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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #30 on: July 05, 2016, 01:26:03 PM »
I huffed back a 50 lb salt lick 4.5 miles for getting some elk on cameras.  If you can't carry 50 lbs to where you are going to be hunting, then you shouldn't be hunting that far.  Your going to be carrying a lot more than that if you kill something.

Yup :)  I just got done packing 50lbs. of Selenium salt 5 miles in.  Gave me a great chance to try out the new Exo-3500 and now I cannot wait to see pictures!   :IBCOOL:

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #31 on: July 05, 2016, 02:32:45 PM »
So what is the general consensus on the best thing to attract backcountry?
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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #32 on: July 05, 2016, 02:37:39 PM »
I huffed back a 50 lb salt lick 4.5 miles for getting some elk on cameras.  If you can't carry 50 lbs to where you are going to be hunting, then you shouldn't be hunting that far.  Your going to be carrying a lot more than that if you kill something.

Yup :)  I just got done packing 50lbs. of Selenium salt 5 miles in.  Gave me a great chance to try out the new Exo-3500 and now I cannot wait to see pictures!   :IBCOOL:
Are you guys hauling the big salt cubes?  Or the small bricks or bags?  The cubes are horrible to haul in.  I liked the smaller bricks for easier carrying.

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #33 on: July 05, 2016, 03:57:23 PM »
I set up a couple 4lb mineral and salt blocks memorial day weekend and had a chance to run up there this weekend. The ground where the licks were looked like someone took a Roto tiller to it. I had over 2400 pictures and most of them were elk. They also liked to lick the trail camera. Not sure if it was salt on my fingers or what. Gonna pack myself a fifty pounder in next time.

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #34 on: July 05, 2016, 04:03:24 PM »
I huffed back a 50 lb salt lick 4.5 miles for getting some elk on cameras.  If you can't carry 50 lbs to where you are going to be hunting, then you shouldn't be hunting that far.  Your going to be carrying a lot more than that if you kill something.

Yup :)  I just got done packing 50lbs. of Selenium salt 5 miles in.  Gave me a great chance to try out the new Exo-3500 and now I cannot wait to see pictures!   :IBCOOL:
Are you guys hauling the big salt cubes?  Or the small bricks or bags?  The cubes are horrible to haul in.  I liked the smaller bricks for easier carrying.

50# bag of selenium trace mineral salt.  $8.00 at North 40.  Just the loose stuff.  I have had animals roll the big block out of the camera's field of view, and haven't used the blocks since :)

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #35 on: July 05, 2016, 04:06:23 PM »
I huffed back a 50 lb salt lick 4.5 miles for getting some elk on cameras.  If you can't carry 50 lbs to where you are going to be hunting, then you shouldn't be hunting that far.  Your going to be carrying a lot more than that if you kill something.

Yup :)  I just got done packing 50lbs. of Selenium salt 5 miles in.  Gave me a great chance to try out the new Exo-3500 and now I cannot wait to see pictures!   :IBCOOL:
Are you guys hauling the big salt cubes?  Or the small bricks or bags?  The cubes are horrible to haul in.  I liked the smaller bricks for easier carrying.

50# bag of selenium trace mineral salt.  $8.00 at North 40.  Just the loose stuff.  I have had animals roll the big block out of the camera's field of view, and haven't used the blocks since :)
I've had elk do that with their antlers. I buried the block part way and a bear pawed it out of the hole. If I do it again I'll be trying the loose stuff.

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #36 on: July 05, 2016, 05:32:36 PM »
I huffed back a 50 lb salt lick 4.5 miles for getting some elk on cameras.  If you can't carry 50 lbs to where you are going to be hunting, then you shouldn't be hunting that far.  Your going to be carrying a lot more than that if you kill something.

Yup :)  I just got done packing 50lbs. of Selenium salt 5 miles in.  Gave me a great chance to try out the new Exo-3500 and now I cannot wait to see pictures!   :IBCOOL:
Are you guys hauling the big salt cubes?  Or the small bricks or bags?  The cubes are horrible to haul in.  I liked the smaller bricks for easier carrying.

50# bag of selenium trace mineral salt.  $8.00 at North 40.  Just the loose stuff.  I have had animals roll the big block out of the camera's field of view, and haven't used the blocks since :)
I've had elk do that with their antlers. I buried the block part way and a bear pawed it out of the hole. If I do it again I'll be trying the loose stuff.

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #37 on: July 06, 2016, 04:39:02 PM »
I'll second the deercain. Any of the powders or the brick are good. Add a Mineral Rock or some molasses if you want, but they will eat a hole in the dirt getting those minerals out. I get 20x more elk than deer hitting my spots. 

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #38 on: August 28, 2017, 05:03:58 PM »
Crazy idea here. Why not drill a hole in the block and tie it to a tree if your worried about it walking away? Also you can always split those 50 pounders in half if ya want. I lugged 1 into the woods about 200 yards in a little duffel bag. That was not fun but am hoping for some great pics.  8)

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #39 on: August 28, 2017, 05:26:05 PM »
You can also buy the small 1-2 lbs blocks at coastal if you guys want something easier to pack. I pack zip locks of mixed trace mineral salt if I am going in a good ways.
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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #40 on: August 28, 2017, 08:05:41 PM »
Test it with a couple small blocks or bag of salt and see what you get on camera.  If you like the results, find a buddy and haul 100 lbs in and establish that as a lick for future use.  You won't regret it when you drop one in the lick😎

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #41 on: August 28, 2017, 08:26:15 PM »
I've always taken trace mineral out right before a good rain storm so it will soak into the ground or set a 50 pound block out right before winter so the snow will soak it into the ground all winter

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #42 on: August 28, 2017, 08:49:19 PM »
Here you go.  You're welcome  ;).  You don't need 40 lbs, but, make sure you "dig" into the ground and bury the majority of the pellets  8-10" down.  Throw the rest on top of the spot you choose to stimulate the initial attractiveness.  You'll be surprised at how long they last, and, the deer/elk "dig" at them.

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Re: Backcountry attractant?
« Reply #43 on: September 01, 2017, 09:32:12 PM »
Any pictures other then that one bear?
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