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Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« on: July 06, 2009, 06:41:01 PM »
    I'm new to the trailcam world this year.  I've posted a few times.  Question - I've seen a few guys using salt/mineral blocks at their trailcams sets, looks like mostly for mulies.  Are they effective for blacktail?  If so, anyone recommend type, brand, flavor, advice, etc.? 

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2009, 07:15:27 PM »
I know a guy uses apple/molasses that works pretty good
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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2009, 07:23:03 PM »
I use a 50lb block of iodized salt, you can get them at any feed store, for about $7.00, and the deer, bears and elk all love it.

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2009, 07:24:11 PM »
Ive used the mineral blocks.ended up burying them the yotes kept crapping on them..

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2009, 07:35:16 PM »
Thanks for the tips guys.  I have a big buck (by coastal standards!) intermittently on my trailcam set.  This guy has me drooling  :drool:!   

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2009, 08:11:26 PM »
I haven't had any luck with the black tails as well :bash:
Hope this helps :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2009, 08:12:16 PM »
Thanks for the tips guys.  I have a big buck   This guy has me drooling  :drool:!   
Well, where is he? I want to drool over him tooo. Don't hold out :chuckle:
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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2009, 08:58:08 PM »
Thanks for the tips guys.  I have a big buck (by coastal standards!) intermittently on my trailcam set.  This guy has me drooling  :drool:!   

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2009, 09:18:05 PM »
We have had the same problems with the coyotes pissin and crappin on the blocks the granulated salt works better.IMO

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2009, 09:50:04 PM »
  Here's my clearest pic of him from a month ago.  Unfortunately a beaver cut my trailcam tree down closest to the trail. So, the other more recent pic is poor quality because flash isn't very effective due to distance to the nearest other tree (beavers really did a number on this set!).  I zoomed in on him in this pic so it is pretty fuzzy - sorry.  He's quite the pot-bellied boy isn't he?  I'm hoping those are knobs on top ready to branch.?? I have multi-season tag, but hope to find him early archery.  I'm kind of obsessed about this buck.  I've killed bigger, but this buck I WANT. This trailcam hobby does something to a hunter doesn't it?

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Re: Mineral/salt blocks for Blacktail?
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2009, 10:14:01 PM »
Nice!  Looks like two different bucks to me.  What's with the cleared out dirt area?  I hear you about the trailcam thing - it gets addicting especially when you are following the same buck all summer long and watching him grow!
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