Good luck this year. I promise you the deer will hammer this mineral as long as you keep it down.

I hope it works for you. It has really worked well for me. I will say that if you cannot find the dried molasses, look at the Buck Bourbon 110 to substitute. It works great as well.

Yes that is an attractant/feed mixture, but doesn’t do anything for them as far as minerals go. That Jello trick does work though. It’s like the C’mere Deer corn soak stuff.

Let me know how it does!

Yeah the minerals that I’m using has the di-calcium phosphate in it and the mixing salt is trace mineral salt. The deer are hammering it!

Your setup is exactly what I want to use. Minerals + the soybean/corn mix in a gravity feeder! Good luck this upcoming season.

Yeah I started mixing each part up and shaking it up as I’d go, then repeat. No idea why I didn’t do it like that for the video! Lol. Thanks for the suggestion.

I have 2 5 gallon buckets and just pour the mixture into the empty bucket and then back into the other bucket, seems to mix up nicely

​@scottknotts4119 that's what I'd do..wondering why he just didn't mix it one bucket full into empty bucket..do that several times

@kenmauer4743, I try to work smarter, not harder.

I may put a new video together as a follow-up. The minerals worked great as far as getting hammered by the deer. It’s hard to say at this point how beneficial this mix has been, as it normally takes several years to see a major impact.

I haven’t had any issues with the ants getting into it here in NC, and we are loaded with them here.

The deer are really hammering it right now. I’ve mixed some up for some buddies of mine to TRD for me and they had bucks hitting it the same day they put it out. They said the deer are eating way faster than some commercial mineral attractants they’ve used.

I have trail cam pics of them hitting the site hard when I put it down. Unfortunately my Tactacam broke and stopped working for a long period of time, but the site was still cleaned out. This was my first year using it, so I don’t have anything to really compare it to from before yet. I would imagine that it takes a few years before really seeing a major difference.

Where are good places to buy that?

I’m in Eastern North Carolina.

​@@saponycreekoutdoors7743 I know I can get everything but the dried molasses from tractor supply. Where did you find yours?

I didn’t because the minerals that zi used have all the minerals you’ll need. The minerals have a bitterness to it that they don’t like. The salt makes it more palatable for them, so I didn’t want to add more minerals to it.

@@saponycreekoutdoors7743 oh ok sounds gd

I have hunted for 40 years and have never heard this. Can you share links to these studies? Sometimes I think people read too much internet and think it’s gospel. Deer eat nearly everything on or out of the ground, so I personally don’t believe this.

@saponycreekoutdoors7743 sure eating from off the ground is no issue but deer will not stop at the surface when it comes to mineral or saturated dirt. The parasites I'm referenced lay in the dirt. Didn't you say in your video if anyone had anything to add you would love to hear it ? May you have like to hear what you want to hear for the last 40 years. God bless you and good luck. 👍 Be sure to cook that meal well done. And ask yourself why people don't feed their horses and other stock from the ground but use feeders , buckets and other things to keep the feed out of the dirt.

@@johnmartin9090 I did say that and I didn’t tell you not to post, but asked for a reference. I’m simply saying that I don’t personally buy into the rhetoric that deer get parasites from eating minerals off of the ground. Dogs get parasites even after eating out of a stainless steel bowl and drinking fresh water. If you have links to prove me wrong, then by all means post them up. Good luck to you as well this season!

@johnmartin9090 Thank you for spreading this relatively new information to the public. I wish I knew how to share a link with the creator of this video because he definitely doesn't want to stop what he's doing. Unfortunately, he and people like him will eventually devastate our deer herds. Hopefully he took it upon himself to do some research on this topic instead of claiming he knows everything because he's been doing it for 40 years

It's what I use..

LOL...yes!!! I have started to do that as I go now. I think we can all look back and see some of the dumb moments we've all had. That was surely one of mine! LOL I've been waiting for someone to point that out on here. Thanks for the comment and view though. I appreciate it.

www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-general-purpose-mineral-50-lb www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/champions-choice-mix-n-fine-salt-50-lb I couldn't find a link to the dried molasses, as it was probably a no brand product. It was in a plain paper bag but was 50 pounds.

I seriously doubt that a few scoops of powdered molasses mixed into the soil will kill a deer. Feeding deer can be done year round, but deer feeding is only supplemental to their regular diet.

Yes

This mineral mix has dicalciun phosphate in the minerals I used, and the percentage is plentiful

I just shake the bucket as I mix each ingredient now. Don’t know why I didn’t do that when I hit record! Lol

I got all of my stuff from a local Tractor Supply store, but it must be a seasonal item that I lucked up on. If you can’t find it, buy a bag of the Buck Bourbon and substitute it. That stuff has a lot of dried molasses in it. Tractor Supply carries that stuff too.

I bought all of the ingredients at a local Tractor Supply in NC. If you can’t find the molasses, you can also use the generic containers of grape, cherry, etc. of Kool-Aid or even Jello.

@@saponycreekoutdoors7743 Thanks for your reply. Is there a brand and name on the molasses? I got all my salts and minerals at tractor supply here in Oklahoma but the people there didn't know about the molasses. Thanks again for your help.

No. The dried molasses came in a plain brown paper bag, but it was sold by Tractor Supply. You can substitute by adding in generic Kool-Aid or even the Jello packets as an attractant.

I got everything through Tractor Supply. If you can’t find it locally, they carry a product called Buck Bourbon that has a strong molasses odor. Substitute the dried molasses with that if you can find it.

I have seen no mold issues at all. Ironically, I have tried to use Big and J as well as sweet feed for horses before and it molded within days. I am thinking that the salt must help preserve it longer or something. I have multiple sites established and the deer love it. I have also supplied my friends with buckets of it and the deer have been hitting it non-stop. It is something that you should freshen up once a month in my opinion, but they will dig once it is all gone.

@@saponycreekoutdoors7743 made a mix that was similar and it molded fast. Thanks for the update, I may adjust my mix a little bit. I do add some calcium, hopefully strengthening the lactating does if even just a little.

I don't have hogs here in my area. I doubt there's a way to keep them out once they find it though.

I watched video and hog will destroy them, need to build something off the ground unfortunately, im in the same situation with hogs.

The deer hammered it as long as I kept it out. I freshened my sites up once per month up until the rut and they still hit it afterwards. I have no gauge to tell if it improved anything yet, as that can take years, but I plan to use it this year too.

I tried the exact same mixture here in Central Ohio but have not had much luck with it yet. Has only been on the ground for roughly two weeks but they don't seem to be taking interest in it. I will give it some more time and update. @@saponycreekoutdoors7743

I actually found mine at a local Tractor Supply Store in N.C. I do not know if this was a seasonal item or what, but it was packaged in a plain brown paper bag as you can see in the video. The next time I am in there I will ask and post on my update video.

They do carry it, but as some comments show, it is difficult to find and not all stores carry it. If you can’t find it, pick you up some Buck Bourbon deer attractant and substitute it. It has a lot of dried molasses in it.

@@saponycreekoutdoors7743does TSC carry the buck bourbon? I think I’ve seen it before but can’t remember where

@@aeestep77 yes, they usually carry it in the store, but you can also order it online and pick it up if it has to be delivered.

I got it at Tractor Supply. If you can’t find it, substitute with a product they carry called Buck Bourbon.

I appreciate the comment. I do try to keep the videos short but also explain what I'm doing and why. That's hard to do in 2 minutes, especially on a "how to"

Great video thanks for explaining

@@hotz718 thanks for checking it out. I appreciate it. I hope it helps

Deer absolutely eat dirt. Whether you put down minerals or not, the deer will seek out minerals that they are deficient in and consume it...oftentimes through ingesting dirt. But I do plan to keep my sites fresh with this recipe so that there's always fresh minerals there for them.

That’s a fact. Dogs do the same thing.