It definitely helps grow bone and helps the deer period. We used it since 1990 too. I’ve enclosed some pictures. number one shows some of the bucks we shot before 1990 and pictures two, three, and four show some of the bucks we’ve shot since 1990 when we started using Imperial Whitetail Clover and 30-06 Plus Protein. The buck I’m holding in picture 2 I shot this past year and he scored 147 inches. The buck in picture four scored 162-plus inches net. Picture 5 shows a stump that we poured 30-06 Plus Protein on. Thanks Whitetail Institute for making a great product line.