By Dan Evans
As I look back over the last 28 years of deer hunting, there is one factor that stands out more than any other when it comes to being a positive impact of a whitetails well being. That is "Quality Deer Management".
Hunters, land owners & managers along with guides & outfitters from across the country have made habitat enhancement and herd management the cornerstone to a healthier, age balanced deer herd. With that, you will see bigger bodied heavier racked bucks. What's making the difference for us here at BuckVentures and all of our pro-staffers across the Midwest is a mineral supplement program. Our supplement choice is the most powerful, all natural mineral on the market today, which is TROPHY ROCK.
TROPHY ROCK is an all natural mineral supplement that whitetails need throughout their every changing year. Bucks wore down from the rut with a fast approaching Winter can start immediately replacing the nutrients their body needs for survival. A healthier buck at shed dropping time will reflect in heavier mass, longer beam & tine length through out the later Spring & Summer antler growing months. When they are hard antlered going into the Fall hunting season, that's when you will really realize the jump in antler size & body mass within your hunting area. Keep this in mind; a buck's skeleton does not reach maturity until he is 4 ½ years old. This is why we see such a jump in a bucks rack once he is 5 ½ years old. Protein & nutrients that have been taking care of the ever growing body mass of a buck is now transferring minerals to the ultimate antler growing process. That said, for a buck to show his utmost genetic potential, he needs all the nutrients & minerals he can consume from a fawns age to 4 ½ years old. They feed their bodies needs first, then the rack. So, making these minerals ready available to your deer herd gives them the chance to have their bodies healthy at all times. You can accomplish this with the use of TROPHY ROCK.
TROPHY ROCK is not only beneficial for bucks, but plays a crucial role in a does overall health through carrying and birthing fawns. An overall healthier deer herd is exactly what we have seen on our properties across the Midwest for the last four years. We give a lot of praise to TROPHY ROCK, which has Mother Natures' own blend of over 50 trace minerals. Establishing a mineral supplement program on your hunting properties is a very easy process. After checking the wildlife regulations for use, purchase some TROPHY ROCK. Put it out where deer can easily find it. Crop edges & food plot areas, water holes & pond locations (never place on the dams or levies) are good starting spots. Timber funnels along with junction and staging areas could also be key mineral site locations. Once your mineral site is established and being frequented by deer on a steady basis, you have a perfect location for a trail camera to get pictures of the overall deer herd in your area.
TROPHY ROCK has two slogans. "IF YOU WANT THE RACK... GET THE ROCK!" The other is "THE BUCKS STOP HERE... AND STAY!" Both sayings are true, but the second one has a catch. Some of the bucks leave with us going to the taxidermist, because they are usually big-boned brutes. Check out TROPHY ROCK at your local retailer or on the web at www.trophyrock.com.