Feeders and Mineral blocks
 

How far apart should I set my deer feeder and mineral blocks? I have found a heavily travel trail and saw a few deer on camera around this area I have never managed an area before and just wanting to get some opinions

my feeders and mineral sites are about 100 yds apart now but you can put them close together depends on the size of the property.. I have 110 ac and have three mineral sites spred evenly through the property the feeder is in the middle

Red dots are mineral sites, white and red is feeder...I use lucky buck mineral but trace works good it just doesn't have all the beneficial vitamins and minerals for antler growth and overall body health.. There are lots of good products on the market I.W 30-06 work good too.

Cant help you there, it is illegal to use feeders or mineral blocks here.

is it illegal to use them there or hunt over them?

I have mine 20ft from my feeders. I even have one in my yard that they tear up. Trace mineral blocks are only $4, so I get several and place them on paths or where I want them to go. They dont last long once they find them.

while ours aren't directly on top of the feed plots we tend to keep them close (25 yards)

Both, its illegal to use or hunt over them in the state of Idaho.

Check your state laws. Some allow hunting deer over bait, others it can be out just not hunted over, or any bait/feeders must be removed something like 10days before the start of the season.

We cant bait or feed wild game, except bear in certain areas. Idaho has some pretty strict game laws. Our muzzle loaders cant have scopes, you cant use sabboted bullets or pellet type powder and it has to have a open breech, and no 209 primers, must use a percussion cap. Our archery rules are just as strict, you cant use expandable or mechanical broad heads or any electronics on your sight including lighted sight pins. The list goes on, so make sure you know the laws in the area you are hunting.

Thanks everybody I appreciate the input is there any certain breed of radish or turnip deer like more... just for future reference

Bait laws in the states
 

Baiting/feeding game animals
 

Montana is the same. Also, Montana does not have a special black powder or muzzleloader season, but we do have some areas where centerfire rifles are not allowed but BP rifles, shotguns or straight walled pistols are...but the BP rifles are limited to some of the same rules as fritz posted Idaho has, as are our archery regulations.

in the part of GA[Northern zone] I hunt in it is legal to feed year round as long as you are over 200yds away and it must be out of the line of sight, but if you are going to hunt that area your comment is spot on.....

In south GA you can hunt right on top of a pile of corn...

I wonder how or who came up with that northern "out of sight" requirement, as it seems awfully silly and unenforceable.

In Missouri we can as long as you remove any food 10 days before you hunt

same guys who came up with the new rules regulating doe harvest.. the whole month of Dec doe's are off limits unless you hunt with a bow then you can still kill as many as you want [up to 10].. It would have been smarter to just reduce the number you could take... So guess what I hunt with?

Geez, I wouldn't have any idea, LOL!

Our bow season runs from Sept 27 through Jan 15 but centerfire rifle was Nov 15 through Dec 6(only allowed to kill a buck the first 10 days of rifle) and alternative method is coming up

I just plant plain old purple top turnips deer love them and it's cheaper then commercial seed blends.. I also buy wheat and oats from farmers around harvest time in my area often it's a 1/4 what you pay for it in stores or online..

Do your deer eat the turnips too or just the greens?

what about in upstate new york like otsego county