Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Jul 7, 2007 12:40:26 GMT -5
I think it all depends on the area you hunt.
www.whitetails.com/deer_info/species/whitetail.cfm
[glow=red,2,300]As with most other mammals, the feeding habits of whitetails vary from place to place and from season to season[/glow]. E. L. Atwood listed more than 500 different plants utilized by whitetails in the United States . Availability determines in large measure what the animals will eat but if adequate food is available, the deer are dainty eaters and exercise considerable choice in the items taken. In the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas , whitetails feed extensively on mountain mahogany and other low shrubs. In the Edwards Plateau region the [glow=red,2,300]deer graze twice as much as they browse[/glow]. There, 67% of their total feeding time was spent in grazing on forbs and grasses, 26% in eating fruits and mast, and only 7% in browsing. In South Texas , however, browse species make up the bulk of the diet.
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www.whitetails.com/deer_info/species/whitetail.cfm
[glow=red,2,300]As with most other mammals, the feeding habits of whitetails vary from place to place and from season to season[/glow]. E. L. Atwood listed more than 500 different plants utilized by whitetails in the United States . Availability determines in large measure what the animals will eat but if adequate food is available, the deer are dainty eaters and exercise considerable choice in the items taken. In the Chisos Mountains of Trans-Pecos Texas , whitetails feed extensively on mountain mahogany and other low shrubs. In the Edwards Plateau region the [glow=red,2,300]deer graze twice as much as they browse[/glow]. There, 67% of their total feeding time was spent in grazing on forbs and grasses, 26% in eating fruits and mast, and only 7% in browsing. In South Texas , however, browse species make up the bulk of the diet.
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