Providing cover helps fawns survive these summer months.
Fawns experience fast growth over the summer months. Fawns in northern states are
typically born in May and June while fawns in the South are born over a much wider
time frame. Healthy fawns average 4 to 8 pounds at birth, and then double that
weight during the first 2 weeks [...]
Spring is here! The
air and soil temperatures are rising, and new vegetation is emerging in the
fields and woods. Whitetail deer require a balanced diet throughout the year
and, as the seasons change, so do the nutritional requirements of bucks, does,
and fawns. Their diets will vary slightly but protein is critical to all three.
It is important [...]
Feeding deer protein is becoming very popular to help improve antler growth, fawn production and to keep your herd healthy when vegetation and other food sources are limited. During certain times of the year, the nutrition available from the deer’s natural habitat may not meet the deer’s needs. Introducing a quality protein feed that’s palatable [...]
Will Great Nutrition Guarantee Trophy Bucks?
By Purina Animal Nutrition Expert Dr. Larry Varner, Deer
Nutritionist for Purina Animal Nutrition
If only it were that simple!
Great nutrition will give your deer the opportunity to maximize their genetic
potential for antler growth, but it is just one (albeit an important one) of
many factors that affect deer antler growth. Even [...]
