Interesting

[BuckKiller]

I was reading a book that I got for christmas and it said that deer are not strict vegitarians. They will catch fish (in shallow streams), birds and beetles. Anyone else not know that?

[Grant Pearson]

I knew that. I actually saw a picture of a deer with a small trout in its mouth. very interesting. It was in a book copyrighted in the early 80's, so it wasn't photoshopped.

[jltimm]

What? You mean people will start making trout ponds and streams for food plots?

[Grant Pearson]

What? You mean people will start making trout ponds and streams for food plots?

food plots for whom?

[jltimm]

Deer. Get it!

[Grant Pearson]

I might be taking advantage of them too though!

[pinkfloyd4ever]

That is interesting always thought they ate plants, nuts and berries.

[Grant Pearson]

I have also seen deer lick, and sometimes eat off of a gut pile from another deer..... I thought it was quite strange.

[Mark Christianson]

I had a trail cam set over a pile of duck carcasses this fall, and the deer were nosing in it a lot. I got one pic with feathers sticking out of the side of the mouth of one that was chewing on one.

[Grant Pearson]

I had a trail cam set over a pile of duck carcasses this fall, and the deer were nosing in it a lot. I got one pic with feathers sticking out of the side of the mouth of one that was chewing on one.

mmmmmmhmmmmmmm.......fiber..............

[mrklean]

hmm i guess a new way to bait deer dnr cant get you then

[Grant Pearson]

hmm i guess a new way to bait deer dnr cant get you then

if you want to hunt over a gut pile waiting for other deer to show up and chow down, go right ahead. It's not their first choice of food, but they occasionally (key word) will goto a gut pile.

[Quackaddict9]

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if you want to hunt over a gut pile waiting for other deer to show up and chow down, go right ahead. It's not their first choice of food,

pretty sure 98% of us know that lol

80% probably think its corn

10% beans/alfalfa/acorn

5% trout!!

5% other.

[BuckKiller]

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if you want to hunt over a gut pile waiting for other deer to show up and chow down, go right ahead. It's not their first choice of food,

pretty sure 98% of us know that lol

80% probably think its corn

10% beans/alfalfa/acorn

5% trout!!

5% other.

well I guess my whole family is part of the 2%.

LOL I like the trout pond idea

[paul pachowicz]

they'll gnaw on thier bloody velvet as they rub it off as well.

[fishermn]

I saw pics of a deer eating fish guts that were left out on the rocks (for the birds) up in the BWCA. I woulda never expected that!

Also, on North American Whitetail TV this year the good Dr. did a segment on gutpiles and their effect on other deer. Deer were actually the first ones to show up many times. They would eat a little and move on, leaving the rest for the birds and other predators...

[mrklean]

i guess someone couldnt tell i was joking

[spivak]

My friend did his graduate work on grassland nesting birds in Montana. Deer were a significant predator of grassland nests. They'd eat the eggs whenever they'd find them.

[BuckKiller]

oh weird... I never would have thought that deer are a significant predator of anything... very very interesting

[Big-Al]

I have shot several deer with their head down over a gut pile. I have also seen video of a deer eating a bird.