Several of the spots I hunt have old sawdust piles. These piles always have lots of deer tracks on them. Does any one know what attracts the deer to the piles. I have a theory that as the piles decompose they become a mineral lick. Has anyone heard anything about this?
It has salt in it.
The sawdust has a small amount of salt in it and the deer smell it.
That is what I was told by my uncle and old timers.
And maybe other minerals since the tree roots draw it up out of the soil.
And when it is cut up it releases it.
thats my 2 cents