For you guys that have found and know natural licks, could this be one?

[TheObserver]

I've never found any natural licks and don't know if there are certain geographical features where you would find them like a creek bed or what have you. This looks weird and eroded to me, its not a creek though obviously, there are game trails that lead to it and creeks close by if I remember correctly on either side not far at all. There were tons of tracks in it which is what got me thinking, but with streams right there they obviously wouldnt drink that muddy puddle.

What do you think have any natural licks youve found looked like this?

[TheObserver]

[decker9]

Looks a lot like the natural licks I hunt. Good find!

[HarryToolips]

Nice find, the only natural lick I found once had more iron content in it....

[Hunter gatherer]

Did you notice any hoofy prints around it? Can't really tell from the pics.

[77Gunner]

Looks like an elk wallow

[RackStar]

Looks like similar traits of the one I have my treestand setup over for elk and moose.

[high horse Hal]

Looks like a water source , a seep or spring
One pic shows it running down slope a ways?
doesn't look like much old disturbance, maybe someone had placed a salt block at one time?

[J_T]

Looks like a water source , a seep or spring
One pic shows it running down slope a ways?
doesn't look like much old disturbance, maybe someone had placed a salt block at one time?

Agree here. More than likely someone had a block there for a while. There are a ton of sites like this in the forest. Hunters are often quite active in putting down attractants. There are more partial and full on licks out there than one realizes.

[Squire]

Looks like an ephemeral stream to me; a water course only active during snow melt runoff or heavy rains. When it dries up the suspended particles are left on the ground.