Deer Hunters Net

Go to your local feed store and buy (1) 50lb bag of granulized dicalcium phosphate, (2) 50lb bags of trace mineral salt, and (1) 50lb bag of rock salt. Using a 32oz cup mix 1-cup dicalcium phosphate 2-cups trace mineral salt and 1-cup rock salt (ice cream salt) into 5-gallon bucket. Rake leaves and other debris out of the way in a 6ft circle then add mix evenly over the circle. Try to find a moist area for best results. Slightly rake back over mix and then leave alone. Deer will actually eat the dirt when they find it. This makes about 200lbs and is the majority of what’s in the 3006 mineral blend. Cost is about $30.00. Check your local game laws about creating your own salt lick before trying it however.

Do you make Mineral Licks for your deer herd? You should if you want to see bigger bucks, like this Monster who has been digging into mineral lick for the last two years.

The supplements that the deer need are calcium and phosphate, with vitamins A, D, and E.

This mixture will give the deer the nutrients they need during the antler growing season.

The only problem is they don’t like it and they won’t eat it, so you have to add other ingredients to the mixture to get the deer to consume it.

There are many good mixes out on the market; they all have basically the same stuff in them.

I like to find a low spot near a good deer travel route and work up the soil, then mix the supplement with the soil. After it’s mixed pour a bucket of water over it. This saturates the mixture.

The deer will eat both the mix and the soil, after a few weeks the deer will have a hole dug trying to get every bit.

You should start one in April, redo it in July, and then again in October. If you want bigger, healthier deer make a Mineral Lick.