Recommend people to use Trophy Rock

You're better off going to a local feed store and getting them to bag some mineral for you. I bought a 1/4 ton for $175, and it does about the same thing. Till up a 3'x6' piece of ground and pour it in there. If you really want to entice the deer, add some dried molasses.

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All I can say is I use them. I'm also using the Trophy Rock 465 this year, which is like a pulverized bag of trophy rock. Same company, same thing basically.

I generally mix salt and dicalcium phosphate in with the soil to make salt licks, and they hit those okay, but to me they like the solid mineral rocks better. I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe because the mineral is more concentrated in solid form than mixed with the soil.

Either way, its really good for your deer, especially from spring to late summer. It replaces alot of minerals that they naturally flush out of their systems because of high water intake in the forage they eat this time of year. It also provides helpful minerals for antler growth and doe lactation.

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I guess I forget that I'm in a state that doesn't allow "baiting" or "feeding" deer within 200 yards unless it was set out 60 days prior to the hunt.

But you are right about the dicalcium phosphate. Supplementation for any ruminant should take into consideration that it needs to be a 2:1 calcium to phosphorous ratio.

ETA: It doesn't NEED to be, but it's a good rule of thumb.

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I keep my mineral licks in secluded areas along trails near food sources. During the deer season, I will be hunting either further down the trail towards the bedding area or on the food source itself. I try to position my mineral sites so that they are in thick cover (more buck pictures) but don't necessarily cut me off from hunting.

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Therein lies the problem for me. I don't like intruding the draws up here because most of them are sanctuaries for deer. I stick to the food sources or watering holes because there is usually at least one well-defined trail that the deer use. Sometimes it's hard to tell which critters are trekking through the grass or along a cattle trail, but I scout from a distance so I can pinpoint the entry routes the deer use.

ETA: I don't typically hunt over bait or near it because there's enough feed everywhere. But I do like giving them some mineral. Drought years can be tough for any animal, and making sure the does get enough phosphorous in the diet helps out with reproduction and lactation for the next year.

I like meat in the freezer, and I want my spots producing each year.

I use the home made mix as well and they hit it pretty good. I had to quit using solid bricks because they came up missing too often.

What is the difference between mineral blocks used for cattle and the trophy rock used for whitetails?

All you need is trace mineral salt and dicalcium phosphate

That makes sense.

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I guess I forget that I'm in a state that doesn't allow "baiting" or "feeding" deer within 200 yards unless it was set out 60 days prior to the hunt.

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So are you wanting to use it as an attractant or as a mineral supplemental?