Guest hooksetter163 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 I have a lease in the texas panhandle that i have hunted for 4 years, feeders are not an option because of the cattle on pasture in the early season. has anyone ever used mineral blocks or salt blocks with any luck. thanks for the help. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Salt blocks work well. Dig a small hole about 3" - 4" deep. Place a round rubber feeding pan into the hole. Lay the salt block in the pan and then cover the whole thing with dirt. The salt block should stick out above the ground. The rubber pan will keep it from melting totally away. By putting it a few inches in the ground you keep them from flipping it over and pushing it away from the pan. They dont work nearly as well as feed IMHO but it does work! Its pretty cheap too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Welcome to the forum :D Might check out these links..... http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74883 http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72304&highlight=mineral ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearClaw Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I use trace mineral blocks and they work great in my area. I tried to bury them halfway but all there is is rock and clay so what little dirt there is gets washed away but the deer come into it a lot and I have lots of pics from my trail camera with the deer in them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Welcome to the forums. Salt blocks and mineral attractants do work pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamoGuy Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Mineral blocks work well. I have never had an issue with deer flipping them over or them melting away tho. However, I would like to mention that the cattle may be an issue with the mineral block as well. A herd of cattle can consume a 40 lb. block in just a few days time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Never used one, but my buddy had one out years ago, and they still lick the ground where it was, and it hasn't been there for probably 4 years. Good luck, and welcome to the forums! Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hooksetter163 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 thanks for all the advice, I am going to put out 3 or 4 this weekend. I will let you know how it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madabouthuntin Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I have been using the bag of salt used for water softener systems. You can buy a 40 lb bag of the salt for about 4 bucks! I have used it 2 ways with luck. I have just poured it out on the ground and have deer come up and eat it that way. When it rains it will melt some of the salt into the ground and it will stay there for a long while. I have also dug a hole into the ground. Poured a good amount of the salt into it. Then use the dirt I removed and mix it back in with the salt. I have a hole where they have dug deep into the ground to get to all of it. Remember deer are used to licking the ground to get minerals as well. So doing it this way goes along witj how they do naturally. Good Luck! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 We have put out salt for the deer for the past 5 or 6 years. Put out one 50 pound block every year. We put them in the same spot every year and the deer use it so much there is a hole a foot deep and five foot long where we put it. See deer using it alot during the evening in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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