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 Bucks hitting the minerals
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04/27/24 07:56 PM
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angus1956
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Happy to see this. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/04/full-63244-419141-wgi_0013.jpg)
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Re: Bucks hitting the minerals
[Re: angus1956]
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04/28/24 03:10 AM
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Dave Davidson
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I have 5 blocks out with cameras. In a month no deer on them.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Bucks hitting the minerals
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04/28/24 03:34 AM
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Creekrunner
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I try to keep my trace mineral blocks up off the ground, away from pigs. Deer don't like 'em if a pig's been playing rugby with it. 'Problem is, the block rusts out anything steel you put it on/in. I'm gonna have to just put wood down and switch it out periodically.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Bucks hitting the minerals
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04/28/24 08:40 AM
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ntxtrapper
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Being in limestone country, they don’t care about them here. The deer will drink from puddles rather than the lake or my pond if there’s water in the puddles though.
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Re: Bucks hitting the minerals
[Re: Dave Davidson]
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04/28/24 10:10 AM
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angus1956
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The block has sulpher in it for tic control. The hole in the ground has a mixture of All Stocl minerals, fine cattle salt, di-cal and dried molasses. After a rain the hole fills with water and the deer drink from it along with eating the mixture.
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Re: Bucks hitting the minerals
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04/28/24 01:48 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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I try to keep my trace mineral blocks up off the ground, away from pigs. Deer don't like 'em if a pig's been playing rugby with it. 'Problem is, the block rusts out anything steel you put it on/in. I'm gonna have to just put wood down and switch it out periodically. I use the empty black plastic liquid feed tubs.
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Re: Bucks hitting the minerals
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05/06/24 01:32 PM
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Wytex
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We have a few mineral spots that do not get hunted, just for the wildlife's benefit. Bucks and a bull are looking good so far. We put out 30-06 and a trace mineral block and they get used throughout the year. The old hay crib fence keeps out the cattle and horses. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/05/full-61217-419802-img_0123_copy.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/05/full-61217-419803-img_0144_copy.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/05/full-61217-419804-stc_0489_copy_copy.jpg)
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Re: Bucks hitting the minerals
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05/14/24 02:26 PM
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Dave Davidson
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I put out 4 blocks and put them where pigs couldn’t easily get them. No cams but can’t see any sign that they have been messed with in 3 months.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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