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Question...Is it legal to leave salt blocks out at the cottage for deer? There is are a number of local deer in the area, and of course they always crave salt. We love seeing them when they do appear, so we are hopeful it is a) a good idea, and it is legal. They are wild now and should stay that way. We hope this salt block idea wouldn't change that.
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As far as I know it’s legal. We put them out on our own property to help the deer out in the spring when they are low on minerals. I find that is the time of year they hit them the hardest.
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QUOTE (Fishnhunt @ Dec 24, 2020 - 06:56 am)
As far as I know it’s legal. We put them out on our own property to help the deer out in the spring when they are low on minerals. I find that is the time of year they hit them the hardest.
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Perfectly legal. Like pork pie said, find an old stump. Figure out a way to attach the salt block to the top so it can't be pushed off. What I do is drill a hole through the salt block then pound a long spike into the stump and set the block onto the spike
The rain will cause the salt to seep into the stump and run down the sides and onto the ground. Deer prefer to lick the salt on the ground and chew the stump rather than lick the actual salt block. They will tear up the ground around the stump. TSC has the large salt blocks for cattle. I have used the dark red/brown ones with trace minerals. This thread just reminded me to get a new one
If you don't have a stump, rake the ground of leaves/twigs and get down to bare ground. Then dump a bag of water softner salt onto the ground.
This post has been edited by TonyMo on Feb 23, 2021 - 08:35 am
Salt Blocks, Viewing local Deer at the cottage
