Public land minerals ??????

I was out walking this piece of public land I plan to hunt here in MN today scouting and what not when I had a thought. Would if I put out some MONSTERRAXX in various spots where there's good blind/stand shooting areas ?
Sure I'd be eating the cost of doing it out of pocket and other hunters will surely notice and post up over one of my man made "hot spots" but it is an acceptable price to pay in my book having greater control over when and where public deer will show up. Has anyone else done anything like this ? What are some thoughts on my idea ? Feel free to weigh in anyone. I do want to follow the rules legally and ethically and still tip the scales in my favor as much as I can.

 

Would putting out minerals be considered baiting? I know at my local public hunting land in Florida it is illegal to bait any animals here. But if it is legal I say go for it!

 

You'd better ask your local DNR.

 

+1 on checking if it's legal. Here you can't hunt over bait.

 

Here in Minnesota minerals are not considered bait.

 

If I was going to put it out on public land I think I would pour a bag of the mineral and a bottle of the attractant over a stump. The mineral will blend in with the stump so no one would see it, and you wouldnt have a hole in the ground to see either.

 

I sure wish I could use them down here in my small part of Wisconsin.

 

its alittle late for this year,but try fertilizing oak trees ,blackberries, other natural forage.

 

Deer are definitely still eating minerals, so it is not too late.

 

The oaks on my lease in MN are already dropping tiny acorns because of stress and the blackberries are pretty much done as well.

 

Got a question for you Mr. Tom, I've purchased some of your Monster Raxx (after already having put out another brand of mineral ). The area I hunt in often floods when we get a lot of rain, like we've had this past few weeks, and I was worried if the Monster Raxx would wash away with the water or would it remain in the soil? Basically, should I move my mineral sites to the upper portion of my hunting grounds or stick with the old spots? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I am very new to creating mineral sites. Thanks in advance!

 

That is definitely not a dumb question ajax. How flooded does the area get? Is it under alot of water for an extended time? I like when my site gets wet and the mineral works in with the soil but to much water would do more harm than good IMO.

 

One site may flood as much as two or three feet, and the water can take as long as a week to wash thru. It's located on a creek and the flood waters slowly wash down. The closer to the creek you get the faster the water moves of course. The current is what worries me the most in that it will carry the minerals away.
Site two is at the very outer limits of what floods and even when Hurricane Katrina hit the water was only that far up for 2-3 days tops. Thanks again

 

Should I mineral up a stump the same day I hunt over it ?
How far in advance do I need to get the deer to habitually come keep licking my stump ?
Also, I'm disappointed to have gone in ****s Sporting goods AND Fleet Farm and didn't see and MonsterRaxx products on the shelves. I guess I'll have to order them on line

 

Just did some quick research for Minnesota. Page 71 of your DNR publication does clarify that minerals are not considered bat BUT they must NOT contain food products in it you are ok. However they clearly state the mineral can ONLY contain salt and/or minerals.

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/hunting/2012/full_regs.pdf

I did not see anything that prohibited you from using minerals on public lands.

 

stringpuller i would put it out atleast a week before you hunt so the deer can find it and condition themselves to it being there i thought about putting some mineral licks but there considered bait in Iowa