How to Feed Corn to Starving Deer

A deer's food sources can be scarce during the winter months. To help alleviate their hunger, you can feed them whole-shelled corn from a deer feeder. Whole-shelled corn has been stripped off the cob. The corn should only be a supplement to the foliage that deer feed on, so limit the amount you give them. Also, keep in mind that a deer's digestive tract cannot handle large amounts of corn at a single time.

Things You'll Need

• Whole-shelled corn
• Deer feeder

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Purchase whole shelled corn from your local feed store.

   • 2

     Place a deer feeder in a secluded area, away from human traffic. Hang it from a tree or place it on the ground.

   • 3

     Fill the feeder with corn.

   • 4

     Watch the feeder to see whether deer are feeding from it. If rodents and other pests are eating the corn, remove it from ground level.

   • 5

     Refill the feeder as needed but do feed the deer more than 10 pounds of corn per week.