Fun with mineral blocks

[The Original Rooster]

Tractor Supply had its mineral blocks on clearance so I thought I’d try a comparison test that we could watch for a few months.
First I put out out this mineral/feed block near a feeder on the back of the property.

About 100 yards away I put an apple flavored deer mineral block on a trail through some sedge grass.

On the power line I put this conventional cattle mineral block.

Finally about 100 yards from the power line I put the natural deer mineral block recommended by @fireman32 that he had good results with. Since it’s a smaller block I wedged it in a holly stump to try to keep anything from stealing it.

Now let’s just wait and see what happens! Y’all remind me if I don’t give an update every month or so.

 

[sprewett]

Looking forward to your comparison!

 

[antharper]

I bet the first one will disappear soon and the rest will turn into a hole after a few months ! Also looking forward to the comparison .
I need to check out my local TC

 

[Jim Boyd]

Great process!!!!!

Keep it going!

 

[1eyefishing]

I think it would have taken some variables out to put them all in the same spot.
But you done good! Watching...

 

[ucfireman]

You got cameras on them or just going to check periodically and watch them disappear?

 

[The Original Rooster]

You got cameras on them or just going to check periodically and watch them disappear?

Might put a camera up occasionally but mainly just plan to check them periodically.

 

[The Original Rooster]

I bet the first one will disappear soon and the rest will turn into a hole after a few months ! Also looking forward to the comparison .
I need to check out my local TC

I’m thinking that mineral/feed block will go first too since it’s a mix of minerals and corn and other stuff all compressed together. The other 3 will be interesting because they’re all on trails and will be found fairly easy.

 

[Dutch]

The grain/molasses mineral block from TS, the hogs on my place will destroy them in a couple of nights. The deer rarely mess with them.

The regular red mineral blocks the deer absolutely love.

 

[WOODIE13]

I've had good luck using granular trace mineral salt on a stump or hung in a dripper.

 

[specialk]

Looking forward to watching this unfold....ive always used plain ole white block cow salt....

 

[The Original Rooster]

Looking forward to watching this unfold....ive always used plain ole white block cow salt....

I saw one of those at Tractor Supply and almost picked it up too. I do have one more place I could put one across the creek. I'll grab one when I'm back in there next week.

 

[Nicodemus]

Just don`t put a salt block under any tree that you care about.

 

[The Original Rooster]

Just don`t put a salt block under any tree that you care about.

No, I put a couple at the base of those hollys and in that sedge grass. I hope it does kill those.

 

[Mac]

following for results

 

[furtaker]

I've had great luck with the red trace mineral blocks but I doubt you'll see much action on them right now. About May they'll be all over them.

 

[175rltw]

My blocks are gettting hit again. Around May for sure but around Christmas January February when it’s cold they seem to get hit a lot also. May the ground around them will
Be all dug and Pwed up.

 

[The Original Rooster]

As we expected, the berry flavored mineral/feed block near the feeder is getting hit pretty hard and they're pawing around it. The others just show a little wear from the rain and I think some critters may have chewed a little off them but no deer yet that I can tell.

 

[Dutch]

Deer using red mineral block on my place.

 

[Dutch]

Hogs hitting it.