lmao ........i guarentee that we dont have a poor herd of deer. just because the deer cant get all the nutrients that they need from forage, and in turn resort to mineral licks dosent mean that they are poor. we grow huge deer here in southern ohio, and the deer have huge racks and body size. the deer are not goin to gorge themselves on salt, think about it do u use alot of salt on your food, no it starts to take the taste away, you need salt in you diet too. i have licks and the use them 85 to 90% of the time when the does have little ones and the development of antlers, so i think dong dont know dittly.