Originally Posted by LetOff
Originally Posted by BuckRabbit
Looking to do my own mineral sites from here out and just wanted to see what the opinions here had to say on the matter. TIA


If I may, why are you wanting to do a mineral site ? To attract deer to that area so you can possibly kill them or do you believe it will make a difference in the horns ? I'm just curious.


It’s a cheap and easy place to inventory the deer all antler growing season. Replenish the lick once annually and you have a place to get a pic of all the bucks in the area without having to continually put bait out.

Plus the minerals can’t hurt.

Don’t be discouraged if they don’t tear up a particular mineral lick location. It’s most likely the soil type not the mineral mix. I’ve got places where they won’t touch a lick but 300 yards away they’ve literally eaten more than a ton of soil over the past 5 years. Seems like the more clay the better that like it. Loamy soil, not so much.

I’ve got established licks with holes so deep they hold over a foot of water and the deer will stick their heads under the water to eat the mineral/dirt.

You're only as good as your worst shot-