I typically get a salt block or 2 from Tractor Supply and put out for the deer in the spring. I usually just get the plain white salt block. Would the Trace Mineral, Sulfur Salt, Cobalt Iodized Salt or Selenium 90 Trace Mineral Block be better for them, or just the plain white blocks?
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- Jul 29, 2014
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The best time to put them out is right after deer season closes. They can really use the supplements through winter.
Archeryrob
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I got to TSC and buy 50# of General mineral and trace salt and mix them. Fill a 1 gallon bag in a pack and dump it close to where the feeders are or a trail.
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I run two sites with the trace mineral 50# blocks year round. I generally add some small ones with selenium in the spring to encourage antler growth. I did see that TSC now carries 50# blocks with selenium, but they have been sold out whenever I have gone.
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I put out a couple bags of Trophy Rock Four65 (gravel sized trophy rock) a couple years in a row. Deer didn't seem to care for it too much. My brother uses the big Trophy Rocks in Wisconsin and the deer will eat the all the dirt where the rock was and make a gigantic hole in the ground. I bet they eat over 5 gallons of dirt a year after the rocks are gone. I think he puts 2-3 out per year.
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This is last summer, but you can see the hole in the ground from them digging up where the blocks are.
If you read the minerals and the concentrations on most "deer" blocks or supplements, they are the same as the plain trace mineral blocks with selenium. You just pay a premium because it says "deer"
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If you read the minerals and the concentrations on most "deer" blocks or supplements, they are the same as the plain trace mineral blocks with selenium. You just pay a premium because it says "deer"
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This is last summer, but you can see the hole in the ground from them digging up where the blocks are.
If you read the minerals and the concentrations on most "deer" blocks or supplements, they are the same as the plain trace mineral blocks with selenium. You just pay a premium because it says "deer"
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Yup. I tried all the "deer" minerals, both rocks and powders. Didn't hold a candle to these blocks and they only cost $7-$8.
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