Have always used the solid blocks with good results. My local feed store has several 30# bags of the 465 for like $12.99 which is a huge discount compared to the 18-20 pound block. Anybody know why it would be so much cheaper?? Will deer eat it and thus consume it so much quicker??
Trophy rock vs Trophy Rock 465
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Hey @SALTMAN you wanna get this one!!
killingtime 41
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Deer will eat any kind of salt you put out. Especially now in the summer months. Mothers are lactating and bucks are growing there horns. They seem to eat it up. Is it mineral salt if so use it.
It's the same stuff from the same mine. One is a bag of small rocks and one is a single big rock. That's the only difference. I don't know if one lasts longer than the other or not.
Yes they will, they will scarf it down within just a few days of putting it out. This really surprised me because it took a long time to see much loss on the blocks. I used it for three hunting seasons, but stopped and went back to mixing up my own and buying in bulk at local Co-Op.
That is what I suspected. My blocks will last a month. Not wanting to put something out to be consumed in a week.
bjohnson
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Deer in my area seem to like 465 over anything else mineral wise based off of trail cam photos.
DoubleRidge
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I've used both....both work....but the smaller pieces of rock (Four65) do melt quicker and the larger rocks last longer....but even when the smaller pieces melt they will still dig at and use the mineral site....but I like the larger rock better just because I can see it making it easier to decide when to replenish.
holstonangler
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The 465 will literally wash away in a rain storm and be gone in less than a week, however they still like it
Just saw your location. Chances are you've bumped into my younger brother on the south fork of the Holston while he was fishing for smallmouth. Been guiding there for about 30 years.
