Muley mineral lick

[nwwanderer]

Cost aside, look at what the critters need, often different in various areas.  Have all the sheds been taken from an area?  Might consider Ca/P products.  Very low selenium place?  Might up Se.  Very high Se?  Eliminate it.  Slow green up year?  A/D/E a plus.  Balance of micros suitable for your region makes sense.  May sound complicated but it is not.  Now for the cost, all of this can be done for a fraction of the name brands.  Get it done, post pics!!!

[RustyNail]

Just buy bulk trace minerals as stated and a tub of Kool aid mix and a big bag of sodium bicarbonate and you have black magic or deercaine basically. Add Hi-Yield brand sulfur powder for insects to it if you want also. High amounts of selenium are most important in the Northwest. Most of the region is very deficient in it.

For sodium bicarbonate do you mean like baking soda?

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[nwwanderer]

Yes, baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, great buffer for keeping a rumen happy

[Ghost Hunter]

I've been using loose salt, mineral salt, dicalcium phosphate and dried molasses in my licks.   Might have to try the baking soda and Kool aide.

[nwwanderer]

If there is a bunch of grain around the baking soda is a good idea, no grain?, what you are doing is great!!!

[Ridgeratt]

I've been using loose salt, mineral salt, dicalcium phosphate and dried molasses in my licks.   Might have to try the baking soda and Kool aide.

This sounds more like a back country Bear bait site.

[nwwanderer]

Dried molasses is way over priced for what it adds and I agree, why encourage the bears among us, discourage the fawn/calf eaters whenever possible.

[hunter399]

I'm tagging along on this topic regardless.
I like to get a mule deer before I'm too old or sick or die.
I'll take any tips or tricks,rabbit out the hat that I can get.

[Ghost Hunter]

Dried molasses is way over priced for what it adds and I agree, why encourage the bears among us, discourage the fawn/calf eaters whenever possible.

Isn't molasses what they put in the deer blocks?

[jrebel]

Dried molasses is way over priced for what it adds and I agree, why encourage the bears among us, discourage the fawn/calf eaters whenever possible.

Isn't molasses what they put in the deer blocks?

Yes, and the deer like it as well (in small amounts).  The biggest downside to anything sweet is it attracts bears.  We run deer blocks from Sept. to April as the bear will mostly leave them alone.  If I put a deer block out May-August.....bears will eat them in one sitting.  It gets to be very expensive. 

[Ghost Hunter]

Dried molasses is way over priced for what it adds and I agree, why encourage the bears among us, discourage the fawn/calf eaters whenever possible.

Isn't molasses what they put in the deer blocks?

Yes, and the deer like it as well (in small amounts).  The biggest downside to anything sweet is it attracts bears.  We run deer blocks from Sept. to April as the bear will mostly leave them alone.  If I put a deer block out May-August.....bears will eat them in one sitting.  It gets to be very expensive. 

I prep a lick early spring and lightly till it in.  Nothing left spread on surface.  When bears show, it's for the new alfalfa growth.  Don't see many bear come September.  Late fall if/when I feed alfalfa, I'll sprinkle dry molasses on it. 

[hunter399]

What you all use for your loose salt .
I've heard of people using water softener salt.
Just curious what others are using.
Just watched this,but he doesn't really specify what kind of salt it is.

[GOcougsHunter]

Trophy Rock has never disappointed.  Mule deer and Whitetail use it equally at all times of the year in my area.

[nwwanderer]

Feed grade salt, Cargill trace mineral salt is less than $15.  Dried molasses is $.80/#, could accomplish more with $.10 barley.

[RustyNail]

Sounds like I'll be going with trace salt ($10 tractor supply for 50lbs) and mix in a box of baking soda at each site. Gonna go heavy on the salt because it's cheap. Going to start putting 5-7 trail cameras up  in March.

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