Best trail cam bait?

[AZelkdeer]

Moved to AZ recently and looking to put out some of my trail cams.  Back east we baited with corn, what is the best attractants around here.  I was at sportsmanwarehouse and they were selling stuff like deer Caine.  Does that work or Would a mineral block work just as good.  Trying to find some of these Mule deer!! 

[tomharveyb]

Salt .... period.  Everything else is illegal.

[AZelkdeer]

2 minutes ago, tomharveyb said:

Salt .... period.  Everything else is illegal.

Really?? So that deer cane they sell is illegal to put out???   

[Jazz]

In the desert, water works too. I'd stay away from corn- it's illegal to use for hunting, and if you ask F&G about it in the off season you'll get different answers.

Deer caine? *shrugs*

[WHT_MTNMAN]

It is probably best to read the regulations but yes anything besides salt for livestock is not to be used in the "take" of wildlife. 

[Zeke-BE]

It not illegal to sell deer caine, corn, water, salt.  But using anything else other than salt it is illegal .  Welcome to the West!  

[Sneaker]

Yep, water and salts. Salt is hit and miss though as some areas, such as where I live in 16a, the wildlife must get enough natural salt or cow salt around that they haven't paid much attention to what I have offered. Water works, but is the best way to get your camera stolen as well.

[oz31p]

I’d say corn or alfalf 

[Jazz]

11 minutes ago, Sneaker said:

Yep, water and salts. Salt is hit and miss though as some areas, such as where I live in 16a, the wildlife must get enough natural salt or cow salt around that they haven't paid much attention to what I have offered. Water works, but is the best way to get your camera stolen as well.

Not if you make your own *little* pond on a good trail in the middle of nowhere!

 

Works wonders.

[stanley]

1 hour ago, AZelkdeer said:

Moved to AZ recently and looking to put out some of my trail cams.  Back east we baited with corn, what is the best attractants around here.  I was at sportsmanwarehouse and they were selling stuff like deer Caine.  Does that work or Would a mineral block work just as good.  Trying to find some of these Mule deer!! 

Oh brother....    Probably should read the regulations.    Good luck.  🙄

[lancetkenyon]

For pre-hunt photos, the best attractant is a tag in your safe.  But once season gets close and opens and you remove the tag from the safe and transfer it to your wallet, it quickly turns into a repellent.

[5guyshunting]

6 hours ago, AZelkdeer said:

Moved to AZ recently and looking to put out some of my trail cams.  Back east we baited with corn, what is the best attractants around here.  I was at sportsmanwarehouse and they were selling stuff like deer Caine.  Does that work or Would a mineral block work just as good.  Trying to find some of these Mule deer!! 

Just hang the camera, thats all the bait needed for a thief.😏

[trphyhntr]

7 hours ago, tomharveyb said:

Salt .... period.  Everything else is illegal.

water works better. 

[standman]

It’s funny how many people I see at Sportsman’s buying all the deer attractants.  Either they don’t read regulations or don’t care.  

 

Brian

[lancetkenyon]

1 hour ago, trphyhntr said:

water works better. 

Only when it is very dry.  Not when it has been raining.