Originally Posted by Remnard

Mineral Licks should be out year round (where legal). When deer are growing racks they are actually uptaking calcium etc. from existing bone. It is later replaced when they find a source to replenish it. The more of these nutrients they have available to them year round, the less they will have to tap their existing bone structure to achieve optimal growth.

Remember that the bucks are not the only ones needing macro and micronutrients year round. Does need it when lactating, fawns need it to put on vital weight and the necessary bone structure as they grow, which pretty much occurs year round.

To be honest, I would put them out regardless of the law. I would never hunt over them in either case, but I won't deprive my local herd because some paranoid bureaucrat doesn't want anyone hunting over something that may or may not bring a deer close enough to shoot. Hide them in a thicket somewhere, who's going to find them? With the economy the way it is, most agencies have reduced manpower to the point where there are not nearly enough of them to police serious violations, let alone chase someone down for putting out a mineral block.