How Many Use Blocks to Feed Deer, Hogs or Exotics??

[Fishndude]

Do you remember this mess..

How could I ever forget?

[Smart]

Look into Big & J's new cube..

BB2 "CUBE" Challenge - YouTube

BB2 "CUBE" Results - YouTube

Wish they would have shown the other two blocks in person to compare but the "edited" video was nice.

[Fishndude]

I found that amusing as well. Did they ever eat off of it?? Looks like that was just the first one they walked up on.

[Smart]

You guys must have too much money to waste. Those high falutin blocks are for fancy people. A plain $5 salt block will bring in every critter in the woods for a week, even longer if it rains before the pigs destroy it.

I bought a 25lb block from Academy for $8 that was like 93% salt w/ apple flavoring and the only thing that made it smaller was the rain in October and December after sitting there in the summer. And we have high deer populations.

Different strokes for different areas I guess.

[Swampa]

Im working on a little project and I'd like to know if you use them and if you do, what are your complaints???

I have found a Purina block that the hogs just love(thanks Cuz!). Problem is, they roll it around like a ball and it ends up in a puddle, in the woods or in the river.

So, who uses them and if you have a complaint, what is it??

Disclaimer: "They don't eat it" isn't a valid complaint!!!.

This is the block the hogs LOVE!!

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I thought you were the "acorn" man?!?

[Fishndude]

I thought you were the "acorn" man?!?

Well I was until that resource dried up. I do still have over 500 lbs stored up for a rainy day.

These blocks are way too expensive for full time use. At least they are with the amount of hogs we have.

[BradBryant1000]

You guys must have too much money to waste. Those high falutin blocks are for fancy people. A plain $5 salt block will bring in every critter in the woods for a week, even longer if it rains before the pigs destroy it.

I bought a 25lb block from Academy for $8 that was like 93% salt w/ apple flavoring and the only thing that made it smaller was the rain in October and December after sitting there in the summer. And we have high deer populations.

Different strokes for different areas I guess.

I bought a "cheap" salt block back in the middle of September as well. It set there for weeks on end with out anything touching it.

After taking a little over a week off from hunting in December (I live less than an hour from the lease so I can go often) I went back to the lease and the salt block looked like it was atacked by a gernade (really tore up). It went from not being touched to tore up in a weeks time frame.

So I went and bought another one in the middle of December and it is still sitting there right where I put it untouched. Not sure what to think about salt blocks. (There are also a lot of deer coming to my area).

[Fishndude]

I bought a "cheap" salt block back in the middle of September as well. It set there for weeks on end with out anything touching it.

After taking a little over a week off from hunting in December (I live less than an hour from the lease so I can go often) I went back to the lease and the salt block looked like it was atacked by a gernade (really tore up). It went from not being touched to tore up in a weeks time frame.

So I went and bought another one in the middle of December and it is still sitting there right where I put it untouched. Not sure what to think about salt blocks. (There are also a lot of deer coming to my area).

Any idea what ate the one? Any pics??

[BradBryant1000]

Pretty sure it was hogs that did a lot of the damage. It was actually moved by something about 15 yards from where I placed it before it got tore up and ate on so thats what makes me think hogs???? No trail cameras for me (never had one before) so no pictures. I do need to get to get a couple of trail cameras before next season starts.

[Fishndude]

Pretty sure it was hogs that did a lot of the damage. It was actually moved by something about 15 yards from where I placed it before it got tore up and ate on so thats what makes me think hogs???? No trail cameras for me (never had one before) so no pictures. I do need to get to get a couple of trail cameras before next season starts.

Sounds like hogs alright! Thanks!

Playing with trailcams can be as fun as hunting.

[TXBlkCld]

What about drilling a hole in it, putting an eye bolt through it, and chaining it to a tree?

It's hard to find an I bolt long enough but allthread with a circle bent in the end of it works great and you can actually tighten the nut down on it when necessary so it doesn't waller out and break off as easy.

[Ryan M.]

Our feeders have panels around them but have a bungee cord entrance for hogs to get in and become trapped.
There's a little quick draw block in there for them
They can't get it out or themselves out because of the panels.

Also found out that they will eat the cattle's salt blocks

[Fishndude]

Our feeders have panels around them but have a bungee cord entrance for hogs to get in and become trapped.
There's a little quick draw block in there for them
They can't get it out or themselves out because of the panels.

Also found out that they will eat the cattle's salt blocks

I'm gonna have to try the salt block I guess.

[KR-oldmexico]

Dig a hole and put it in the ground.

I like the rebar trick above too.