Mineral Site - Block, Rock, Granules

[Addicted to Antlers]

What is your secret to success for mineral sites? How do you build yours? Do you use block, rock, granules or fine mix?

I have been trying a few different brands. 4SWildlife, Trophy Rock, Lucky Buck and a few more. What is working for you?

 

[glynr329]

The cheapest and easiest is buy (Champion's Choice
Trace Mineral Salt Block, 50 lb. $6.99
)
I dig it out a little so that when it rains it will just soak up and not run off. Pretty simple from then just chunk another block whenever you want.

 

[Dupree]

Lucky buck has had the quickest results for establishing one for me. I use it and trophy rocks also.

 

[Milkman]

@elfiii has a good guideline for establishing mineral licks in the sticky thread above.

https://forum.gon.com/threads/short...ing-safety-tracking-dogs-list-etc-etc.639344/

 

[Buford_Dawg]

Plain old mineral block from Tractor Supply or Oglethorpe county feed and seed. No need to spend alot of $$$, put one out twice a year, works great. Just lay it on ground, the salt and deer will establish a huge hole around it over time.

 

[Fork Horn]

I also use trace mineral blocks. We’ve always put our blocks on the top of stumps. Deer will lick both the block and the stump as well as dig a bit around the stump. As far as my secret of success, never let it run out. When one block is about gone, I add another, regardless of the time of year. Once deer find it, they’ll remember it and come back to it year after year.

 

[sleepr71]

I just get the Brown mineral Blocks from Tractor Supply for about $10. They have most of the minerals that the $25-30 blocks do & once the Deer discover it…they will come back year after year. Been doing this for about 15 years & just drop a new one down in the hole they’ve created. No rocket science involved ?

 

[SakoL61R]

Redmond all natural mineral blocks, loose mineral, and their conditioner.
Same thing/source/parent company as Trophy Rock, but much less cost.

 

[furtaker]

I also use the plain old trace mineral blocks or bags. I have one lick I started about 6 years ago that is now about 7 feet wide and a foot deep.

I also like putting a lick in red clay if possible.

 

[treemanjohn]

Most if the "trace mineral " block are mostly salt. You really need more than that if you're placing it for nutritional benefit

 

[toolmkr20]

Black Magic. Deer love it.

 

[furtaker]

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Yep. I just use it for an attractant for camera pics. It probably has very little nutritional benefits.

 

[Buford_Dawg]

Yep. I just use it for an attractant for camera pics. It probably has very little nutritional benefits.

Same here, it really helps to identify your deer head, especially bucks before season kicks in.

 

[glynr329]

Two I took pictures of this morning

 

[Para Bellum]

Regular ole trace mineral block.

 

[furtaker]

Same here, it really helps to identify your deer head, especially bucks before season kicks in.

Yep. I love salt licks in the summer. I don't get very many pictures of big bucks though. Mostly does and little bucks. I've noticed that a lot of times the biggest bucks only visit about once or twice a month.

 

[treemanjohn]

Yep. I just use it for an attractant for camera pics. It probably has very little nutritional benefits.

For a few more bucks you can buy something beneficial. ADM has a great trace product

 

[KevChap]

When I was a kid my dad would buy that ice cream rock salt and mix it in hot water he'd clear out a spot and pour about 3 or 4 gallons out... the deer loved it.

 

[Fork Horn]

When I was a kid my dad would buy that ice cream rock salt and mix it in hot water he'd clear out a spot and pour about 3 or 4 gallons out... the deer loved it.

I worked for a therapeutic wilderness camp for troubled teenagers for a bit of time and occasionally the counselors would make ice cream for the campers. They’d usually pour out the melted ice (full of salt) in the road (just a private dirt road) near the cafeteria building and for about a week or so afterwards deer would spend a great deal of time trying to get the salt. There was never any doubt when more was dumped out; it was always interesting to see the increased deer activity as they were after that bit of salt.

 

[buckpasser]

I wonder if it’s effective (or not) based on your region? I’ve seen quite a few attempts in my area, but they’ve never turned into the beat out holes I see posted here from other parts of the state. I’ve seen a little action on the trophy rocks, but the red mineral type blocks and salt blocks typically just get eroded by rain in my area.