Azlongears Report post Posted September 8, 2005 Kevin Shhhhhhhhhhh!!! Geese man, first I show you how to set up one of these licks, then you give me no props for it, and now you're pimpin out all my methods on the web!!! Ouch, perhaps I should pimp out the GPS Coord's of that little "honey hole"....................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwp Report post Posted September 8, 2005 Yep Andy (littlebear) was the one who told me how to build the salt licks and also got me interested in them. I gave you props in one of my last emails. It'll be up to him to tell you how he builds em and he could do a better job of it too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azlongears Report post Posted September 8, 2005 LOL- Im just razzin you KWP, you boys put all the time and effort into that lick, and its workin dang well. The deer really key into these licks at certain times of the year. It might be cause the salt helps them retain water, or that the bucks need the minerals while growing antlers, I'm not sure? It's most likely a combination of all things, but perhaps the number one reason though is the time of year when everything greens up due to the rains (be it summer or winter), the deer really start to use these licks. When the vegetation explodes like it does after rains the deer capitalize on it, and the plants are rich in Potassium. The animals need the Calcium and Magneisum that these different types of "salts" are composed of to keep their bodies in balance. Their diets are so rich that their bodies are lacking these minerals due to the fact that their food goes through them so fast (like a horse on a rich alfalfa diet). These minerals equal out their biological systems and prevent them from getting Tetney. It is not a preference thing with these deer, it is a absolute need. And us sick-butt hunters give these poor deer what they need, then shoot at them when they are just trying to get their "salt-fix" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwp Report post Posted September 9, 2005 Andy, I guess I know the real reason that you are going to college and studying what you are. Not to better your opportunities for getting a good job but to learn more about wildlife and to better yourself as a hunter. lol At least you have your priorities straight. And you can also teach the rest of us about the importance of the different minerals in a deer's diet and other good stuff like that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
