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Salt block timing
« on: August 03, 2015, 06:02:56 PM »
I went into a unit that I saw some cows and legal Bulls the other day. Today I put out a mineral block (sugar beat cube) and a game camera. I noticed that at my other site 20 miles away where I was planning on hunting the elk have all but abandoned my mineral lick.

Is there a best time or way to get them to come into specific areas? Is it already to late to try and get them to come into a new station? Is there something better that I should be putting out?

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Re: Salt block timing
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 07:28:17 PM »
I rarely start a lick after June.. The amount of activity on salt really drops off by mid July

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Re: Salt block timing
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 07:53:21 PM »
I rarely start a lick after June.. The amount of activity on salt really drops off by mid July
I agree. I usually run
 them from February to about mid July.

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Re: Salt block timing
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2015, 08:05:21 PM »
Year round.  Elk move a lot.  They are on our salt at any given time as they pass though and during their longer stays. 

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Re: Salt block timing
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2015, 08:13:35 PM »
Ive found they dont like salt blocks much. They'll hammer those salt rocks and some trace minerals with selenium all through the summer though. Well into August.

 


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