This is what I have out for my Ibex and the deer also eat it. Anything in it that would be bad for the deer? A lot of salt but maybe that is a good attractant to get them to eat the minerals.

The Ash has me curious, I know there is Ash salt, basically a cheaper, less flavorful colored lite salt. Then there is Ash mineral? The same thing?

Got his off Google, not sure if it applies here.

"Ash = total inorganic matter
Ash is a measure of the total mineral content
of the feed, but it does not tell us how much
of each mineral is present.
Ash is not digestible by animals. High ash
content of feeds may dilute the amount of
nutrients available to the animal. Bone con­
tent of feeds of animal origin can contribute
to ash content. If a plant feed is high in ash
content, it may be due to soil contamination
during harvest of the plant material.
Although minerals are not digested by ani­mals, some are essential to their health

http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/livestock_feed_analysis.pdf

It tells you the total mineral % of the content

I know, it is in Red above. Curious if it also has a salt content.

Salt is a mineral so its added into the ash count... its more of a measurement than anything

[quote=Junebug]You asked about what was in the bryant 16% deer pellet I asked about.
Here it is, please tell me what you think

Crude protein (min) 16%
Crude fat (min). 5%
Crude fiber (max). 10%
Calcium(min). .75%
Calcium(max). 1.25%
Phosphers(min). .60%
Copper(min). 5ppm
Copper(max). 15ppm
Zinc. 150ppm
Selenium(min). .25ppm
VitaminA (min). 20000iu/lb


I guess I need to compare mine to the Southwest

quote]Calcium (min) 13.00%
Calcium (max) 13.60%
Phosphorous (min) 10.00%
Salt (min) 20.00%
Salt (max) 21.25%
Magnesium (min) 0.75%
Potassium (min) 0.80%
Copper (min) 38.0 ppm
Copper (max) 40.0 ppm
Selenium (min) 19.5 ppm
Zinc (min) 5698 ppm
Vitamin A (min) 82,000IU/lb

Yes, I just wonder if the salt in the ash, is also measure in the stated salts %, if not, the % would be even higher.

Yup the salt content would be a higher % in the ash measurement

Deer will eat something because there is something in it they need. I have seen deer at cattle mineral sites. Mineral packages for some livestock and whitetais will be specific for their individual needs. Not to say that an animal can get a benefit from the other mineral. Salt can either be an attractant or limiter in minerals/feeds. Texas soils and plants have a lot of salt in it in many areas.