Yo buck

[wobblegobble]

Is this mess all it's cracked up to be? They advertise it like it's deer steroids! So is it better than deer cane, TR, etc etc ?

 

[Andy S.]

It gets a lot of hype on social media, but I am not buying into it at all. It is very expensive for what it is, $6.99 for 2.5 lbs at my local hardware store.

 

[spoon]

Last year put Yo buck out in 2 locations with cameras, zero activity. A friend gave 2 bags this asked me to put them in with my salt lick. Deer quit coming to that salt lick with 1 picture in 3-1/2 weeks.

 

[Mike Belt]

spoon... Have you checked those locations this year? If this stuff is anything like deer cane back when I tried different things I found that in some locations the deer didn't touch the cane until the following year. Personally, I think most of the products like this are a waste of time as far as trying to enhance antler production. I don't think you can put out enough of it to benefit the bucks. As far as camera sites it's hard to beat tried and true regular salt licks.

 

[Bone Collector]

Is this mess all it's cracked up to be? They advertise it like it's deer steroids! So is it better than deer cane, TR, etc etc ?

I'm gonna say it is like any of these other "homemade" concoctions that surface and all the local yocals get recruited to hype it up, probably because they get some for free.

Trophy rock and trace minerals do the same thing. one the area is established the deer start coming. If you can get the same or similar results at a fraction of the cost, then do that.

I have put out these so called super deer attractant minerals that I have heard about on FB and other social media and did not get any super results. I got about the same results as I would with trophy rock, but for a fraction of the time and a higher cost.

 

[Andy S.]

......I think most of the products like this are a waste of time as far as trying to enhance antler production. I don't think you can put out enough of it to benefit the bucks. As far as camera sites it's hard to beat tried and true regular salt licks.

My thoughts exactly, especially early season camera sites (July/August).

 

[JCDEERMAN]

......I think most of the products like this are a waste of time as far as trying to enhance antler production. I don't think you can put out enough of it to benefit the bucks. As far as camera sites it's hard to beat tried and true regular salt licks.

My thoughts exactly, especially early season camera sites (July/August).

Agreed on the salt/trace mineral for now! I move mine to fields around the first week or 2 of September and they stay there until the latter part of October when they are moved to scrapes.

 

[spoon]

spoon... Have you checked those locations this year? If this stuff is anything like deer cane back when I tried different things I found that in some locations the deer didn't touch the cane until the following year.

Yes I've checked last year spots, nothing. The guys I know on FB that swear by it are getting it free by the case.

 

[Roost 1]

Selenium is the key and most of these products contain very little if any due to the cost.
If you can find selenium at your local co-op try it mixed with some molasses and/or soda ashe.

Trophy rock is 99% salt definitely a waste of money when compared to a white salt block.

I am trying out Deer 30 mineral right now, due to the fact local guys are the owners.
I like to support the local boys but only if I decide the product is worth my money.
I fully expect it to take 6 months to a year to figure out if Deer 30 is better than other
products i have used in the past.

 

[SKFOOTER]

I have a good friend here that swears by it and sings its praises almost every day on Facebook. I've tried it and in my opinion its nothing more than snake oil.

 

[Andy S.]

^^^ I don't know him from Adam, but LOTS of hunters in west TN get a kick out of how hard he pushes Yo Buck.

 

[BULL MOOSE]

Dumbest name ever ... some hillbilly with gold teeth with his pants hanging to his knees and a flat billed hat going yo like a beastie boy.

 

[TNTreeman]

Had a wildlife biologist tell me that in school he took a core sample of an antler and it was analyzed. The best thing they found to replenish those minerals was found in #678 cow mineral from Coop. You got to mix heavily with salt bc deer have no interest in #678 without it. It's not expensive and loaded with calcium, selenium, etc. There will be many opinions on this but check out all the good stuff in it and with feed salt or redmonds added they flat tear it up.

 

[losthunter]

If it makes you feel good buy it. That's all it's used for.

 

[Harold Money jr]

If salt made big antlers, the coastal areas would have the biggest bucks in the country. It's the soil and we can't do that much to help it. I had a good friend who pushed lucky buck supplement as the miracle mineral for antler growth. He showed me the amazing gains the antlers made after a year hitting the lucky buck. The gains seemed impressive except when we figured the average percentage gains by age and they ended up being right on with predictable antler growth.
Bucks antlers should double (100% growth) from 1-2 years old, from 2-3 should grow another 50%, from 3-4 25%, 4-5 about 12% and so on. Really what that is based on is weight as opposed to a measurement, although measurements can be indicative of the same gains.
Salt helps all deer, most of all lactating does which produce healthier fawns if their nutritional needs are met.

 

[Andy S.]

I had a good friend who pushed lucky buck supplement as the miracle mineral for antler growth. He showed me the amazing gains the antlers made after a year hitting the lucky buck. The gains seemed impressive except when we figured the average percentage gains by age and they ended up being right on with predictable antler growth.

I've been down this road over the years with friends/acquaintances and some finally understood what was "normal and expected growth" as you pointed out, and others just flat could not grasp it, and had to buy the new product of the week to grow big bucks, as they were convinced it was the silver bullet.

 

[ruger7mag]

Selenium is the key and most of these products contain very little if any due to the cost.
If you can find selenium at your local co-op try it mixed with some molasses and/or soda ashe.

Trophy rock is 99% salt definitely a waste of money when compared to a white salt block.

I am trying out Deer 30 mineral right now, due to the fact local guys are the owners.
I like to support the local boys but only if I decide the product is worth my money.
I fully expect it to take 6 months to a year to figure out if Deer 30 is better than other
products i have used in the past.

I thought high concentrations of selenium was bad for deer? Redmond salt makes a selenium 90 that may be worth trying if it's safe for them.

 

[Andy S.]

Champion's Choice Selenium 90 Trace Mineral Block, 50 lb, for those interested:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/produ ... lock-50-lb

 

[infoman jr.]

The official attractant of Facebook.

 

[Andy S.]

The official attractant of Facebook.

Ding ding ding...........we have a winner!

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

I thought high selenium was bad for deer as well

 

[jaypz4]

I've tried this in two spots and my pics of any deer have eased! Really disappointed and wasted money. Deer canine has always worked for us...and just trace mineral salt. I'm not a believer

 

[jaypz4]

I've tried this in two spots and my pics of any deer have eased! Really disappointed and wasted money. Deer canine has always worked for us...and just trace mineral salt. I'm not a believer

 

[MickThompson]

I pulled a card yesterday on a salt lick. 2200 pics in ~45 days on trace mineral alone. Good enough for me.


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[Mike Belt]

Agreed Mick. I think hunters try to get too "gimmicky" with all the new stuff that hits the shelves. Not against trying something new but the old adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comes to mind.

 

[MickThompson]

I pulled a card yesterday on a salt lick. 2200 pics in ~45 days on trace mineral alone. Good enough for me.


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