Mineral sites, how many?

[double browtine]

So I have read somewhere in the past, that you only should put like 1 mineral site or salt luck as some call it, per 100 acres. I had a discussion with a friend the other day that hunts in KY. He said that they put a mineral site and corn feeder at every stand location. So my question is, how many mineral sites does everyone have on land that they hunt per acre?

 

[tree_ghost]

I'd say my average is about 1 per 150 acres


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[rem270]

I have 6 on 87 acres. Mines mostly woods though.

 

[Tn Joe]

I have 2 on 75 acres. Deer use both daily

 

[Boll Weevil]

1 per 100 acres.

 

[dgolden]

I've read 1 per 50 acres. We have 4 spots on 250 acres and they use all 4 regularly.

 

[double browtine]

Thanks guys! I currently only have one on the 47 acres here at my house, but I'm going to add a second one. I have one currently down by the creek, but I'm going to add a second one up on my high ground.

 

[Hunter 257W]

Currently I only have 1 on 235 acres. I keep intending to start another 2, which i think is about optimum for the layout of my land. I think over time you can influence deer travel routes with mineral sites.

 

[Bow Hunter]

We have two on 156 acres and the deer use both.

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

I don't think it matters,they will visit them when they feel the need for the minerals

 

[MickThompson]

I generally us them for camera survey points, so 1 per 100 is what I shoot for.


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[JKC]

We have two on about 50 acres.

 

[gator-n-buck]

I guess the question is having to many salt licks on one property could be bad. What's the con to having per say 8 salt licks on a 100 acres?

 

[DavidW]

I have 6 strategically placed in central areas of my property. As you said, not sure u can have too many, but deer will use certain sites more than others. If deer don't "heavily" use a lick, I don't refresh the site (I start off using salt blocks on stumps). Also, I place them in easily accessible areas near atv trails that I do not walk through an area- drop an go. Now the deer are accustomed to these locations and get a lot of attention.

 

[Hunter 257W]

I think you can steer deer travel over time with salt licks, so it would make sense to not have so many that they can go just anywhere to get salt. Over time they get used to always going to salt in certain places and to some degree this should increase travel between the licks and to certain spots on your land.

 

[Scioto]

I understand how you might be able to steer deer movement with mineral licks, but wouldn't that really just be movement during Spring, Summer, early Fall? I've read deer use of the licks declines as Fall progresses and not at all in Winter.

In the past I've use 2 per 90 acres that I hunt. This year I put 3 out. I mostly use them for trail cams and because I think the minerals benefit the deer.

 

[Benkharr]

I have 12 out on a 600 acre parcel. I also have 3 out on a 100 acre parcel. I use them to try and inventory and get a decent idea where the bucks bed.

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