since the big buck was killed off a few yrs ago I have only seen spindly bucks...saw this block on sale 9 bucks(no pun)so i put it out and within 2 hrs they were here on it.

Like picture 02:07:13, she want to see just what it was, that's for posting.

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9 Bucks

Sure no pun......

I use the trace mineral blocks - the brown ones- usually sell for 5.99 - 7.99. The deer hit them consistently. Plus in the spring the does and bucks hit them hard - really hard. Helps the bucks antler growth and helps the pregnant and nursing does. Helped the quality of deer and number of deer on my place increase a lot in the last 6 years.

She is a regular. For 4 yrs when I was back n forth from asia she came here to raise babies. I have an acre I leave grow up and every yr she would bleat at me from there warning me she had babies....so we respected her privacy.

Had those out for 2 yrs,still do.....I wanted more(protein)

always 2 out here,been droppin some young poplars for them and run a feeder with the neighbor durin jan-march.

believe predator control may help as much as anything also.

problem isnt deer numbers its now lack of big bucks

Made a HUGE mistake.........had a beautiful BIG buck...saw him frequently when i was out in the field...great spread. Told my "friend"he could hunt if he didnt kill my big buck as I wanted offspring from him. Came home next spring with a deer belly laying 50 ft from my driveway and all my barn cats dead from coyotes....fence cut.......then I saw his son in laws fb with about 30 big antlered bucks on it. Stopped permissions and told him about it.

Nice- Control what you can control- adding nutrients helps in spring for lactation in does and antler growth for bucks. Food plots are a great way to introduce high levels of protein also, clover, beans, peas etc. We shoot our nicest bucks during the wettest years, everything is chock full of nutrients, depending on how hard your area gets hunted makes controlling the age of a whitetail challenging. Genetics can also be the largest contributing factor - who were the parents of the nice buck that got killed off a few years ago, no one knows. If you're chasing world class whitetails you need the trifecta:
1) Age
2) Genetics
3) Nutrition

yup,i know....all valid points ...thanks

Does Ohio have Mentored youth hunting?

Wisconsin went to this technically you can bring your infant hunting an buy them a license so far I think the youngest I have heard of who actually shot a deer was 5 which seems a little small for me , your little guy must be getting close to big enough to hunt then you will have all those doe , choose the oldest and to harvest and fill the freezer.

with the new Ohio state strait wall cartridge laws you can get a gun to fit a small person , they only need to learn some marksmanship to put the round int he right place.

They do Pete.........He feeds these deer here...we have people hunting all the properties around ours so (his) is the only safe zone. Goats on it soon.
My freezers are full.....no need

i keep sayin i hope my buck bred that doe every time i see a doe.wifes gettin sick of hearing it.the 2 other big bucks are back on camera again although one has a really bad leg from something.

I would hope for an 18 point or better to breed them.

mainframe 6x6 has a tough time feedin the horns here.

Ive heard that.....my old friend here was from pa. He told me generally the deer didnt get as big there due to diet.

my goal is to change that

Ive planted protein in yrs past....alfalfa,clover,timothy,fawn fescue,orchardgrass etc....from the days when I pastured horses here. Need to broadcast some in with the old grass again. After crops come off the only forage thats good quality is what a few of us have in grasslands......I have 5 feeding here every night just from my pastures