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Make the deer come to you

Post  MrDario541 on Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:46 am

While I was at my favorite store (Bi-Mart) yesterday, I was nosing around in the hunter's supplies and I saw something interesting. They sell Blocks and bags of salt. I guess that what you do is to find a spot in the woods where the ground is bare. Then you mix the granular salt with water and pour it slowly onto the ground. As the water soaks into the ground and /or evaporates, all of the salt is left on the ground where it will gradually mix with the soil.
Deer will find this spot and claim it. They need this salt and will eat the soil containing the salt. When a buck finds it he will claim it for his own. He will roll in it and spread his scent around. This will interest other bucks who will try to take it from the first buck. Well, to shorten the story, in time they will make a "wallow" where they visit frequently.
Now, you have established a spot where you can count on finding deer. I'm not sure of the legality of this at the present time, but if THSF, then laws may not matter. And, in a case of survival you may know where you can find game.
I'm thinking, that if you are planning to bug out in the hills you might quietly prepare a few places like this. In other words, don't leave your retreat and tramp all over the woods hunting, make the game come to you. It might be the difference between eating or not.
Opinions, please?

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Re: Make the deer come to you

Post  Fireman Preper on Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:35 pm

I've tryed a couple different salts for hunting. I will but it this way I see signs that the deer are there and they can dig a lagre area up but it has never helped me as far as seeing a deer go to those spots when I was actually out there hunting. Although it makes for some great pics on the trail cam I put out. Most of them seamed to be in the middle of the night and not at a time when I could shoot them anyway.

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Re: Make the deer come to you

Post  MrDario541 on Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:25 am

But, in a survival situation you might have to do some hunting at night if you want to eat. If TSHTF, rules and laws may not matter. You may have to do what you have to do to feed otheers. In that case, having something that could attract the game to you might be a good thing. In order to eat, we may have to forget "sportsmanship. Just thinking.

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Post  stringman1230 on Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:44 pm

well I have known people who put out salt blocks to make deer come to the spot. I never di but I do think thatit couldwork. It is something to think about.

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