deer attractant recipe You can purchase all of the ingredients at your local Grocery Store or Dollar Store, with maybe the exception of the bag of Corn. Feeder Corn though, but uncleaned corn works just as well if not better. Your preference. What you will need: (Rule of thumb, buy the cheapest versions of the following to help save money.) 40 or 50 lb of Corn 1 lb Sugar 64 ozs of pancake syrup, I like to use an entire gallon if you can find it cheap enough at Sams if one is close. Maple syrup will work just as good. 5 packages of Strawberry Jello Mix, the sugar free works but I prefer the added sugar of the regular. It must be Strawberry. One large container of regular table salt, the size you would buy to fill your own salt shakers Optional: Small Square Bale or 50 lb bag of Compressed Cubes of Alfalfa. Instructions: Follow these instructions as follows as there is a reason to my madness. I've been using this recipe for years now, and I have worked out the kinks for you. If you have Wild Hogs in your area and do not want them at this bait location then you will need to build a large circle design pen using hog panels and T-Post. A circle pattern makes the Deer feel more comfortable than a square. It is also harder for the hogs to destroy with out the corners for leverage. Do not use in a broadcast or gravity feeder as the sugar and jello will clog it. It is best used in a trough style feeder, (Free Choice) or on the ground. Mix all ingredients in the feeder or on the ground with corn. If you choose to use the Alfalfa as well, and I highly recommend you do. Then if using the Compressed Cubes mix the Cubes with the corn and other ingredients. If using a bale I generally take half the bale and chop it up with a shovel and mix it the I use the remaining bale to ground feed. Let the baited area rest approximately 2 evenings for the first time applying for best results. Deer sometimes take up to a day or two to fully get used to something new. If they have not been exposed to Alfalfa before it can take a few days for them to be accustomed to the smell. It all depends on your location on how fast the Deer will find it and keep coming back to it. Once they find it they will continue to come back 2-3 times per day. The Alfalfa is especially useful during the spring and summer as it is high in protein and calcium. Which is need for fawn development and antler growth. Here is how it works. Salt- Acts as a salt lick for the deer and soaks into the ground. This is what helps them come back even after everything else is gone. Syrup- Adds to the aroma and sticks to their noses, causing an irresistible craving Jello- Gives off a strong aroma of Strawberries while binding with the syrup and coating the corn with a strong strawberry smell. Corn- Natural food source for Deer. Aroma and taste Sugar- Sweetens the attractant beyond anything you can buy commercially. Also binds with the other ingredients to give it an extra kick. Alfalfa- 15-30% Protein, high in calcium and other nutrients needed for optimal deer growth. Very High Quality Forage once the Deer taste it the first time they will crave it.
My recipe: Corn in the winter. Monster Raxx mineral in the spring/summer. Seems to work pretty well for me! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
