�That is just a way that businesses market bagged whole corn. Our action level for aflatoxin is 20 parts per billion, regardless of what use is stated on the packaging, and we don�t have any labeling requirements for whole-seed items,� Linton said. �Any whole-corn or other whole-seed item we find with aflatoxin levels in excess of 20 ppb is immediately embargoed. The same thing goes for any ingredients used by West Virginia feed manufacturers.�

Linton noted a major distinction between whole-seed products and feed products, which can be whole-seed products that have been blended or processed in any way.

Some products sold in West Virginia include aflatoxin content on labels. Linton said some manufacturers choose to have their products independently analyzed and are not prevented from including that information on their packaging.

Some feed items imported into West Virginia are labeled as having aflatoxin content in excess of 20 ppb. Because long-term exposure to high levels of aflatoxin can cause liver damage to animals, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines allow higher levels in finishing feed for animals that will soon go to slaughter. FDA recommends no more than 20 ppb for all immature animals and all dairy animals.

To prevent the formation of aflatoxin, Linton recommended that covered feeders be used rather than dumping piles on the ground, and that corn and feed be stored in a cool, dry place. He said those are common practices in the agricultural community. He noted that stressful conditions such as drought can also be a factor in the formation of aflatoxin. (For more information visit www.wvagriculture.org)

Then before you start calling virtually everyone who hunts in Texas and Kansas "lazy," you should try to get out there and hunt. Because it ain't the same as Miserysippi, Alabama and Louisiana.

Ok I can't sleep so I will weigh in on this aflatoxin discussion. Aflatoxin is becoming non existent due to a product called Afla-guard and hybrid corn genetics being bred. For corn to pass export grades it has to be less than 20ppb (part per billion). Therefore all grain elevators have stringent testing procedures when receiving grain. Testing has to be done because you don't know where the corns final destination will be at the time of receiving. If it ends up on a barge at the gulf and doesn't pass grades...you just lost your ass and will have to sell for salvage. 20ppb won't kill anything and it sure as hell won't kill a ruminant such as a deer. I don't know about turkeys but you can feed very high levels of aflatoxins to chickens with no effect. Y'all can take what I say for what it's worth but I deal with this for a living and have seen a lot of aflatoxin. If somebody wants to go buy a bag of "deer corn" and bring me a ziplock sand which bag of it...I will grind it and run a test and tell you how many ppb it is but I will bet it will be very low.

After all isn't that the premise of a forum board. To give your opinion.

Interesting, about aflaguard and hybrids reducing aflatoxins.
And while I would be interested in testing some corn, just one sample wouldn't give us much of an idea on how much aflatoxin is in "deer corn" on average. We would need to test hundreds of bags. Some bags will have higher and some lower. Also what would be the growth rates of aflatoxin while the corn is in a feeder? What about in bags that are bought by the pallet and left at hunting camps for most of the winter before they are put out?

I did find this write up from TAMU, granted its from 1998, so it may be out dated since there is new technology/research on this avaliable.
http://www.tamuk.edu/news/archive/arch98/october/aflatoxin.html

Yes, and I'm giving mine, too, which used to be like yours until I actually hunted in states where feeders are used and realized they are not all "lazy" hunters. Until you go to a state where feeders are used, you don't know what you're talking about.

how did I miss this cluster****??????

In Florida you can put out a dump truck of corn and sit on top of it if you want to. It has been legal for a LONG time and I've never heard of a problem with wildlife being harmed. There are more dang turkeys in NW Fl than you can shake a stick at also. If it were harming wildlife I would bet they would change the law.