Mineral Blocks in the Spring for Big Racks in the Fall
You can have a direct effect on the quality of the racks that you will see when the bow season opens this fall. By helping to supplement a bucks intake of certain minerals into their diet, their bodies can have the right nutrients to produce better racks. There are a variety of products on the market that can help you accomplish this.
Food plots can provide a great supplement to a deer's diet, but they require a lot of work to prepare the ground, plant, and tend to.
Mineral blocks offer a great option that is a simple solution.
The earlier in the spring that you can place mineral blocks out, the better. I like to place these in areas that I focus my hunting efforts on. You will find that the mineral blocks will dissolve into the ground over time, and the ground will absorb the minerals. For years after placing a mineral block in an area, the deer will continue to return. They will paw at the ground and lick at the dirt to continue to get the minerals. I will continue to place smaller mineral blocks in these areas year after year to keep the mineral content high, and to give the deer a reason to continue returning.
Some inexpensive options you can look at are trace mineral blocks and white salt blocks. The deer love white salt, but it is not as beneficial for their development as trace mineral blocks, or some of the specialized blocks on the market today. I will often start off with 50 pound trace mineral blocks as an inexpensive way to start the process of mineral supplementing. In successive years, I will place specialized mineral mixes in same locations, and will often place a 4 pound white salt block in the same spot.
No matter what type of salt, mineral, or specialized solutions you choose to use, just get something out. In addition to benefiting from better rack quality, you will end up seeing more deer from the stand as they return to these areas in search of these supplements.
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 Deer Mineral Supplement For Hunting Trail Camera or Attractant Free 15 lb Bag US $5.50
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