I have done a fair share of research and experimenting the past few years on this topic and have found some interesting thoughts/ideas from various articles. The one thing that gets me is that many of the attractants/mineral supplements on the market concentrate on protein level. Protein does not grow antlers from everything I've read. Sure it helps in keeping deer healthy, blah blah blah. However antlers are made up of calcium and phos mostly, along with other sorts or trace minerals and vitamins. If you would agree with this then tell me why companies market their product to grow these huge antlers when in fact their product contains very little calcium and phos???? Seems they have some of the public brainwashed on the whole idea that protein puts on bone. Don't get me wrong, protein is needed for herd health, etc but from everything I've read it does very little on actually growing antlers. Soooooo, I'm curious to get everyones thoughts on this topic as I'm sure I opened up a can of worms but I'm really wanting to see the responses. Another thing while I'm on this topic is the idea of salt. Many other products on the market are made up of mostly salt and claim they will help grow bigger bucks. B.S. Sure deer love salt but it does little to nothing in aiding in antler growth. My main message is make sure you know what your buying before you buy it!!