ousoonerfan22 Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Are you seeing any deer sign around the salt licks now? Also if you have a large timbered area with numerous ridges could you put a salt lick on the ridges you want to hunt and attract deer during hunting season?Maybe change their travel routes? Or are the deer mainly using the salt licks during the summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Re: salt licks I've had a camera on a salt lick for 2 weeks and only had 3 pics and none of the pics were on the lick. No tracks around the lick either. I just put it there to see if the mineral station was getting any winter activity and I got my answer. Now if I had this camera set up there in May or June I promise you I'd have plenty of pics. Just seems the deer don't crave the salt this time of year. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Re: salt licks Todd, Do you think salt licks could change the travel routes? This is on public land so the deer mainly feed on acorns and browse. I'm not seeing any tracks near the salt either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Re: salt licks [ QUOTE ] Do you think salt licks could change the travel routes? [/ QUOTE ] Honestly--nope I don't think so especially this time of year. I don't even think in the spring they would actually change their travel routes for a salt lick. First they have to find it--they might go out of their way in the spring occasionally for a nice lick of salt but changing their patterns over a salt lick--I just don't think so. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhtr1 Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Re: salt licks Salt licks are mainly used in the summer. But if the weather warms up in the winter they may use it. I was getting about 120 pics per week during the summer and now I get about 30. They still are coming to it but not very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Re: salt licks i put a salt lick out about a week ago and totally forgot about it till yeasterday, it was totally gone, the ground was all dug up and there was a doe beded down by it, she didnt stay to long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Re: salt licks Our mineral sites are seeing a minimal amount of usage now, but are still seeing some. Heaviest usage of the minerals is in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromage Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Re: salt licks What about those apple licks? Would they work this time of the year or are they a summer thing?? I have never used any type of mineral licks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRA Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Re: salt licks had some tracks in it not long ago....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugger Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Re: salt licks the more water that is in green folaige the more a deer craves salt. thats why early in the spring and summer months salt licks are hot but as the year progresses the water content of green vegitation gets lower so does a deers craving for salt. Ive read that a deer may travel several miles in search of salt in the spring. it helps out thier kidneys by reducing water content in thier body. also deer dont like the taste of minerals thats why mineral licks always contain a very high % of salt. I never put out just a plain salt lick, Mineral licks have plenty of salt in them plus an added bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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