Deer Block, Salt Lick? etc...

we have just a salt block at our place,the whitetall love it,the muleys don't hit it as often.we have it directly on the ground though,that might be part of your problem.I don't know just athough,they migh not like the plastic :-k

The best thing we have found is to go to the store and buy western family water softener salt. The cheapest they have.
Here it is about $2.69 for 40 pounds.
The deer and elk really like it and with it being crushed it's hard for the theaves to pick it up and pack it off like they some times do with a block.
The natural rock salt that the cattle men use is good too but it costs more. It does blend in better than the white stuff.
The deer and esp. the elk up in the hills really go for this stuff. But the deer down here in the farms won't even look at it much less use it. I think that there is enough natural salt, (alkli) that the farm deer get all they want. It's a good way to get them to hang around for some good pictures. Treetop

Good info, Thanks keep it coming!

That block looks like the ones available here in MN. With about 1/3 salt and about 30 % protien with vit and min. Our Whitetails don't care for them. Maybe it takes a while for the deer to get used to it ??? . Worst part is when it rains they fall apart and spoil :>/ .

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Hey MuleyMadness, I've got one down south over on East Zion . I was planning on setting a trail cam on it but I won't be back down there until Sept.. I wish I had a gps cord. on it and you could check it out for me. :) It's a Trophy Rock. I like the water softner salt idea if it works.

Cowdell,

Yep September is a while, next time maybe.

Like treetop said pure refined salt seem to work good for us. One thing to make sure of is to get the rock style not the pellets. The pellets work after a while but they will be all over the rock salt right from the get go. That's how I get them to come around for their pictures. :)

Cowdell, You mentioned the trophy rock in your post.
I was over to Redmond minerals a while back and saw them putting their rock salt into the trophy rock boxes.
I bought crushed rock salt from them for about 9 cents a pound, and I see in pro bass that they sell it as trophy rock at 16 pounds for $15.00. Now that's what I call value added marketing.
I ask one of the guys there how well it was selling and he said that they are shipping it all over the nation.
I have used their rock salt for deer and elk for years and the animals really go for it, and it blends in better than a white block too.
So if you like trophy rock just stop at Redmond mineral the next time you are traveling down highway 89 and tell them you want to buy some pit run rock salt for cows. good luck Treetop

Where is this Redmond mineral place?

If I'm not mistaken it the same rock salt that you get a all of the IFA's. thats where I got mine at when I was buying it in the big chuncks. I switched over to rifined salt just for the fact that some of my licks are a couple of miles off the road and if I'm going to be packing something that heavy that far I want to get the most salt for the effort. I would rather pack pure salt than some salt and dirt. When I get to where I want to put up a lick I dig a shallow hole and dump the rock salt in the hole. Usually there is some water close by so I'll get some water and por it over the salt. This will help the salt soak into the ground quicker and that helps establish it there for years to come. The water also helps the salt to blend in quicker also and sometimes after I put in the water I'll stir it with a stick until it just looks like it's a mud puddle so the it's not as obvious. But check at the local feed store. they will have what you are looking for at a fraction of the price pf the trophy rock.

Redmond Mineral is the company that has the salt mine just north of Redmond, Utah. which is about 5 miles north of Salina,Utah on highway 89.
Bow nut is right you can just go to the local IFA farm supply store and ask for rock salt for cattle and they will sell you the same stuff. They do seem to mark it up a lot compaired with buying it straight from the mine.
Good luck. Treetop

:arrow take it out of the plastic and u might have more success