alleyyooper

My brother sent this to me and says the 4 years he has used it they have made a huge hole in the woods. My question is what does the Arm and hammer washing soap have to do with it? Brother didn't know just that the deer go crazy there.




100# Stock Salt
50# Trace Mineral
50# Di Cal
Box of A&H Washing Soap

Dig hole 6 inches pretty good size around. Pour Salt, Trace Mineral and Di Calin, cover with A&H Washing Soap, cover with layer of dirt, pour water over.Redo in 6 months then once a year.


Al

Semisane

Actually, it A&H Washing Soda, which is nothing more than Sodium Carbonate. It's probably used to lower the pH of the mixture as it has an alkalinizing property. When dissolved in water, sodium carbonate forms carbonic acid and sodium hydroxide. As a strong base, sodium hydroxide neutralizes gastric acid thereby acting as an antacid. It's also used in several food preparation processes.

alleyyooper

So it isn't really washing soda but plain old arm and hammer baking soda?





Not the laundry soap?







Al

Semisane

It's washing soda, not washing soap.

GTOHunter

I've posted the Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda and Salt Mixture on here several times....it works great and if You add the other ingredients like AllyYopper mentioned it will make it even better and will be more beneficial for the Deer!

Bucksbottom

I've made that mix for years, minus the baking soda. Always has worked great.

Mojotex

For almost 4 decades now, I have done the similar with salt (NaCl), di-cal phosphate, (sometimes adding hi-cal dairy mix) and trace mineral. Deer love the stuff. Have never tried adding sodium carbonate. I'll give that a shot next off season.