Antler king mineral

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  1. apb5f2

    apb5f2 Weekend Warrior

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    Does anyone use antlerking mineral and do you like it. I use trophy rock. The deer find it quickly and come back everyday. But in a big rain it melts away to nothing and then the deer stay away until I put down another rock.
     
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    A regular brown mineral block from a farm supply store works as good if not better than any of "deer" marketed blocks I have used. 50# block is like $7 tops.
    I have put antler king mineral down once and wasn't impressed with the deer traffic it got.
    My go to is Deer Cane Black magic and the brown salt block. 80% of the time it works every time.
     
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    No.6Hunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Try using the trophy rock on a log, mine last pretty long and if they do melt they soak into the wood which the deer will chew on.

    I use pops loose moose with trophy rocks/FOUR65, seem to do well paired together.

    Just stay away from pure salt!
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    You do realize Trophy Rock is over 93% nothing but salt and as high as 98% if memory serves. While "mined" from salt deposits in the earth it is still just a glorified salt block.

    If attracting deer is all you desire to do than any high salt content bait block, powder, granule will work.
     
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    No.6Hunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Yes I know the trophy rocks are pretty much pure salt but I never use them by themselves. Each site has fats and proteins as well other nutrients to benefit the deer.
     

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