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Thread: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

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    Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    Just wondering what has been working for people for around their game cameras, heard that blocks aren't as good as the crushed? Want to try placing some cameras this weekend and try this out!
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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    Blocks work well, but they can provide to much available salt/minerals at one time. Salt fines mix into soil and dissolve and cause the deer to dig to get more. Typically this mean the average deer will have to return to get the salt that they require.

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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    They only take what they need. I use brown bricks and take them away when i pull my cams.

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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    Bit late to the game, deer are just about over the summer salt craze. Should pick up a bit come November

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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    Water softener salt.

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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    Quote Originally Posted by showtimebc View Post
    Bit late to the game, deer are just about over the summer salt craze. Should pick up a bit come November
    My water softener salts work year round right into the fall.

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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    I have great luck with ws salt, but bucks seem to disappear in early sept, mulies and wt. I read once, that once they loose their velvet, that they don't chase the salt/mineral blocks as much, not sure how true it is tho. In my instance, it seems to be like that.

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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    Hmm, well thanks boys, I will throw some out for the hell of it
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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    I am trying a few different things this year along with the water softener salt, will see how they work out.

    There is lots of options, less if you have bears around as they tend to eat anything with a sweetener to them, so don't use COB or anything with a sweet taste to them or your will have tons of bear picts and maybe even have the bear take a bite out of your camera.

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    Re: Best Mineral attractant for game cameras- Feedback

    Quote Originally Posted by Sitkaspruce View Post
    I am trying a few different things this year along with the water softener salt, will see how they work out.

    There is lots of options, less if you have bears around as they tend to eat anything with a sweetener to them, so don't use COB or anything with a sweet taste to them or your will have tons of bear picts and maybe even have the bear take a bite out of your camera.

    Cheers

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    friggin bears! Pain in the ass
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