Those who use minerals......
06-04-2008, 07:11 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,363
RE: Those who use minerals......
ORIGINAL: dtk913
Sorry guys, I should have done that to start with. It is :
1 part rock Salt
1 part di-calcium phosphate
2 parts trace mineral
These can all be purchased at your local co-op. I use a coffee can to put the mix together. I usually put about 4-5 lbs out at a time and then refresh them every couple of weeks. I was told not to mix the ingredients together until you are ready to use them, I don't know why but I don't do it. All of the ingredients come in 25lbs bags. Now is a good time to get it out there. They will really tear it up during the summer. Good Luck.
If you guys use trail cams, these licks are a great place to get a lot of pictures.
Dan
Sorry guys, I should have done that to start with. It is :
1 part rock Salt
1 part di-calcium phosphate
2 parts trace mineral
These can all be purchased at your local co-op. I use a coffee can to put the mix together. I usually put about 4-5 lbs out at a time and then refresh them every couple of weeks. I was told not to mix the ingredients together until you are ready to use them, I don't know why but I don't do it. All of the ingredients come in 25lbs bags. Now is a good time to get it out there. They will really tear it up during the summer. Good Luck.
If you guys use trail cams, these licks are a great place to get a lot of pictures.
Dan
This is the kind of info I was hoping to draw into the forum.
06-05-2008, 12:09 PM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 606
RE: Those who use minerals......
So is a Co-oplike a local feed store? Or can I get that stuff at the local feed store? I have never tried a mineral site before but you have gotten me interested reading this. Do you just pour it out on the ground in a pile, dig a hole, or spread it around?
06-05-2008, 12:58 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Iowa
Posts: 292
RE: Those who use minerals......
Yes, a Co-Op is like your local feed store. When you start the site you want to take a stick or a rake and clean out a circle about 2 feet wide. After I do that I just pour it out on the ground. Some people will dig a hole and then pour it in. I have never done that, but I am sure there is nothing wrong with doing it that way.
Dan
Dan
06-10-2008, 07:32 AM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northwest Missouri
Posts: 830
RE: Those who use minerals......
ORIGINAL: dtk913
Sorry guys, I should have done that to start with. It is :
1 part rock Salt
1 part di-calcium phosphate
2 parts trace mineral
These can all be purchased at your local co-op. I use a coffee can to put the mix together. I usually put about 4-5 lbs out at a time and then refresh them every couple of weeks. I was told not to mix the ingredients together until you are ready to use them, I don't know why but I don't do it. All of the ingredients come in 25lbs bags. Now is a good time to get it out there. They will really tear it up during the summer. Good Luck.
If you guys use trail cams, these licks are a great place to get a lot of pictures.
Dan
Sorry guys, I should have done that to start with. It is :
1 part rock Salt
1 part di-calcium phosphate
2 parts trace mineral
These can all be purchased at your local co-op. I use a coffee can to put the mix together. I usually put about 4-5 lbs out at a time and then refresh them every couple of weeks. I was told not to mix the ingredients together until you are ready to use them, I don't know why but I don't do it. All of the ingredients come in 25lbs bags. Now is a good time to get it out there. They will really tear it up during the summer. Good Luck.
If you guys use trail cams, these licks are a great place to get a lot of pictures.
Dan
06-10-2008, 08:35 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Idaho,Stationed in Ludington,Mi
Posts: 1,324
RE: Those who use minerals......
I have been using 30-06 plus protein for the whitetail institute. I have been very happy with the outcome thus far. supposed to help all throughout the antler growing season!
