Mineral site in water

[uga_dawg]

Years ago I saw where a guy had been pouring salt and minerals into a little water hole and the deer came to it like a dirt mineral site. I don't remember where I even saw it.

I was thinking about trying this. But from what I remember his soil was more clay and mine would basically be in a little hole near the swamp where the water could fluctuate.

Anyone ever tried salt in water?

[Silentweapon338]

You can create the same effect with a 55 gallon drum with the lower third cut out.

Or

You need clay.

[Duck cutter]

I think silentweapon was doing something similiar

[Silentweapon338]

Still am!

[SpottailSpecialist]

My dad used to place a mineral lick in the same wet spot every year. When the block would dissolve from rain deer would start digging now you go down to the spot (where he still puts it) and it’s about a 10 foot diameter, 8” deep in the middle and after a good rain fills up with water.

[uga_dawg]

I've got a couple spots going where they eat the dirt. They've started eating the stump on one of them. Soil type tends to help. Was looking at a hole about the size your described spottail.

I'll give it a shot and see how it does.

[Island Hunter]

Are y’all mixing your own or using a brand name?

[Silentweapon338]

We drill holes in the buckets 1” all the way around.

Some deer prefer to eat off the dirt. You will see where they dig out around the buckets.

Some refuse to eat off the ground and only eat out the buckets.

Seems to be the best of both worlds.

We do it every year.

I dump last years if there is any left out around the site so there is minerals in the dirt too.

We use
50lbs of HI Mag Hi Phos
25lbs of dicalcium phosphate
50lbs of Trace Mineral salt I prefer the Morton brand it is more fine grains
A coffee can of dried molasses.

Then you mix it all together. We discovered that a gas powered auger seems to work the best with the least effort. It is like a over sized kitchen aid mixes it really thouroghly.

[ecu1984]

I started 3 small sites about 2 months ago.
Placed store bought mineral blocks in damp low depression areas around the field.
They are already pawing/eating at the dirt around two of the blocks. The more rain the better in my opinion. A couple years ago
I was invited to hunt on a member here's farm and watched a big doe and two yearlings come out about 50 yards from my stand and
looked to be eating dirt. I text the owner and he told me there was a mineral site where I was watching this and had been there for a long time.
Afterwards I walked over and it was a pure mud hole.