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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 357502" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>Questioning everything is always a good thing.&nbsp; When feeding deer, it's the moving from whatever they can find to the next whatever they can find through deep snow and frigid temps that saps their fat reserves.&nbsp; Once the fat is gone they start to consume their muscles and then they can't make the next move and die in the attempt.&nbsp; Deer yard up in an attempt to mitigate the caloric expenditures they'd have if they moved all over.&nbsp; Once I establish a &quot;yarded&quot; herd, I have to keep the food available.&nbsp; They will lose their fat reserves over time as I don't feed them to fatten.&nbsp; I feed them enough to keep them alive and hopefully their unborn fawns as well.&nbsp; The other item to consider is acidosis that oftentimes hits deer that are eating browse and then suddenly consume large amounts of grain.&nbsp; Acidosis is fatal which is why I have two types of hay available along with the limited amounts of grain.&nbsp; It balances out their diet.&nbsp; At least that's the feel good brain bug I've come up with to justify all the effort.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 357502, member: 314"] Questioning everything is always a good thing. When feeding deer, it's the moving from whatever they can find to the next whatever they can find through deep snow and frigid temps that saps their fat reserves. Once the fat is gone they start to consume their muscles and then they can't make the next move and die in the attempt. Deer yard up in an attempt to mitigate the caloric expenditures they'd have if they moved all over. Once I establish a "yarded" herd, I have to keep the food available. They will lose their fat reserves over time as I don't feed them to fatten. I feed them enough to keep them alive and hopefully their unborn fawns as well. The other item to consider is acidosis that oftentimes hits deer that are eating browse and then suddenly consume large amounts of grain. Acidosis is fatal which is why I have two types of hay available along with the limited amounts of grain. It balances out their diet. At least that's the feel good brain bug I've come up with to justify all the effort. [/QUOTE]

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