Salt All Year?

[SharpMuzzys]

Just wondering about how people are treating their salt licks. Are you keeping salt all year? Putting out a certain time and then backing off?

Any benefit to an all year source?

 

[rem270]

I put one out in March and one in Aug. They use mine yr round.

 

[Greg M]

April and August. I always throw a Trophy Rock out 10' away. Been doing the Pepsi Challenge for a couple of years now.

 

[BSK]

SharpMuzzys,

Deer in some locations will use salt all year round, while deer in other locations almost complete stop utilizing salt during the cool/cold months. The only way to know is to test salt usage in your area with trail-cams.

 

[de novo]

Put out 100 pounds in the spring at the same spots every year.

 

[Football Hunter]

They use it at my place all year.

 

[Hunter 257W]

My pictures over salt/mineral licks drop off to probably 10% beginning mid to late October. They don't pick up until warm weather.

 

[BSK]

My pictures over salt/mineral licks drop off to probably 10% beginning mid to late October. They don't pick up until warm weather.

My pics drop to zero over salt by late September. Usage doesn't start again until late March.

 

[Boone 58]

I taper off in Sept......and start again in February..........they wear it out most of the year and I put out around 1000# per year spread out in about 6 diff. licks.

 

[TheLBLman]

My pics drop to zero over salt by late September. Usage doesn't start again until late March.

My observations have been similar, although would not say a full "zero". The usage drops over 90% between late August and late September, and becomes mostly nocturnal.

Can't tell you how many times I've spent the opening day of archery season perched high over a salt lick, and never seen a deer. Never mind these same licks were being regularly visited during daylight by numerous deer throughout the summer and right up until a few days before archery season.

 

[plinker22]

My pics drop to zero over salt by late September. Usage doesn't start again until late March.

My observations have been similar, although would not say a full "zero". The usage drops over 90% between late August and late September, and becomes mostly nocturnal.

Can't tell you how many times I've spent the opening day of archery season perched high over a salt lick, and never seen a deer. Never mind these same licks were being regularly visited during daylight by numerous deer throughout the summer and right up until a few days before archery season.

I have that T-shirt too!

 

[HOOK]

1 35 pound trace mineral block out every April....all you need