TEAMBUCKWILD

May 1, 2009 Mineral licks and Food plots.

Several large bucks have been taken by hunters in areas of the country that don't typically hold large bucks. Some of the hunters claim they harvested a monster buck in an area known for pint-sized bucks because they fed the deer some type of mineral supplement. Deer minerals are gaining in popularity like food plots are. They go hand in hand. Many hunters who are trying to manage deer on their property are willing to do almost anything to grow large-racked bucks. Minerals like food plot seed can be expensive but most hunters don't mind. Deer minerals can be purchased in a powder form, rock form, or in a mineral lick (like a salt lick). Regardless of which type a hunter purchases, the promise is the same: feed deer a mineral and bucks will grow larger racks.