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How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer?

Posted By: BearkatHunter2011

How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer? - 08/09/14 11:12 PM

Any pics of how you feed nutrition blocks to deer would be great.

Thinking of building a feeder of some type to keep the blocks off the ground.
Posted By: dlrz71

Re: How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer? - 08/10/14 12:39 AM

I use a piece of rebar to keep it in place until it starts getting broken apart. Helps keep it in front of a camera. The trick is to pre-drill a hole through it so that it doesn't split when putting the rebar through it.
Posted By: TFF Caribou

Re: How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer? - 08/10/14 09:49 PM

I don't know. Every time I get close to them with a fork they run away.
Posted By: dlrz71

Re: How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer? - 08/12/14 01:45 AM

Posted By: Western

Re: How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer? - 08/12/14 08:33 AM

I have set them on the ground if it is like a mineral block, a patio paver works good. I knew a guy that used a paver or 2 and put an old tire around it. If I used rebar like in the that photo, I'd sure drive it down to "flush", could be a chance to a deer getting a bad eye.
Posted By: Birdog62

Re: How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer? - 08/18/14 05:04 AM

Originally Posted By: Western
If I used rebar like in the that photo, I'd sure drive it down to "flush", could be a chance to a deer getting a bad eye.


You could weld a large washer on the end of the rebar and it would look like a large nail. That would protect the eyes, but make it more difficult to add a new block. Just a thought.
Posted By: Buccaneer

Re: How do you feed nutrition blocks to deer? - 08/21/14 08:28 PM

Just cut a small hole in a tennis ball and stick it on top of the rebar. Hopefully they won't mistake it for a horse-apple....
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