#2039783 - 08/21/10 03:25 PM
Another TR Rock Question
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meerdeer
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I normally use trophy rocks but i realized you can buy 50lb salt or mineral block & a box of that block topper for the same price as a 12lb TR. anyone ever compare these, is TR rock still better? do they even like block topper?
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#2039785 - 08/21/10 03:27 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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rem270
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your gonna here different opinions. i just use salt blocks.
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#2039791 - 08/21/10 03:33 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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meerdeer
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your gonna here different opinions. i just use salt blocks.
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#2039793 - 08/21/10 03:34 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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rem270
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no never used block topper either so cant help you out there.
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#2039795 - 08/21/10 03:38 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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big 8's in Weakley county
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i use just mineral blocks and got more results out of them than i did a trophy rock
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#2039804 - 08/21/10 03:43 PM
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pcrc
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Put out about half of a 50 lb trace mineral block today (the brown colored one from TSC). Broke it up to make it a carryable weight. Anxious to see how it works.
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#2039813 - 08/21/10 04:01 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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Good time Charlie
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You will not see anything as good as TR
I have experimented with about everything.
TR is on top by quite a bit
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#2039856 - 08/21/10 04:44 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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stik
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I normally use trophy rocks but i realized you can buy 50lb salt or mineral block & a box of that block topper for the same price as a 12lb TR. anyone ever compare these, is TR rock still better? do they even like block topper?
i get 3-5 times as many pics on the tr vs. block salt.
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#2039867 - 08/21/10 04:50 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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hunter drew
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The good thing about TR is it all nautral. When the trace mineral is man made
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#2039912 - 08/21/10 05:47 PM
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meerdeer
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The good thing about TR is it all nautral. When the trace mineral is man made
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#2039962 - 08/21/10 06:54 PM
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wlf89
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how is trace minerals man made arent minerals natural
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#2039969 - 08/21/10 07:03 PM
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SALTMAN
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Any salt is legal in tn . If you want to help the overall health and quality of your animals. its TR ! If you just want to kill a deer mortons will work. The trace mineral ( blocks/loose) that you buy contain man made minerals . the deer do know the difference. Licking on the rocks they are getting traces of over 50 minerals, the coop/tsc loose poured on the ground may look like its getting a lot of use. the holes are created by the deer trying to get to the salt that has been leeched into the ground every time it rains. getting less and less minerals each time they do. You will have some on here tell you the loose works just as well !Depends on what they are trying to do !Nothing is as beneficial as the TR , allthe toppers are primarily attractants and most not legal to hunt over in Tn.
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#2040226 - 08/21/10 10:11 PM
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RKenney
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When salt leeches into the ground and the deer continue to lick
the ground, do they get any beneficial minerals from the soil? I
guess it depends on the makeup of the soil in a certain area.
Any thoughts from SALTMAN or anyone else? In my area, phosphate
used to be mined extensively, but I'm not sure is that mineral
is good for deer.
I have observed the deer licking the mud off their mouths on
ground leeched salt licks. Sometimes they look like a kid that
has been in some chocolate, and they want to get every bit of
it in their stomach.
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#2040239 - 08/21/10 10:20 PM
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Greg M
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So, I'm putting out TR this week. Too soon? As a general rule (even though deer populations will affect), how long will they last? I have a trace block that has been getting whacked for months.
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#2040263 - 08/21/10 10:31 PM
Re: Another TR Rock Question
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RKenney
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I put a 20 lb. Tr out about 3 weeks ago, and it's very small
now. It has alot of lick marks on it, but it has rained alot
here in the last several days. The deer are also attacking the
mud and dirt around it also.
I guess the dissolved salt and minerals have to go somewhere.
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