Good mineral site recipe?
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SD51555
5 year old buck +
Tractor supply has reasonable prices on deer mineral. I personally don't use bagged mineral like this anymore, except for one reason: killing stumps. When I made a new food plot and I've got some whoppers out there I can't dig out, I'll cut the stump flat and pour this on it. Works every time, and it doesn't create any toxic conditions. Couple years down the road, you won't see any bald spots from too much salt.
SD51555
5 year old buck +
It's gotta be done through plants. The way it happens is still largely not discussed. You need three things:
1. Growing and diverse plants all season long (minimize spraying and tillage gaps)
2. Decent soil pH
3. Balanced minerals in the soil (only talking calcium/magnesium here, not NPK)
Even if you have all that, it doesn't get into your plant without soil biology. I like to use the analogy of eating a chunk of limestone. You might not choke. You may even be able to pass it without hurting your vent, but you won't get any calcium out of it. It's the fungus, plant root exudates, worms, etc that will eat and piss all over those rock particles and solubolize enough for the fungi to haul it back to the plant for uptake. Those fungi are the FedEx of the soil.
Every plant produces different root exudates (acids). Those acids, when squirted on a rock produce a reaction. This is why diversity is important. I can't recall how many plant root acids have been isolated, but they are numerous and key to what grows.
So make sure you have it, and make sure you've got the workers and networks to get it back to your plants.
1. Growing and diverse plants all season long (minimize spraying and tillage gaps)
2. Decent soil pH
3. Balanced minerals in the soil (only talking calcium/magnesium here, not NPK)
Even if you have all that, it doesn't get into your plant without soil biology. I like to use the analogy of eating a chunk of limestone. You might not choke. You may even be able to pass it without hurting your vent, but you won't get any calcium out of it. It's the fungus, plant root exudates, worms, etc that will eat and piss all over those rock particles and solubolize enough for the fungi to haul it back to the plant for uptake. Those fungi are the FedEx of the soil.
Every plant produces different root exudates (acids). Those acids, when squirted on a rock produce a reaction. This is why diversity is important. I can't recall how many plant root acids have been isolated, but they are numerous and key to what grows.
So make sure you have it, and make sure you've got the workers and networks to get it back to your plants.
weekender21
5 year old buck +
I've been mix mixing 50/50 High mag livestock mineral and morton salt. I know there is no proof mineral actual helps the herd but deer really use it. Great place for camera surveys. I place 100 pounds in four different locations on 172 acres.
BenAllgood
5 year old buck +
Does any one know what other studies have been done besides the LSU one?
