Replenishing mineral sites using livestock salt blocks

[Fenelon]

You'll get a much longer life out of the blocks if you don't break them into bits. Appearance of block doesn't affect the deer on my property. I'll get about 6 months out of one block.

[gbk]

If it is a block,itt will last longer on the surface -but the salt itself does not disappear.Deer will eat the soil,where the salt leached.
Same-if salt is poured over,or block of salt is placed on a stump-stump will be gone in no time too.

[Sam Menard]

If it is a block,itt will last longer on the surface -but the salt itself does not disappear.Deer will eat the soil,where the salt leached.
Same-if salt is poured over,or block of salt is placed on a stump-stump will be gone in no time too.

Yes, I agree that the dissolved salt will be absorbed into the soil and deer will seek it out (lick/eat) long after the block disappears. I only replenish every 2 years and I suspect that the interval can be extended to 3 years on well-established sites.

[Fenelon]

I'm always surprised how often the snowshoe hare come for a lick of salt when I check my game cams. Mr. Porky likes a lick as well.

[overyonder]

Yeah I haven't seen blocks that cheap around here.

[cantgetright]

Where do you get your minerals and what mixture are you using?

I use rackstacker blaze.

[JMatthews]

Yeah I haven't seen blocks that cheap around here.

I bought mine at Peavey Mart.

[alfoldivandor]

You Guys are all wrong ....
About the salt or mineral lick ....
Here is mine .... Last 6-8 years
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[JMatthews]

You Guys are all wrong ....
About the salt or mineral lick ....
Here is mine .... Last 6-8 years
Image 2024-06-06 at 5.41 PM (1).jpg

Don’t tell the deer that I am doing it wrong! lol

[alfoldivandor]

Lol ....

Image 2024-06-06 at 5.41 PM.jpg

Don’t tell the deer that I am doing it wrong! lol
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149864...res/kS306AU6dS