Bait for camera sites?

[FIREMANJIM]

The smell from the kool aid just helps them find it really quick. They love it. Also if you guys will do some research you will find corn is the worse thing to feed deer. It is almost 100% carbohydrates. Provides nothing for antler growth at all. Also causes a hoof disease which makes them go lame.

 

[TheLBLman]

. . . . . corn . . . . . almost 100% carbohydrates. Provides nothing for antler growth at all.

Although deer need carbs in the fall and winter (which they typically get primarily from acorns), they need PROTEIN in the spring and summer.

If you artificially feed deer carbs, they will naturally eat less protein. Kinda like giving a kid a sack of candy right before dinner. Corn fed in the spring/summer will make the deer fatter, but may simultaneously reduce antler growth.

Ever since I had some corn kill off most of my turkeys a few years ago, I've used nothing but salt at a "bait" at camera sites. I use both red trace mineral salt (cheap and effective) as well as Trophy Rocks. But most of my cam set-ups are unbaited.

By the way, you can learn more about natural deer movement by using unbaited cam sites. Side benefits include being less likely to attract a poacher, being less likely to have your cams stolen. When you "bait" a location, that location becomes very noticeable, especially if you're using a pile of bright yellow corn. I've been able to discover previously unknown corn piles (put out by someone else) on several occasions from a distance of over 100 yards. Red trace mineral salt and trophy rocks are much less visible to others than corn.

 

[Obsession]

I use a variety of things including Trophy Rock, Black Magic, Deer Cane, and apples.

 

[lpo1981]

I have a mineral site here on my property I've used for 9 yrs now. Usually get loose trace mineral, stock salt, dical phosphate, deer cain, trophy rock and even used grape kool aid mixed with it. I usually get more pictures during the summer time when I have a trophy rock out. Checked my camera the other day while I was out and had 84 pictures in less than 48 hours with trophy rock and grape koolaid.