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Example of a Mineral Site Set-up...
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Jim Boyd
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That will get it done!!!!!
nmurph
Senior Member
Can someone post a link to the mix you are using?
Tight Lines
Senior Member
Nmuprh I basically follow this: https://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/big-game-hunting/whitetail-deer/create-mineral-licks-cheap
And then add this:
And then refresh it 1-2 times per year the first couple of years, then once per year thereafter in the spring...
nmurph
Senior Member
Sorry, meant this for those that buy the powdered minerals from TSC.
deast1988
Senior Member
5lbs of big six trace minerals from TSC, 5lbs of course salt cattle minerals from TSC, 4gallons of water 1 packet of grape koolaid and a bag of deer cane mineral
Add all the stuff into your prepped site, mix cane koolaid into water then pour it over the site.
Add all the stuff into your prepped site, mix cane koolaid into water then pour it over the site.
Tight Lines
Senior Member
Jim Boyd
Senior Member
Any and all of those will work.
Pool salt will work.
Salted road run off pulls them to highways all the time.
To me, it is the LOCATION that makes the lick work.
I use the same things in each location, yet some are successful and some not.
Damp SEEMS to be one of the keys for success.
Pool salt will work.
Salted road run off pulls them to highways all the time.
To me, it is the LOCATION that makes the lick work.
I use the same things in each location, yet some are successful and some not.
Damp SEEMS to be one of the keys for success.
Tight Lines
Senior Member
I agree with this...if I can get water to pool regularly with rain, it is definitely one of my better spots...sometimes have to dig the hole to get it started...and an old hollow stump in a low area near a trail = PURE GOLD!
Tight Lines
Senior Member
This one on my old lease was great...old oak hollow stump, trail to the right, and a low area around the roots...they loved this one...when it rains, the stump fills up and it's like a new lick all over again...
nickel back
Senior Member
this stuff is pretty dang good
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Evolved-...=sem&msclkid=671d9ad396eb19f3caf9c41152b16e37
just mix with your 50lb bag of mineral salt...
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Evolved-...=sem&msclkid=671d9ad396eb19f3caf9c41152b16e37
just mix with your 50lb bag of mineral salt...
Tight Lines
Senior Member
Put it on all my mineral sites...
madsam
Senior Member
Man, looks good.!!! Your gonna pull deer in from the surrounding counties.Wish
I could set up like that. I hunt around 2 herds of cows.
I could set up like that. I hunt around 2 herds of cows.
bigblocktransam
Senior Member
Trace minerals from tractor supply work good for something the deer can lick.. for bucks it’s missing calcium and phosphorus. It does contain magnesium for lactating does though.
bigblocktransam
Senior Member
I’ve had poor luck with trophy rock. Washed out in about 3 good rainstorms.. thought it would be good in the ground, they didn’t hit it until I poured other minerals in.
Tight Lines
Senior Member
Ha I wish! We shall see...
nmurph
Senior Member
Man, I just spent three hours on a tangent about these minerals we are putting out... by and large a waste of time with the makeup and bioavailability of what we're putting out vs what WT need.
treadwell
Senior Member
I've found the best area is one with real red clay, not sandy red clay. They eat the dirt.
Tight Lines
Senior Member
I don't put a lot of stock into thinking I'm growing antlers or really helping with a deer's nutrition...my thinking is that they are going to visit the sites, which allows me to pattern and take a census. Most whitetail have sufficient nutrition around them...Mother Nature won't allow the herd to grow if not...our food, food plots, and minerals serve a purpose, but to me it is mostly for us...
nmurph
Senior Member
That's certainly fine. However, if the goal is have minerals as an attractant, then plain pool salt is all that's needed. I look at minerals as one more piece of the puzzle, and while deer can find most of what they need in their browse, body growth and antler size can be optimized. In the same way that humans can live pretty well on burgers and junk food, it certainly doesn't help with lifespan or the shape of our body.
