Redmans mineral salt

[MA VT Flatlander]

Has anyone ever spread Redmans mineral salt on there food plots or pastures?

 

[WTNUT]

I may be wrong, but I don't think that is intended to be spread on anything. I use it, but I add it to my mineral licks. Redman's sells Trophy Rock and their mineral salt is the granular version of the Rock and a lot cheaper.


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[WTNUT]

Well I stand corrected. They do offer products to be spread on your soil. I think I would go with a lick, but the true farmers can probably chime in here.


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[jackpine]

If you mean the Redmond Natural product that is the one Jim Ward talks about on a YouTube video. He spreads it when he fertilizes and limes and claims the plants take it up and then r eaten by the deer. The Redmond Natural website also has a 'soil application' link with info.

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[MA VT Flatlander]

That's the one they say to apply 25 to 150 lbs. per acre.

 

[Tap]

If you mean the Redmond Natural product that is the one Jim Ward talks about on a YouTube video. He spreads it when he fertilizes and limes and claims the plants take it up and then r eaten by the deer. The Redmond Natural website also has a 'soil application' link with info.

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Jim Ward has a lot of interesting ideas when it comes to whitetails. He is about as serious a hunter as there is.
http://www.jimwardwhitetailacademy.com/index.html

 

[jackpine]

Yup..watched that property tour video several times....very fascinating

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[yoderjac]

The problem with mineral supplementation is that there is no studies that show it has any impact on free ranging deer. The reason is that the diet of free ranging deer is extremely varied. Each plant has different mineral and nutrient scavenging capabilities. There are very few areas where the soils are so deficient in an important trace mineral that it becomes a limiting factor for deer. Clearly the best delivery system for minerals are plants. Not only do deer get the minerals they need from plants, they also get the nutrients and energy.

I think the best way to add minerals to your food plots is to do a soil test for the crop you plan to plant and add specific minerals according to that. There are risks with mineral supplements. Most are delivered with some point source attractant. Point source attractants tend to encourage more face to face than occurs with natural grooming and that can be a vector for the spread of some diseases.

So, if you are going to apply them in hopes that they will benefit your deer without solid evidence, the best way to do it is to distribute them in your food plots.

Thanks,

Jack