Salt licks
 

I went out 2 weeks ago and dug some holes with post hole diggers and filled them with livestock salt for deer.It has came a few good rains and has soaked in good.The deer have just walked right by the holes.Is it the wrong time of yr for salt? Or did I do something wrong?

Put some corn in your salt to attract their attention. The deer probably do not know it is there yet. This is a great time for salt, and I am sure your salt lick will get hit once the deer find it.

Are there cattle in the area? Salt licks usually do not work well in areas where there are cattle: The deer get their salt at the same place the cattle do.

No cattle for miles.

It is the right time to be attracting, but you are about 6 months late on putting it out. I put mine out in February every year, I top off with a little salt in July, but they have been coming for a few months by then.

Also some spots just do better than others, but I'm not 100% sure why. I think lush vegetation and water are key factors.

Here are a few pics from some of my mineral sites(not just salt)...

Well like that one man said get something to get their attention. I put a salt block out in the spring on top of a stump and they have ate the salt block, the stump and including all the ground around it in a 3 ft. diameter and still licking the ground.

Alright thanks for the help.

Try a salt lick near a pond that the deer use. i often hunt on 14,000 acres where there are no cattle. Sometimes the deer never find the salt. Every salt lick that i've put near a pond that the deer drink from is being heavily used.