Trying a new salt technique. Will it work?

[MI TAMBO]

I was told by this farmer to buy mineral salt in the bag no licks. dig a trench and fill the it with the entire bag, then cover the salt with loose dirt from the trench. Layout a small amount of salt to attrack the deer. Do you think this will work for this year? I always though you need to start this process early in the year and maintain it to change deer travel patterns. Should I waste my time and enter the woods again before the opener to try this?

Thanks for the feedback.

[brunsc]

i hve done this many times only with trace minerals and so far i hve had no complaints about the hole that is dug up by the deer

[wallhangr]

If you put this somewhere near a known trail, the deer will find it. Our opener is less than 2 wks away so I would not go in to do this now - if you have longer it might be worth it.

Not sure where you are located, but is this considered baiting by your state?

[Kansas Hunter Club]

I think that deer like pawing in the ground for mineral and salt so it makes sense to me.

[GMMAT]

That's how they get minerals from natural mineral sites (from the ground). So yeah.....that's actually preferred.

What I wouldn't do....is place a lot of stock on it being a great attractant....during the season. Around here, they're pretty much off minerals by the time the season rolls around.