[bluelinearcher]

An old friend of mine who's got many moons more experience in the woods than I do told me the other day that if you shoot a deer over a salt block that no other deer would come to that salt block. For those of yall who hunt over salt... feeders.... ect... is this true or does it really matter? Thanks.

 

[SPECIALIZED]

Salt

I do not hunt over salt,but that sounds like a old wives tale to me.

 

[stealthyhunter]

well I seen some salt licks that have had 3 deer shot at in one season.

 

[BOHO]

just a wives tale. although most of the deer where I hunt at don't come in to it til after dark.

 

[Huntin4Elk]

I'm still amazed that you guys hunt over salt and feeders.

Totally illegal here........unless you are baiting bears. WILD!!!!!:embara:

 

[JEofWV]

I'm still amazed that you guys hunt over salt and feeders.

Totally illegal here........unless you are baiting bears. WILD!!!!!:embara:

Here in WV you can hunt deer over bait but not turkey or bear.

Myth on the single kill saltblock though, friends have killed several deer every year over the saltblocks in their cow pasture.

Jim

 

[r2t2]

Salt is not desired by deer much after spring and early summer.

RT

 

[old Graybeard]

Seems it would be like pouring salt into a wound to me

 

[XMAN]

does anyone know if pigs will hit the salt as well?

 

[Mike Trump]

Salt is not desired by deer much after spring and early summer.

RT

This has been my experience as well, so I don't even bother hunting over them or near them. There's no point. They go dormant once the fawns are weened and the buck's antlers harden. At least that's what happens in Missouri. Your mileage may vary... :wink:

 

[Stump Shooter]

In MN it is legal to hunt over mineral/salt sites(unless that has changed this year), but like someone has mentioned...once the bucks go hard horn and the fawns have been weened, they rarely come into it.

 

[2LungKing]

nope

that is a myth have shot several deer over a salt block :darkbeer:

 

[Bees]

It is illegal to hunt over a salt block in GA.

 

[Cornfed]

Salt is not desired by deer much after spring and early summer.

RT

My thoughts exactly. Why would anyone want to waste much time over a salt lick? There are MANY better places to set up than a mineral lick.

 

[voight24]

Well placed mineral/salt like can mean the difference in getting the shot and deer pass by. I like to position them in funnels and stageing areas. THey are also a great scouting tool. Position them a close to thick buck bedding areas and put your trail camera on them. Early season (sept) they are doe killers. But I have had deer use them right through december

 

[jcs271]

Old wives tale, but here in Montana its still a BIG NO-NO, (baiting).

 

[njshadowwalker]

B.S.

I mean if you wanna take a doe sure shooting a lone deer rather then shooting one thats ina group of 5 or 6 will keep the bait site fresh. The more deer you spook the later they will hit the bait.To the point that ya may as well not even sit on the bait but a few hundred yards away.

 

[minnow]

I'm still amazed that you guys hunt over salt and feeders.

Totally illegal here........unless you are baiting bears. WILD!!!!!:embara:

I WISH it was illigal here!

 

[anyseason]

Deer kills

My buddies and I have killed deer within 10' of gut piles from deer killed less than 24 hours before...let alone near the same salt lick, pond, deer stand, trail, whatever.

The trick is the same as for anything else in deer hunting. Scent control, wind direction, and not educating the deer in the area.