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salt blocks for trail cams
« on: July 16, 2013, 11:43:39 AM »
I will be setting up my trail cams and am thinking about putting some salt blocks out.  Which are the best salt blocks to use?

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2013, 11:45:00 AM »
Lots of threads on this but I will just say that I like the 50 lb bags of salt with selenium. Often cheaper then the blocks and lasts longer.  :twocents:
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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2013, 11:45:30 AM »
Square ones so they don't roll away.

Mixed mineral......

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2013, 12:01:48 PM »
Okay, will swing by the feed store and see what they have.  Thx.

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2013, 12:05:12 PM »
Your a bit late for this year. The animals need for salt greatly diminishes as summer goes on. Usually by late July pictures are all but nonexistent over salt alone. I use bags of trace mineral salt though.

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2013, 12:55:55 PM »
I just use a 50lb block of white salt and they love it. Does wash away into the ground with rain like loose salt does. The deer and elk in my area hit the salt clear through October. I put a deer block out to but they like the salt more.

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2013, 02:26:28 PM »
The need in my area on the deer side of it has already dropped off greatly . My cams avg 1000 to 1400 pics from may to early July .. Now some cams are down to 200-300 pics. Elk seem to hit them longer. I use 50lb trace bags with SE

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2013, 10:39:18 PM »
Lots of threads on this but I will just say that I like the 50 lb bags of salt with selenium. Often cheaper then the blocks and lasts longer.  :twocents:

I read an article that said to stay away from selenium because it can, if enough is consumed, be toxic to deer and elk.  I don't know if it's true just something I read, I now by just salt with trace minerals only and it seems to work great.

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2013, 10:43:15 PM »
Animals will not consume what they dont need..Been using it for 20 years and have had several years of the same animals on cams hundreds of times

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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2013, 11:13:34 PM »
Your a bit late for this year. The animals need for salt greatly diminishes as summer goes on. Usually by late July pictures are all but nonexistent over salt alone. I use bags of trace mineral salt though.
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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2013, 11:15:34 PM »
The need in my area on the deer side of it has already dropped off greatly . My cams avg 1000 to 1400 pics from may to early July .. Now some cams are down to 200-300 pics. Elk seem to hit them longer. I use 50lb trace bags with SE
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Re: salt blocks for trail cams
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2013, 11:19:34 PM »
Tm block for me. Elk love it. I think as the year goes on they don't necessarily come to the spot for the salt but to see what animals have been there and it gets them used to coming to that spot.
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