Attractant for Camera survey

[yoderjac]

I would recommend against establishing a mineral site. The increased face to face contact increases disease spread. Once a mineral lick is established, it continues for many years.

Instead, I would recommend a temporary food attractant of some type that can be removed when the camera survey is done. MSU has established a protocol for doing camera surveys with attractants. They give you an estimate of the camera density to capture a high percentage of deer.

 

[jsasker007]

I think the best thing I ever used to get deer on camera was a plastic jar of peanut butter. Screw top top of the jar to a tree and cut the bottom off with a knife. That makes them stand there trying to lick it out of the jar. Also had a picture with 7 raccoons also going after the peanut butter. Dumped out a pail of apples right underneath the peanut butter and nothing touched the apples until the peanut butter was gone. Also did a home mix of mineral salts and added molasses. The molasses brought in bears so I only did that mix one time. jmo

 

[E_308]

Don Higgins had a video on you tube saying he was using rope scrapes for his inventories. I have three setup now with cameras on them, too early for much action. I am in a CWD zone so mineral and feed is off limits.

 

[M. R. Byrd]

Rice bran, if you can get it, works good for camera surveys.

I was just in an home improvement store picking up some lumber and strolled over to their tiny and I mean tiny deer items and lo and behold there was Rice Bran, discounted at $3.50 a bag. Purchased the two they had and will give it a try.

 

[BenAllgood]

I was just in an home improvement store picking up some lumber and strolled over to their tiny and I mean tiny deer items and lo and behold there was Rice Bran, discounted at $3.50 a bag. Purchased the two they had and will give it a try.

I've had luck with it in Louisiana and Kentucky.

 

[M. R. Byrd]

Not a usual color for July in SW Kansas. I have been blessed with unusual spring rains. I have not yet gotten my cameras set up to census the bucks, but hope to get some free time soon and see what we have.

 

[yoderjac]

Even for surface broadcasting, I like the way a crimper lays down winter rye. I don't have a crimper, but instead of literal throw and mow, I'll often broadcast my seed into standing WR. I'll then lay it down like a crimper using a cultipacker. This doesn't terminate the WR like a crimper, so I then spray after laying it down. You will miss a few weeds this way, but that doesn't bother me. Most of the weeds in my WR when it is mature are summer weeds that are senescing anyway.

 

[catscratch]

Not a usual color for July in SW Kansas. I have been blessed with unusual spring rains. I have not yet gotten my cameras set up to census the bucks, but hope to get some free time soon and see what we have.

That's a beautiful spot!