well it was there during the summer, and i took it out mid august, and just put it back a week ago, its not so much the mineral block is whats attracting them because they have a trail right in front of where the camera is. I dont hunt over the block its just there for pictures. I wasnt seeing any deer before i put it there. I hadnt seen any deer since i killed my BB in early oct. However i did see some saturday but before they got to me a german shepard ran them off