What's a good deer attractant for trail cams?

[Quavodus]

I'm looking for something that will work good for getting pics but, something that I won't have pics with 7 or 8 raccoons in the pic. The little masked bastards eat everything up.

[Alleycat72]

[Quavodus]

Racoons don't like it? If I had time, I would get another Walker and declare war on the little bastards. 

[Quavodus]

52 minutes ago, alleycat72 said:

Where did you get that?

[Alleycat72]

A buddy gets it from a farm center in Pulaski. Deer love it.

 

[Omega]

Just drop one of these near a stump or a low area that gets lots of water, not running though.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/champions-choice-trace-mineral-salt-block-50-lb?cm_vc=-10005

[Quavodus]

16 hours ago, Omega said:

Just drop one of these near a stump or a low area that gets lots of water, not running though.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/champions-choice-trace-mineral-salt-block-50-lb?cm_vc=-10005

Been meaning to do just that. Usually works just fine.

[Handsome Rob]

On 9/9/2021 at 10:56 PM, Omega said:

Just drop one of these near a stump or a low area that gets lots of water, not running though.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/champions-choice-trace-mineral-salt-block-50-lb?cm_vc=-10005

That's all I've ever used. If you don't have a low lying, wet area, just take a hammer to it & sprinkle it in a shallow scrape. 

[TGO David]

In my experience, the best deer attractant is being midway down the ladder of your tree stand. 

[bubbadavis]

I'm not sure what's in my backyard, but its a great deer attractant. My wife and I watched 5 wonder through slowly around dusk yesterday. Two big does and three little ones. Probably spent 10 minutes or so grazing in the backyard. 

I've seen more deer since we moved back to TN last month than I have in years!

[Wingshooter]

The mineral blocks are good, and I’ve used the liquid Deer Cane also with good results. 
 

Normally I just use the corn and get lots of pics with deer and raccoons dining together. Sometimes I’ll get a pic of a deer trying to bust one of the little bandits lol. I don’t mind them as long as they stay out of my barn

[Alleycat72]

I mix up dicalcium phosphate and trace mineral salt in the bucket of the tractor.

[Quavodus]

6 hours ago, TGO David said:

In my experience, the best deer attractant is being midway down the ladder of your tree stand. 

Sounds like personal experience. 

[Quavodus]

I put out a trace block Sunday but, ain't been back yet. I may have to put out some "yellow acorns" to get some pics. Not been getting a lot of pics so far. Just have to make sure its gone by muzzleloader season.

[Shorty]

Molasses and trace mineral salt poured on a stump worked well for me 

[Sunfish]

tie a drip bottle about 10 feet in the air with active scrape in it and you should get a look at some horns

[Quavodus]

I got a trace block and mixed up some sugar, salt, cherry gelatin, vanilla pudding mix. I put out the mixture Yesterday. Got pics of a couple good bucks so far.

[Ronald_55]

I covered a stump in my back yard in stanard salt. They were all over it and dug it out for me. I nailed some of the round salt mineral wheels you use for rabbits to it too. 

Not a trail cam, but might be a cheap way to go. My Dad bought an apple attractant block and nothing ate it. lol

[gary_boom]

I’ve seen 55 gallon drums of peanut butter sold for attracting deer.

[Quavodus]

20 hours ago, Ronald_55 said:

I covered a stump in my back yard in stanard salt. They were all over it and dug it out for me. I nailed some of the round salt mineral wheels you use for rabbits to it too. 

Not a trail cam, but might be a cheap way to go. My Dad bought an apple attractant block and nothing ate it. lol

I bought a couple of the "deer suckers" when they came on the market. Same thing, the ants finally ate all of them.

[Quavodus]

The mixture I mixed up with 4 lb. sugar, box of salt, 2 lg. cherry gelatin, 2 vanilla pudding dry mix, and 2 Jolly Rancher  green apple gelatin. This works pretty good. Anywhere from 250 to 400+ pics a week. 

[gregintenn]

The front bumper of my truck seems to be the best deer attractant I've found so far.

[Quavodus]

I've been lucky, I've never hit one. And I drive probably 25,000 a year or more.

Edited November 5, 2021 by Quavodus

[gregintenn]

25 minutes ago, Quavodus said:

I've been lucky, I've never hit one. And I drive probably 25,000 a year or more.

I’ve hit close to a dozen. I lost count a long time ago.

[Nikiski Dave]

On 10/16/2021 at 11:10 AM, gary_boom said:

I’ve seen 55 gallon drums of peanut butter sold for attracting deer.

Uncle Wilbur use to take a half jar or so of peanut butter and screw the lit to a tree about 3 feet up. He then would cut off half the bottom of the jar just so the deer could get their tounges in it. screw jar back on the lid attached to the tree and you were good to go. He claimed creamy worked the best.