Feb 17th backyard deer ===

Tonight the deer came early enough for some more photos ====



Here's Mom (on the right) and daughter sharing the same corn cob...



one interesting thing this evening there was an extra one and it was another button buck, so tonight there were two BBs at the feeder... this first picture is the new one.. check out the length of his legs... I knew as soon as he showed up it was a new deer.. those long legs drew my attention right away ....

I thought the PGC says a fed deer is a dead deer ?????????????

So you don't care if the PGC say feeding is bad. You just want the deer for yourself to shoot?

IF and when it becomes so bad for the deer it becomes illegal then I will stop, but as of now it is totally legal..

I have talked to deer biologist and read all the literture on the subject...
and in my case and I repeat in my case here at the house.. it is not a problem.. there is standing corn close enough that the deer around here eat corn year round anyhow... I would not for example put corn over in the state forest..I am sure they could not handle eating corn this time of the year... and finally as for disease, IMHO it is not a problem or worry here, in 20 some years a couple times there were 8 or 9 here at one time... usually the most is 6

PLUS once I start I do not stop until late spring... it gets expensive because I do not get that much free corn from the club, we have a limit for each guy... but we sell TONS of it (2 bushel bags)at the store year round so getting it is never a problem.

I do it because we enjoy watching them and it allows for thousands of photos over the years.. and I'm sure the deer enjoy it

BTW.. I do feed in moderation.. I only put 8-10 ears out at a time.. never more than that... and only once a day ....

I have been feeding deer in my yard for 14 years and had as many as 40 at one time, feed shell corn and 3nd cut clover and alfalfa..25lbs and 1/3 bale a day...already bought 1 ton of shelled corn and 40 bales of hay..the deer have not been in for 11 days due to icing on snow, 6 different bucks, who only came in a couple times..have one doe with trips/ one huge bodied buck with 2inch antlers, old guy i believe..couple ears?????...not much carbs, in that feeding..no corn fields near me, but you have to start in december right after rifle and continue to green up....first cut, wont eat it..Hay must have alfalfa and clover in order for them to like it..must be food in woods somewhere to keep deer away from here for 11 days..should be back today after most of crust on snow has gone.."need spring quick in big woods" could be problem for deer...