TYPE OF FEED: complete
FORM OF FEED: 1/8" or mini pellets
PACKAGING: 50 lb paper bags
SPECIES: whitetail deer
AGES: adult does, maintenance for bucks

FEATURES:

• Complete pelleted 17% protein diet with all the necessary ingredients for whitetail deer (concentrate selectors) and the American Elk (intermediate selectors)
• Contains sufficient quality fiber to maintain rumen or gut function
• Formulated for the adult doe or cow but will maintain bucks or bulls
• For optimum growth in fawns and for optimum antler development feed Buckeye 21% Buck and Fawn Pellets: do not feed shelled corn, horse or cattle feed to deer (see back page for information)

Crude Protein, Minimum	17.00%
Crude Fat, Minimum	2.00%
Crude Fiber, Maximum	15.00%
Calcium (Ca), Minimum	0.60%
Calcium (Ca), Maximum	1.10%
Phosphorus (P), Minimum	.60%
Salt (NaCl), Minimum	.30%
Salt (NaCl), Maximum	.80%
Vitamin A, Minimum	5,000 IU/lb.
Vitamin D, Minimum	1200 IU/lb.
Vitamin E, Minimum	70 IU/lb.

INGREDIENTS: Grain Products, Roughage Products, Plant Protein Products, Processed Grain By-Products, Forage Products, Calcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Magnesium Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Cobalt Carbonate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Choline Chloride.

FEEDING DIRECTIONS: Feed Buckeye 17% Deer Ration (Doe & Breeder Pellets) to does year round and to bucks during the breeding season when they are with the does. Feed free choice at the rate of approximately 1.7% to 3.5% of body weight in a protected feeder. Hay, pasture, or browse are not a nutritional requirement when feeding Buckeye 17% Deer Ration (Doe & Breeder Pellets) which contain sufficient quality fiber, but it will reduce the stress from boredom. Provide free access to clean, fresh water at all times as well as Buckeye T.M. Salt with Selenium. Do not feed this product if the feed has become moldy or out of condition. Please read the following paragraph for important information.

VERY IMPORTANT: In the winter months when daylight hours are short, deer will naturally reduce their consumption as their metabolism rate slows. This is their normal method of dealing with the reduced feed supply and their winter environment. The deer will appear unthrifty with their winter haircoat and their declining body weight as they partially live off their body fat reserves they build up during the spring and summer months when food is plentiful. Food consumption will decline to 1.3% - 1.5% of body weight. This is normal and is not that they are sick or that they do not like the Buckeye 17% Deer Ration. As spring approached and the days become longer, body metabolism and feed consumption will increase rapidly. Buckeye 17% Deer Ration is formulated to allow for these lower intakes with special high quality mineral and vitamins, plus adequate fiber to help maintain the rumen function. We do not recommend feeding shelled corn, horse feed, dairy feed, or other high energy feed because it may cause the deer to go into acidosis and become sick. More pet deer and deer close to urban areas are killed by well intentioned individuals feeding unbalanced diets than die from starvation.