| Anter King ® Elk Program |
| The Antler King ® Program is designed to exceed all of the nutritional requirements for elk for maintenance, gestation, lactation, and optimum velvet growth. Always offer free choice forage (hay, pasture) and water. |
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| Calves |
1st 15 Months - 2-5 lbs Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets / head / day
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Birth to 9 Months - 2-5 lbs Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets / head / day
9 Months to 15 Months - 75% Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets, 25% Grain (corn/oats) |
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| Cows: All Females Over 15 Months |
April to May - Gradually increase Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets 2-4 lbs / head / day
June to August - Lactation: Protein, minerals and vitamins are in great demand. Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets 2-6 lbs / head / day
September to October - Flushing for breeding season. 2 lbs of Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets / head / day
November to March - Gestation Maintenance: 1-2 lbs Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets - body score cows - cows should have a condition score of 3.0 to 3.5. If cows are under conditioned, feed additional corn, be careful not to over condition cows as this can cause calving problems. |
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| Bulls: All Mature Males Over 15 Months |
February to June - Velvet diet: 3-8 lbs of Antler King's ® Deer/Elk Pellets or 3-5 lbs of Antler King's ® Deer/Elk Pellets and 2-4 lbs of grain.
Maintenance diet all other times of the year. 1-2 lbs Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets along with 1-3 lbs of grain depending upon conditions.
Breeding bulls after rut should have 2-3 lbs of Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets and 3-6 lbs of grain until they gain back their pre-rut weight.
Antler King ® Deer/Elk Pellets will exceed all requirements for protein, energy, major minerals and trace minerals including copper, manganese, zinc, iron, selenium and vitamins. |
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| This is Homer (Scoring 570 Inches @ Age 4) |
 | "This is a picture of Homer, he is 4 years old and scores over 570 inches (as a 3 year old he scored 443 inches) all measurements have been scored by the North American Elk Breeders trained antler scorers. At Mariah Elk farm we use Antler King Deer and Elk pellets along with Antler King Trophy Deer Mineral. I don’t think anyone could argue the results, we are pleased and will continue using your fine products."
- Mariah Elk Farm
"Bull elk on the Antler King ® Program placed #1 as the highest scoring 4 year old typical, #1 as the highest scoring 6 year old non-typical, #2 as the highest scoring typical, and 3rd place as the highest scoring 6 year old typical. These are results from the International Elk Antler Competition held August 5th and 6th in St. Cloud Minnesota in 2000." |
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