Meeting a Deer's Summer Nutritional Demands

Let's take a look at the protein and energy requirements of whitetails in summer, as well as how to meet these needs with high-quality spring and summer ...

Understanding a Whitetail's Summertime Nutritional Needs

In terms of diet, white-tailed deer are classified as “concentrate selectors.” They seek out and eat plants based on seasonal availability, ...

Nutritional Needs for Whitetails In Summer | Mossy Oak Gamekeeper

Deer need a certain level of energy to fuel body functions, but demands for this are lower during summer and food is typically abundant enough to meet their ...

Nutritional Requirements of White-tailed Deer in Missouri

Deer prefer summer grape, red clover, Virginia creeper, Korean lespedeza and a variety of agricultural crops during the summer. (Table 1 lists foods preferred ...

Summer Food Plots for Deer: When & What To Plant - Frigid Forage

The availability and quality of forage play a significant role in meeting deer's nutritional requirements, with preferred summer forages ...

Feeding Deer in Late Spring and Summer - Purina Mills

As discussed, the summer is a nutritional demanding period for bucks, does, and fawns. Ensuring adequate nutrition is critical to support antler development, ...

80 | Deer University - Deer nutritional demands during summer

It's summertime - bucks are growing antlers, does are lactating, and Steve has returned from Europe just in time to sit down with Bronson to inform ...

Summer Nutrition - QDMA Canada

All deer managers realize that deer have critical nutrient requirements in autumn. Bucks are gearing up for the rut and does and fawns are adding fat for winter ...

Keeping Deer Healthy in the Hot Summer Months

Water intake is especially critical during periods of high metabolic demand, much of which occurs in summer. This would include the early months of life for ...

Seasonal Adaptation with AntlerXtreme: Simplifying Deer Nutrition ...

Their behavior, physiology, and nutritional needs change with the seasons. As a deer manager, understanding these seasonal variations in ...

Deer: Food and Water Needs | Missouri Department of Conservation

Deer do not predominately eat one food throughout the year, instead their diet is determined by plant availability, nutritional content, and seasonal ...

Feeding Deer in Late Spring and Summer - CORE FEED

Deer are entering the most energy demanding period of the year. We have plenty of tips for feeding deer to meet their nutrition demands.

Episode 061 - Deer Nutritional Demands During Summer

... meet nutritional demands for deer this summer and following seasons to come. Get the overview of tools, resources, and science behind deer ...

Seasonal Feeding Strategies for Whitetail Deer - Rolling Hills Supply

As temperatures drop and daylight decreases, deer begin preparing for the rut. During this time, their dietary needs shift to energy-rich foods ...

Seasonal Strategy | Evolved

Minerals: Deer consumption of minerals increases during this time as demands for antler growth in bucks and lactation in does increase. Nutritional Supplements: ...

Seasonal Nutritional Needs of the Whitetail – Tecomate

The needs of the deer are adapted to when nature supplies the appropriate nutrition in greatest abundance. During the spring and summer, plant ...

Whitetail Deer Nutrition Essential to Animals' Size and Survival

While the nutritional requirements of deer are not fully known, we do know that basic protein and energy requirements must be met in order to ...

Understanding the Changing Nutritional Needs of Deer

My trail camera photos in spring and summer often show fawns with their noses buried deep in a mineral site. That additional mineral supplementation can help ...

Deer Supplementation - It Is Hot, Now What?

We often forget about the nutritional requirements required by whitetail deer during the dog days of summer. ... diet to meet the demands of antler growth.

Deer and Elk Management and Nutrition - Purina Mills

Daily dry matter intakes range from 1.5% of body weight in the mid-winter to over 3.0% in the summer and autumn. ... deer's nutrient needs are being met year- ...