ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Does a deer approach that 150lbs of corn raised off the ground 2.5 feet and say "I'd better run away because this doesn't look natural"
Deer aren't natural "trough" feeders. I've witnessed them walk past a feeder to browse, naturally (if alternatives exist
). I've also nevr seen one stand by a corn feeder for more than a minute or two.
It's NOT "natural", to them.
This is another reason I do my mineral site the way I do it (in the ground). THAT is "natural". A block, above gorund, concentrated....is NOT. I feel like I get more "hits" on mine because of the way it's presented.
I tried the mineralblocks right after turkey season ended and got a ton of oppossum, raccoon, fox, rabbits and turkeys checking it out mostly. I then switched to Rack Up mineral/attractant and put in 3x3 ground turned over and the deer started coming, however it didnt take long for the nutrients to not be visible, whether they soaked into the earth or scavenged by the turkeys, groundhogs, and coons. I got tons of pictures of all the aboove enjoying these minerals.
I found the deer trails and kinda led a line from them a few feet with deer corn to the minerals, as well as a salt block. To me it just looked unnatural. Like a deer would be very cautios coming up to this smorgasborg.
Anyway, I have cams on them now and plan to check the outcome this coming weekend. I will post some pictures of just who on the food chain is using them the most.