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eiowaarcher

eiowaarcher

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What do you guys put out during the spring and summer months for getting good velvet pictures? Attractants? Just cameras along the food plots? Just along heavily traveled trails? Attractants along the edge of a food plot? Is there mineral/attractants that actually help the deer health and antler growth along with bring them in? I put BB squared XX with a mineral block on the edge of the plots. Just curious what you guys are doing.
 
I'm in North Missouri, I don't know what the laws are in Iowa concerning mineral, but I use dicalcium phosphate, trace mineral, crushed salt and dried molasses in a mix, I get mine from MFA, it's fairly cheap that way
 
i put out deer co cain, i know there is probably better stuff but its cheap and the deer hit it hard all summer
 
Deer Cane or Trophy Rock. If you have a permanent mineral site I'd use Trophy Rock, if you're just wanting a cheap way to inventory bucks for a short time I'd lean towards Deer Cane.
 
Is there an advantage to using trophy rock versus a livestock mineral block? Just curious if a guy pays more for the brand than what it actually is or not?
 
I used to go thru a lot of trophy rocks, they work good but if you've seen the price on them it can add up pretty quick, you can buy 200 pounds or so of the mix I mentioned for around 40 bucks, the dicalcium phosphate and trace minerals will benefit the deer as well, dicalcium phosphate will help the bucks antler growth as well as a does lactation
 
Not sold on trophy rocks. For what they cost, I don't think they're worth it. We'll be putting out a concoction similar to nemohunter. Truthfully, I thought the $9 Stockcade brand deer mineral blocks worked better than trophy rocks. They definitely don't last as long thats for sure though. We would put those out, along with half a salt block. Got pretty good pics.

This is right over a Stockcade brand block:
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nemohunter said:
I'm in North Missouri, I don't know what the laws are in Iowa concerning mineral, but I use dicalcium phosphate, trace mineral, crushed salt and dried molasses in a mix, I get mine from MFA, it's fairly cheap that way
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I do this as well. Go to your local feed store and follow this recipe in 50# bags. It will give you 250# of mineral mix and I believe I paid around $75 total.

1 part Di-calcium phosphate
2 part Trace minerals
2 parts of stock salt
1 part of dried molasses

I've read not to mix them together until right before you put them out...in other words don't store them mixed. Don't know how much truth to that bit just something I read.

If you want to be lazy (I have at times) just buy a trophy rock. I've had good success with that as well.
 
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