Will deer eat honey?

Both the sweetness of the honey and the protein and fat of the peanut butter are irresistible to deer. You shouldn't feed deer honey and peanut butter every day, but it definitely makes for a good deer lure or an occasional treat.
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What do deer love to eat the most?

Deer will primarily eat browse (woody portion of leaves and stems), forbs (broad-leaved plants), mast (acorns, apples, etc), and grass. Although these are the main foods deer like to eat, the quantity of these different foods differ throughout the year and the region you are hunting.
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What should you not feed deer?

Feed deer fruits that are found in their natural habitat (apples, grapes, and carrots are all great). Do not feed them citrus or acidic fruits or vegetables. What type of corn should deer be fed? Corn is very hard for deer to digest, so it is recommended to not feed them corn at all.
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What is a deer's favorite snack?

Deer adore fruits and nuts. They love pecans, hickory nuts and beechnuts acorns in addition to acorns. A couple of favorite fruits are apples, blueberries, blackberries and persimmons.
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What can I feed the deer in my backyard?

A deer will rely on its fat reserves for most of their bodily functions and energy requirements, but they do still need to eat. Their diet consists mostly of woody browse this time of year, early successional species like blackberries and greenbriers, and saplings.
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What is the cheapest thing to feed deer?

An inexpensive way to feed deer is with corn. Deer love corn and many hunters rely on it for supplemental feeding. That being said, corn is not an excellent source of protein, which is essential for antler growth and the nursing of fawns.
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Will deer eat peanut butter?

Deer love peanut butter, so it is an excellent bait. You can use peanut butter alone or in a mixture to lure deer into an area for hunting or just to enjoy watching them.
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Do deers like marshmallows?

Deer will eat anything. They will eat most sweets, but it breaks down the amino acids in their digestive track and inhibits their ability to digest properly. Our old neighbor used to feed deer marshmallows.
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Do deers like sweets?

The deer also enjoy treats, just as we may like sweets and birds have a fondness for suet. Bird seed is one treat they like.
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Will deer eat oats?

As previously mentioned, oats are highly favored by deer and they consistently rank among the top species consumed by deer in forage preference trials. Oats are highly nutritious as well. In well-managed food plots with a neutral soil pH and good fertility, oats can contain more than 25% crude protein.
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Should I cut up apples for deer?

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Use more apples once you begin to see deer at the feeding spot. Cut the slices of apples into smaller pieces and place into a bowl.
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Are salt licks good for deer?

All hooved mammals love salt, so licks made only of salt do a fine job of attracting deer. Licks with added flavors, minerals and nutrients can be even better, especially if you find one the deer in your area really love.
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Why you should not feed wild deer?

Supplemental Feeding Can Harm Deer

attract predators and increase risk of death by coyotes or domestic dogs. spread disease among deer. cause aggression, wasting vital energy reserves and leading to injury or death. reduce fat reserves as deer use energy traveling to and from the feed site.
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Can deer eat raisins?

Wild raisins for Deer

Birds commonly eat them, but whatever is left shrivels and resembles the raisins we use for our meals. For deer, they are not the first meal of choice but are generally eaten during the winter.
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Can you feed deer carrots?

Carrots are root vegetables and can be found in a number of colors such as orange, purple, red, and yellow. Once in a carrot garden, deer will dig up the carrots and eat them. A garden full of carrots is one of the quickest ways to attract a population of deer.
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Can deer eat bread?

FYI- Feeding deer bread. A small amounts of white bread cannot do any harm, but if a single deer were to eat anything more than a few slices of bread there is always the potential for life-threatening lacticacidosis.
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Do deer like sugar cubes?

They like apples and there are other deer attractives that have sugar in them. Give it a try if you are allowed to bait deer in your area but you might also attract some ants also!
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What sweet stuff do deer like?

Deer will feed on apples, whether ripe or not, as soon as they hit the ground. The feeding seems almost casual at first, as if they're waiting for something to change. Then it does. Frost hits and few if any of the now sweeter apples get left uneaten.
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What is the best thing to bait deer with?

By far the most popular and widely used bait for attracting whitetails is corn. Not only is deer corn highly consumed and well received by whitetails in almost every habitat across the continent, but it's also one of the cheapest options for hunters.
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Will deer eat frozen apples?

yes you can freeze them but when they thaw they will be kinda soft. the deer will eat them no matter what .
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Is watermelon good for deer?

The answer is Yes. They eat watermelons and many other fruits. Deer particularly eat watermelons when they are ripe, which can ruin the harvest. They make holes in the watermelon rind and chew the tasty flesh on the inside.
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Does vanilla attract deer?

Vanilla Extract will attract deer. Peanut Butter works too, atleast in the SC woods I hunt in.
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What smell do deer like?

Deer are attracted to the smell of soil as is, but if you want to up the attraction factor, pour some buck or doe urine, or scrape starter into it.
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Do deer eat potato peelings?

Yes deers will eat anything during the winter including potato peels.
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