Mineral Station Question

[Ridgeline300]

One thing about minerals and food plots is they may or may not contribute to enough antler growth to make a noticeable difference but they do have the potential to bring in lots more deer and therefore you have a chance of bringing in and holding larger antlered bucks from neighboring areas. I just use trace mineral and trophy rocks for inventory purposes.

 

[BigAl]

I used Trophy Rock before CWD took out the option. They still hit the large TR hole in my backyard after 3 or 4 years with no mineral placed on the site.

 

[themanpcl]

Refreshed my mineral stations today.

What minerals do you all use on your farms to supplement your heard? When do you usually put them out?

Twice a year on our farm - January and June.

I have some that was blended for the area and use it after season - through the summer. I stop before archery. And I don't hunt over them.

 

[double browtine]

Trophy rock works great to get a site started. Then I follow up with the brown salt blocks. I usually add a new block every April when I am out turkey hunting.

 

[diamond hunter]

Can a person have too many mineral locations? I dont see how,and the thing is some locations get way more use than others.

 

[deerhunter10]

Can a person have too many mineral locations? I dont see how,and the thing is some locations get way more use than others.

We have them about 1 per 50 to 75 acres spread out. Usually try to find naturally cooler spots to. Also easy to get to, to change camera cards.

 

[SALTMAN]

keep it out year round . Do you feed your children , your family the good nutrients , only part of the year ? Nope . Why. ? Because you want them to be as healthy as possible .
Common sense has to come in here somewhere .
if you want healthy animals you provide the most nutrients you can , including minerals , yearround , not part time . Why do cattlemen use mineral tubs ? Are they wasting all that money ?
More nutrients produces more healthy and bigger deer , including the antlers . Any mineral supplement will help your herd . If you just want to try and draw in the deer to a kill spot , most any salt will work including road salt . If you want to help your Herd health try Trophyrock , it has 65+ minerals in its natural form . The animals know the difference and will choose it first over the man-made stuff .

 

[deerhunter10]

keep it out year round . Do you feed your children , your family the good nutrients , only part of the year ? Nope . Why. ? Because you want them to be as healthy as possible .
Common sense has to come in here somewhere .
if you want healthy animals you provide the most nutrients you can , including minerals , yearround , not part time . Why do cattlemen use mineral tubs ? Are they wasting all that money ?
More nutrients produces more healthy and bigger deer , including the antlers . Any mineral supplement will help your herd . If you just want to try and draw in the deer to a kill spot , most any salt will work including road salt . If you want to help your Herd health try Trophyrock , it has 65+ minerals in its natural form . The animals know the difference and will choose it first over the man-made stuff .

Cattle mineral and deer mineral like trophy rock is not even close to the same. But you are comparing apples to oranges.

 

[DeerMan66]

March, June, August. After bucks have dropped their horns and does are preparing to fawn. 50# Stock salt, 100# trace mineral salt, 50# dical Phosphate takes care of 3 licks for a season.

What he said. The dical phosphate should also help the does with fawning.

 

[knightrider]

keep it out year round . Do you feed your children , your family the good nutrients , only part of the year ? Nope . Why. ? Because you want them to be as healthy as possible .
Common sense has to come in here somewhere .
if you want healthy animals you provide the most nutrients you can , including minerals , yearround , not part time . Why do cattlemen use mineral tubs ? Are they wasting all that money ?
More nutrients produces more healthy and bigger deer , including the antlers . Any mineral supplement will help your herd . If you just want to try and draw in the deer to a kill spot , most any salt will work including road salt . If you want to help your Herd health try Trophyrock , it has 65+ minerals in its natural form . The animals know the difference and will choose it first over the man-made stuff .

Spoken like a true salesman

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

What he said. The dical phosphate should also help the does with fawning.

That's what I have been using for the last 3 years…. Good stuff!!