Thats the thing you can never really tell cause even if you took twins put them on seperate places and fed them seperate diets whose to say one didn't get injured or something weird happened.

I am not knocking his stuff either but doesn't the deer in the latest pic still have his velvet on his antlers? Wouldn't that make them look thicker? I am all for protein feeders.

looks good

Personally, I dont think the deer would have done quite this well with just native browse, especially with the drought we have endured. No doubt there would have been some annual improvement and the genetics are there .....but, in this part of the state we just don't see 1 year gains like this in open range deer that only have access to browse.

Can't say for sure about other brands of protein. I am sure there are some great feeds out there that really benefit deer. We just try to showcase ours and show customers what they are requesting to see. Our customers have been requesting photos with dates that show improvements to open range Whitetail deer from year to year. We are trying our best to get these photos and document the growth.

Yes he does have velvet and that will increase the overall look to the antler. I am sure everyone was aware of that and I even spoke about it in the description of the photo. I was making a comparison on a recent photo. I hope yo have a photo of the deer in hard antler as well. You just never know with open range deer.... He might be gone tomorrow!

Checked out your website. Those are some monster cats.Are yall gonna have a dealer in the Brownwood area anytime soon?

Thanks for the answers, keep those pics coming and good luck getting anouther picture from him when the horns harden. Good luck