The Rick Burgess mixes.
Rick Burgess has spent three decades on Birmingham radio and a lifetime in Alabama deer woods. Rick's Mix for the season, the Burgess Blend for the growing months — both on one idea: take the blends that already work and triple the roasted peanuts.
For the season
Rick's Mix
Whole corn, roasted peanuts, and roasted soybeans with the Grip coating — three times the roasted peanuts of Triple Grip. Twice the protein and five times the fat of standard deer corn. Gravity or spin, trough or ground.
Contains peanuts. Not for human consumption.
For the growing months
Burgess Blend
The grow-side partner — three times the roasted peanuts of Grip Grower, with protein pellets in the blend for the months when antlers are being built instead of hunted. Protein-forward and peanut-heavy.
Run them the way the year runs: the Burgess Blend from shed drop through velvet, Rick's Mix from hard horn through the post-rut. Same mill, same ingredient family, same coating — split across the two jobs a feed program actually has.
Always check current state and local wildlife regulations before feeding, baiting, or placing attractants for deer.
Find it in a store.
If the nearest shelf is a long drive, or your store ran out mid-season, email camphouse@feedyourdeer.com and tell us where you're hunting. We'll figure out how to get feed to you. Phone works too: 205-335-8778.
What is Rick's Mix?
Rick's Mix is a 50 lb deer feed mix built with Rick Burgess and milled by Grip Feed Co. in Westover, Alabama — whole corn, roasted peanuts, and roasted soybeans with the Grip coating. It carries three times the roasted peanuts of Triple Grip, at 12% protein and 12% fat, and runs in gravity or spin feeders, troughs, or straight on the ground.
What's the difference between Rick's Mix and the Burgess Blend?
They're a pair. Rick's Mix is the attract-side mix — three times the roasted peanuts of Triple Grip, built for hunting season. The Burgess Blend is the grow-side mix — three times the roasted peanuts of Grip Grower, with protein pellets in the blend for the antler-growing months. Run Rick's Mix for the season and the Burgess Blend the rest of the year.
Who is Rick Burgess?
Rick Burgess is Birmingham radio — he co-hosted the nationally syndicated Rick & Bubba Show for three decades and now hosts The Rick Burgess Show, live from Birmingham on more than 60 stations. He's also a lifelong Alabama deer hunter, and these mixes come out of the partnership between Grip Feed Co. and his Big Vox Outdoors brand.
Where can I buy Rick's Mix?
Eleven Alabama stores carry the Rick Burgess mixes. Drop your ZIP into the store finder on this page and it'll hand you the closest three, with directions and phone numbers. If there's no store close to you, email camphouse@feedyourdeer.com or call 205-335-8778 and the mill will work out how to get feed to you.