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<blockquote data-quote="Deer Slayer" data-source="post: 1535843" data-attributes="member: 8855"><p>Deer 24/7 - Thank you for mentioning the rice bran. I also use it with my corn and alfalfa pellets. I will be picking up a bag of black eyes this week and will start an experiment. I expect that my deer will accept the peas fairly quickly,but I want to see if the coons leave it alone. I will put up a trail camera and see what happens. If the coons leave it alone then the peas will go farther. The song birds may go for the peas as they did the corn. Exchanging 5% protein in corn for 22% protein in peas is a no brainer. There may be another hidden benefit with using the peas and that involves the bobwhite.</p><p></p><p> There has been some recent speculation that a mold or fungus on the corn could be causing liver failure and cancer concerns with Mr. Bob. Check out <a href="http://www.peasplus.com" target="_blank">www.peasplus.com</a> and read up about this concern. ODWC has launched a research project targeting the demise of our quail. I used to hunt around Arnett and Harmon and we typically jumped 15 coveys of 20 to 30 birds / trip. Now it appears that the dawn is next to silent. Few whistles of "Bob, bob white" are heard. This saddens me. There are many successful comeback stories in the outdoors such as NWTF, DU, RMEF etc. Now, I hope it is time for a comeback story on our "gentleman bob". If the toxin is found to play a part in the decline of our quail then switching to peas will,hopefully, play a part in the "comeback".</p><p></p><p> In 1981-82 the use of corn feeders was becoming popular and the deer herd was exploding. The quail were plentiful but soon a decline was noticed. Now the birds are in trouble. Let's hope that answers may be found.</p><p></p><p> I will report in a week as to what I see. Stay tuned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deer Slayer, post: 1535843, member: 8855"] Deer 24/7 - Thank you for mentioning the rice bran. I also use it with my corn and alfalfa pellets. I will be picking up a bag of black eyes this week and will start an experiment. I expect that my deer will accept the peas fairly quickly,but I want to see if the coons leave it alone. I will put up a trail camera and see what happens. If the coons leave it alone then the peas will go farther. The song birds may go for the peas as they did the corn. Exchanging 5% protein in corn for 22% protein in peas is a no brainer. There may be another hidden benefit with using the peas and that involves the bobwhite. There has been some recent speculation that a mold or fungus on the corn could be causing liver failure and cancer concerns with Mr. Bob. Check out [url]www.peasplus.com[/url] and read up about this concern. ODWC has launched a research project targeting the demise of our quail. I used to hunt around Arnett and Harmon and we typically jumped 15 coveys of 20 to 30 birds / trip. Now it appears that the dawn is next to silent. Few whistles of "Bob, bob white" are heard. This saddens me. There are many successful comeback stories in the outdoors such as NWTF, DU, RMEF etc. Now, I hope it is time for a comeback story on our "gentleman bob". If the toxin is found to play a part in the decline of our quail then switching to peas will,hopefully, play a part in the "comeback". In 1981-82 the use of corn feeders was becoming popular and the deer herd was exploding. The quail were plentiful but soon a decline was noticed. Now the birds are in trouble. Let's hope that answers may be found. I will report in a week as to what I see. Stay tuned. [/QUOTE]
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