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Feeding Wildlife
New AntlerMax™ and WaterShield Technologies are the foundation for
Purina’s next generation of Deer Chow®, and it’s put a buzz in the industry
that hasn’t been seen in over 20 years.
To consistently produce strong, healthy deer, it takes
dedication to a year - around nutrition program... the nutrition found in
Purina's new and improved, easy-to-use, newly-formulated AntlerMax Deer Chows.
With AntlerMax Deer Chow, you can provide a complete balanced feeding program not
available from grain or forage alone.
White Tail Live....Powhatan
 
One of our customers in western Powhatan set up his camera and
captured these pictures at his feeding areas. He feeds Purina AntlerMax
along with whole corn and sunflower seeds.
White Tail Live....AntlerMax-Fed Deer On-Line!
Log-On www.whitetaillive.tv
to see a live video from one of 16 cameras strategically positioned at River
Ridge Ranch, a 192-acre preserve in Guernsey County, Ohio. You'll get to
learn behaviors and habits first hand, all for the comforts of home.
Imagine being able to see huge, trophy deer anytime you want, 24/7.
River Ridge Ranch feeds Deer Chow with AntlerMax
exclusively. And the results speak for themselves. You will be amazed at
how big these whitetails really are.
White Tail
Deer
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PURINA MILLS® SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING
SYSTEM FOR DEER AND ELK
Optimal deer and elk health requires year-round supplemental feeding
as shown below:
January – September
Deer:
AntlerMax™ Deer 20
AntlerMax Deer & Elk Trophy Mineral™ |
Elk:
AntlerMax™ Elk 20
AntlerMax Deer & Elk Trophy Mineral™ |
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October – December
Deer:
AntlerMax™ Rut & Conditioning Deer 16
AntlerMax™ Deer & Elk Trophy Mineral™
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Elk:
AntlerMax™ Hi-Energy Elk 14
AntlerMax™ Deer & Elk Trophy Mineral™ |
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Description of Purina Products
AntlerMax™ Deer 20
- A 20%-protein pelleted supplement designed to enhance the deer’s natural
forage diet.
- Patented AntlerMax™ Technology to promote superior antler growth in
bucks, reproductive success and abundant milk production in does and assure
optimum growth and healthy development in fawns.
- Feed in January when antler development begins through September or until
antler growth is complete (harden).
AntlerMax™ Rut & Conditioning Deer 16
- A 16%-protein, fat-enhanced pelleted supplement designed to improve
the deer’s body condition prior to and throughout the rut.
- Patented AntlerMax™ Technology to support top body conditioning
necessary for growing big antlers in bucks, healthy fawns in does and
low mortality in fawns the following year.
- Feed starting in October or one month before the start of the rut
through December or until antlers begin to drop.
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AntlerMax™ Deer & Elk Trophy Mineral™
- A research-proven mineral supplement with proprietary AntlerMax™
Mineral Technology for optimal antler growth, reproductive success and
enhanced growth rates.
- Contains a strong apple smell for exceptional palatability.
- Formulated with 2:1 calcium / phosphorus ratio for ideal nutritional
needs and a balanced ratio of vitamins A, D and E to promote robust
health and immune function.
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AntlerMax™ Elk 20
- A 20%-protein pelleted supplement designed to enhance the elk’s
natural forage diet.
- Patented AntlerMax™ Technology to promote superior antler growth
in bulls, reproductive success and abundant milk production in cows
and assure optimum growth and healthy development in calves.
- Feed in January when antler development begins through September or
until antler growth is complete (harden).
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AntlerMax™ WaterShield™ Deer 20
- A 20%-protein pelleted supplement designed to enhance the deer’s
natural forage diet.
- Patented AntlerMax Technology to promote superior antler growth in
bucks, reproductive success and abundant milk production in does and
assure optimum growth and healthy development in fawns.
- Feed in January when antler development begins through September or
until antler growth is complete (harden).
- Contains a WaterShield™ Technology option to reduce wet pellet
waste and labor and enhance flowability through gravity and broadcast
feeders.
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WaterShield™ Technology Protection:
Exclusive WaterShield™ Technology is a unique water-resistant
process that enables the Deer and Elk Chow pellets to repel
moisture. This helps to significantly reduce pellet waste and labor
commonly associated with rain, humidity and damp feeding conditions.
It is safe, doesn’t affect palatability, and ensures high
consumption of AntlerMax Technology. In addition, WaterShield
Technology enhances the flowability of Deer and Elk Chow pellets
through gravity and broadcast feeders. This helps reduce the chance
of deer and elk going without feed because of a clogged feeder.
Feeding Deer Chow with WaterShield can help save you money during
wet conditions because of reduced pellet waste and less labor
scooping out wet mushy feed.
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Feeding Corn
If you wish to use corn in your feeding program, you can blend
75% Purina High Protein Deer Checker with 25% corn to produce a 17% protein
diet. Blending 50% corn will give you a 14% protein diet. It is not
recommended that you free choice feed this ration mix as deer to tend to
over-consume and sort out feed of choice.
Apple Flavored Deer Blocks
Highly palatable deer blocks containing 6% protein should be
fed year round. They are easy to sue, long lasting and more complete than
whole grains. They should be buried and covered with one inch of
dirt. This mask the human smell and allows the box to
deteriorate. The deer can smell the block and will dig for the
block.
Purina Game Management Mineral
A loose mineral containing a balance of calcium, phosphorus
and other essential minerals should be fed free-choice to help balance the
nutritional needs of animals throughout the year. This mineral contains
12% calcium and 12% phosphorus and high levels of copper, zinc and other
essential trace minerals critical for proper bone development in young fawns and
antler growth in bucks.
| How to Establish a Mineral/Salt Lick |
| Locate your salt lick
25-30 feet to the side of your food plot. Dig out a hole in
the ground about 36" wide and 18" deep. Take about
1/3 of the soil and mix thoroughly with one 25 lb. bag of
RACKMASTER loose mineral/salt mix. Put this mixture in the
hole. This should fill the hole up to about 5" from the
former ground level. |
| Next, open your mineral
block and place it on top of the mixture of dirt, sinking it into
the dirt until only about 1/2-2/3 of the block is exposed.
Dispose of dirt you have left by moving it from the area.
The ingredients contained in your newly established mineral/salt
lick will constantly attract deer to your area and should aid in
antler growth when used during the critical antler development
period in the Spring and Summer months. |
| Watch your lick
carefully. Check it at least monthly. When the deer
begin to use the lick you should replace the mineral/salt block
when it is depleted. IMPORTANT - check the depth of your
RACKMASTER mineral/salt lick. Never let the level of the
block go below 8" from original ground level. When this
occurs, you should take another bag of you mineral/salt mixture
and thoroughly mix it with the remaining mineral/salt in your lick
using about 10% dirt in the mixture to bring the mixture back to
the level of 6" below the original ground level. |
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Supplements we carry from Evolved Habitat
Deer Cain
Rack-Up
Stump Likker
Flavored Mineral Blocks -4 lb.
Flavored blocks that provide beneficial mineral nutrients, saturated with the
taste that deer, elk, & moose crave. They will lick-em up until they are
gone!
Sweet Corn & Molasses Block; Acorn Sweet Block; Wild Persimmon
Block; Apple Mineral Block.
The Law
It is not illegal to feed wildlife but it is
illegal to hunt over a feeding area. Check with your local game warden for
the regulations in your county.
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