Thread: Luring deer to a feeder

Originally Posted by 6x47

I made a dedicated licking box for a salt block which I mounted about a meter up a tree but not one deer at it in over two months. Some shots of others mooching nearby but showing zero interest. Salt blocks DEF work in Germany, so a mate told me

Keep hearing the same thing from abroad. Maybe they get enough salt in their diet here? Any case, bloody weird. I had to paint one block with molasses before the deer would even look at it. And when they did it wasn't like they went bonkers over it. They only had a go at the molasses because it was right there under their nose next to my maize feeder. Just having a lick every once in a while then back into the corn. Just goes to show that hunter's wisdom and pro-tips don't always export well. Got to work and think local to get results