Natural mineral lick on my land?

[Maddog66]

In the summertime this is a small fill-pit on my property that I use for trail repairs.

This winter since the moment we got snow, it’s just been a deer magnet! I took a few pics.

The pit is dug out of a glacial esker that runs the length of my property. It’s a 25’ tall mound of gravel that is said to have been a melt water outflow boundary during the last glacier.

Anyway, I can’t say I’ve ever seen a “natural” lick before. I assume it must be salty? What else could it be?

 

[RGrizzzz]

There is only one way to find out. You're going to have to lick it and report back!

 

[Maddog66]

I was afraid of that!!

It would be for science.

 

[Feelslikefar.]

I triple dog dare you.

 

[Maddog66]

Ok. I’m in.

But, Do you think one should lick right where the deer are licking? Or maybe adjacent to it?

Getting brucellosis would completely ruin the holiday….

 

[Maddog66]

Slipper foot would be bad too.

 

[RGrizzzz]

If your theory is right, the salt will.kill the germs. Live a little!

 

[Maddog66]

I hope it’s not salty mastodon poop

 

[chucker66]

Be careful of the prions, you might get CWD

 

[Maddog66]

Ok fellow smart asses, I just sent those pics to the Wi Geological society and asked about mineral accumulations in eskers…..on the off chance I just discovered the next big thing in deer management.

Need to start thinking of names for the bags…..

Can you say rabbit hole?

 

[TreeDaddy]

this one is already taken

bill

 

[fingers]

Or send a soil sample to a lab for analysis

 

[Angus 1895]