Let s also recognize that captive deer breeders growing giant antlers on their bucks are feeding minerals to their entire herd both bucks and does.
What to feed deer to grow big racks.
To deny that minerals can help a buck grow a bigger rack is like saying a farmer gets no benefit from fertilizing his corn fields.
This not only helps with antler growth during the spring and summer but it also helps does that are.
So most deer will readily eat protein supplements.
The easiest of those variables a deer manager can control is diet.
Sportsman s choice has a track record of producing big deer year after year on some of the largest properties in texas.
Sportsman s choice and record rack.
George i have raised white tailed deer before and some deer will have 8 points there first year or maybe 6 so these are what i would consider some good base genetics to build big racks.
The size of buck s rack is dependent on age genetics and diet.
We know that big healthy bucks grow outsized antlers much more often than nutritionally deficient bucks and that healthy females tend to grow bigger healthier fawns during pregnancy that in turn have greater potential to be big healthy bucks.