South Saturn Delta
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Firstly, thanks to everyone who was kind enough to provide insightful and very helpful information in response to my initial post on this forum, asking for guidance and support.
I am going to my buddies house to start preparing the areas surveyed by his three ground blinds. I do not believe he has any natural growing food plots in these areas presently. He does, however, have several feeders that I need to assist with installing. He plans to put corn in these feeders. He also has requested I purchase salt/mineral blocks and an item branded "Lucky Buck," which will be strewn upon the ground. I have some questions to help me prep the area as best as possible.
1 - Has anyone had success with "Lucky Buck?" I will get a bag because it is his property and I am learning from him, and that is what he has requested. But is there something better I should also get a bag or two of?
2 - He is suggesting I get about 3 of the 50 pound salt blocks sold at Tractor Supply for about $7 or so. As far as I can tell, these products are marketed to be used for cattle and other livestock. It seems to be mostly salt. I don't know if it has the other "minerals" found on the similar products marketed to deer hunters, such as "Trophy Rock." The "Trophy Rock" weighs about a 1/3rd as much as the Tractor Supply item, and it costs twice as much. So, I am certainly fine using the better value item, but am I missing out in terms of quality?
3 - My friend says the liquid deer attractants such as "Deer Cane," "Big J," etc. are complete wastes of money, marketing ploys to separate a fool from his money, and has discouraged me from buying them. Would the members of this forum suggest otherwise?
4 - What about the other types of urine/hormone attractants, such as "Tinks?" How are they best used and are they worth using?
5 - Will the different types of feed, minerals and various types of liquid attractants affect the taste of the meat, or will these products be such a small part of the deer's diet that it is inconsequential? For instance, if I could plant certain things in a food plot or dump a bucket of acorns by the blind/stand, would that make the deer meat taste sweeter or less gamy?
6 - Once these items are placed in the field, would I be scaring deer away for a week or so every time I went back into the hunting area to restock the feeders?
7 - I am hunting more for does for meat than bucks. If the products mentioned above such as "Tinks" and the liquid attractants, which are marketed primarily for bucks, work well and bring them into the area, would that possibly scare away does at a certain point of the season.
I am generally the type of person to overdo stuff and buy some of everything. I realize that may not be best for attracting deer.
Thanks again for everyone's help.
I am going to my buddies house to start preparing the areas surveyed by his three ground blinds. I do not believe he has any natural growing food plots in these areas presently. He does, however, have several feeders that I need to assist with installing. He plans to put corn in these feeders. He also has requested I purchase salt/mineral blocks and an item branded "Lucky Buck," which will be strewn upon the ground. I have some questions to help me prep the area as best as possible.
1 - Has anyone had success with "Lucky Buck?" I will get a bag because it is his property and I am learning from him, and that is what he has requested. But is there something better I should also get a bag or two of?
2 - He is suggesting I get about 3 of the 50 pound salt blocks sold at Tractor Supply for about $7 or so. As far as I can tell, these products are marketed to be used for cattle and other livestock. It seems to be mostly salt. I don't know if it has the other "minerals" found on the similar products marketed to deer hunters, such as "Trophy Rock." The "Trophy Rock" weighs about a 1/3rd as much as the Tractor Supply item, and it costs twice as much. So, I am certainly fine using the better value item, but am I missing out in terms of quality?
3 - My friend says the liquid deer attractants such as "Deer Cane," "Big J," etc. are complete wastes of money, marketing ploys to separate a fool from his money, and has discouraged me from buying them. Would the members of this forum suggest otherwise?
4 - What about the other types of urine/hormone attractants, such as "Tinks?" How are they best used and are they worth using?
5 - Will the different types of feed, minerals and various types of liquid attractants affect the taste of the meat, or will these products be such a small part of the deer's diet that it is inconsequential? For instance, if I could plant certain things in a food plot or dump a bucket of acorns by the blind/stand, would that make the deer meat taste sweeter or less gamy?
6 - Once these items are placed in the field, would I be scaring deer away for a week or so every time I went back into the hunting area to restock the feeders?
7 - I am hunting more for does for meat than bucks. If the products mentioned above such as "Tinks" and the liquid attractants, which are marketed primarily for bucks, work well and bring them into the area, would that possibly scare away does at a certain point of the season.
I am generally the type of person to overdo stuff and buy some of everything. I realize that may not be best for attracting deer.
Thanks again for everyone's help.
