if it is legal to place a salt lick i would recommend that. i always have does and fawns coming to mine spring, summer and fall, and that will attract the bucks in the rut! once the snow comes the salt lick is vacant because they salt the roads here in minnesota, but until then it attracts the deer! althouh i must say the salt lick sees more action in the spring time.

also look into and see if those grasses are legal to plant near your stand. i have never tried them, but everyone that i have talked to that has says it works good.

i really don't think you have to bait with grains to get a deer if you ask me. the salt lick really isn't necisisary but i like to catch deer on my game cam on the off season and i havnt had much luck just setting it up ona deer trail.

once gun season starts thebucks will be running for their lives and are not going to stop and eat some corn or lick some salt!