The ranch drought plan includes:

1.     Year-round deer 20% protein feed supplementation

2.     Free-choice whole cottonseed availability

3.     Continuously providing deer minerals

4.     Abundant clean, fresh water sources, well distributed all over the ranch to diminish the effects of heat stress

5.     Adding nutritional grade copper sulfate (CuSo4) to all water sources to provide a “secret element” to insure that whitetail dietary calcium and phosphorus imbalances are neutralized.  This insures big horns, but requires constant maintenance and supervision.

6.     Aggressive predator control

7.     Careful perimeter fence maintenance

8.     Rotational grazing and nutritional supplementation of livestock to prevent inter-species competition

As in the past, these measures will allow the Covert Ranch to deliver an outstanding deer hunting experience to its friends and clients this year and every year.  Our South Texas deer hunters’ satisfaction is paramount.  Our fawn survival was in excess of 90% last year and we are working hard to maintain it as high as possible this year.  Our September helicopter deer survey will indicate our degree of success.

Covert Ranch News - April 14, 2011

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