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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: WAcoueshunter on July 20, 2010, 07:08:13 PM

Title: deer food/attractant
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 20, 2010, 07:08:13 PM: I use the red mineral blocks from the feed store and get lots of bucks pics through the spring and summer into August. After that, the numbers of bucks on my camera drops way off, presumably because they no longer need the minerals for horn growth.

Question - has anyone had success with other products to keep them around into the season? Last year I tried apples, but it only seemed to attract bears.
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Post by: sled on July 20, 2010, 07:51:33 PM: I get a little better results from the Trophy Rocks than the Trace Mineral Salt from the feed store.
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Post by: stumprat on July 20, 2010, 08:10:46 PM: Apple Buck Jam
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Post by: Thefisherman83 on July 20, 2010, 09:17:41 PM: Wild game feed blocks. They consist of corn, grains, minerals and molasses. I picked up a couple at a local Del's.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 20, 2010, 09:32:18 PM: in the late season i use hay so they don't have to work for there meal and salt last year was my first year using cams and a fruit truck tipped over and gave me a crap ton of free pears to pick up and they loved them :drool:
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Post by: huntnnw on July 20, 2010, 11:01:10 PM: Deer and elk dont need the salt as food begins to dry up and horn growth and lactation ends. The lush green foods they were eating washes alot of nutients out of there system.If your looking for attractant for sept on, sweet mix, alfalfa, corn and apples, lots of it a sack of apples doesnt cut it.yeah your going to get bears in bear country, but thats part of it
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Post by: mkcj on July 21, 2010, 12:40:35 AM: Trophy rock from cabelas works great $15, Purina deer chow is very good and it's good for them and they like it $13 or the pressed blocks from same type of food $8.50, cracked corn wal-mart 40lb $7.50 (not all stores carry it), My brother gets me all the cracked corn I need but I have been trying wheat from him they seem to like it we'll see. where do you live? send me a PM I will hook you up with wheat and corn to try if your close.
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Post by: huntnnw on July 21, 2010, 03:59:53 AM: purina is garbage if it gets wet and expensive! Go to a local , grain elevators. We get ours form the hooterites for .12 cents a lb. Sweet mix is 8.99 a 55lb bag and they love it!
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Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 22, 2010, 04:36:05 PM: Thanks all for the ideas - I may try several, figuring one ought to work. Sure would be nice to keep some of the deer around.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on July 22, 2010, 04:44:47 PM: get some chop at the feed store.
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Post by: 400out on July 22, 2010, 06:35:11 PM: I use 1/2 sweet feed 1/2 all stock with milk powder don't know about hunting season, first year feeding seems to work for now
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Post by: Transka on July 23, 2010, 06:52:02 AM: Stump licker ! pour on any stump you want gone :rockin: :tup: