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Who’s got mineral sites in already?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5114260" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>On the surface, that <em>SOUNDS</em> like a "good idea".</p><p>But, deer are still going to be seeking mineral licks, and still licking them.</p><p></p><p>This is in the context that our landscape, in every county, is dotted with at least hundreds of mineral (salt) licks that will mostly each be continued to be "licked" for many, many years to come.</p><p></p><p>And, by having <em>FEWER</em> licks, might we not simply be <u>concentrating the deer </u><em><u>MORE</u></em> at what licks remain? Perhaps not creating or replenishing existing mineral licks is more akin to a counter-productive virtue signal?</p><p></p><p>Lastly, sure are a lot of cattle farms around in most counties.</p><p>Good luck finding one that doesn't have lots of mineral licks, replenished frequently, for the cattle, but the deer use them as well.</p><p></p><p>Not replenishing existing mineral sites for deer may do little more than shift the deer to other nearby sites that are not going away, and "may" actually be counter-productive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5114260, member: 1409"] On the surface, that [I]SOUNDS[/I] like a "good idea". But, deer are still going to be seeking mineral licks, and still licking them. This is in the context that our landscape, in every county, is dotted with at least hundreds of mineral (salt) licks that will mostly each be continued to be "licked" for many, many years to come. And, by having [I]FEWER[/I] licks, might we not simply be [U]concentrating the deer [/U][I][U]MORE[/U][/I] at what licks remain? Perhaps not creating or replenishing existing mineral licks is more akin to a counter-productive virtue signal? Lastly, sure are a lot of cattle farms around in most counties. Good luck finding one that doesn't have lots of mineral licks, replenished frequently, for the cattle, but the deer use them as well. Not replenishing existing mineral sites for deer may do little more than shift the deer to other nearby sites that are not going away, and "may" actually be counter-productive. [/QUOTE]
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