The present invention, in one embodiment, is a method of using a plurality of
domestic ungulates to precondition a foraging area to enhance the attractiveness
of the foraging area to a plurality of wild ungulates. The method comprises selecting
the foraging area to be preconditioned, selecting a target period, selecting a
preconditioning period, and providing at least one highly palatable, portable,
self-limiting, animal feed supplement in the foraging area during the preconditioning
period. The target period is when the plurality of wild ungulates uses the foraging
area once it has been preconditioned. The preconditioning period is when the plurality
of domesticated ungulates preconditions (i.e., forages) the foraging area for use
by the wild ungulates during the target period. The highly palatable, portable,
self-limiting, animal feed supplement attracts the plurality of domesticated ungulates
to the foraging area and increases the length of stay of the plurality of domesticated
ungulates in the foraging area.