Mineral Activity Has Slowed Down

[BHC]

Anyone else seeing a slow down on activity at your mineral sites?

The last week its been far slower, last picture was 1530 hrs yesterday.  No bears in a week, that's OK with me. Could very well be the hear/humidity playing a role in the slow down

[hunterbob1]

Heat lack of water?

[BHC]

23 minutes ago, hunterbob1 said:

Heat lack of water?

Heat yes, water not far off

[Greybeard]

Haven't had the bucks hitting minerals this year or last year.  Only does, and that ends after they give birth.  Then there's the coyotes that piss in it and the bears that come to it and tear up my cameras.  I stopped using it and went back to finding trails that are being used and watching the licking sticks over last years scrapes.  Some scrapes
stay active all year, at no cost, and doesn't attract bears.  Have to want to get out and hunt for the spots, though.

 

 

[Merkel]

I checked cameras yesterday. One spot shows several bucks hitting minerals regularly. This is interesting because last year despite minerals, I didn’t see a buck.  My other spots haven’t seen any bucks yet.  Just an occasional doe or two and, a couple of bears that hit minerals 4x daily.  

[JHbowhunter]

Bucks are non-existent.  My main site gets a small bear a 1.5 yr old doe and a coon every day.  For over a week.  That is it.  
 

have not even seen a buck over age 1 on any cam since February.  

[Greybeard]

8 hours ago, JHbowhunter said:

Bucks are non-existent.  My main site gets a small bear a 1.5 yr old doe and a coon every day.  For over a week.  That is it.  
 

have not even seen a buck over age 1 on any cam since February.  

Sounds familiar.  Wonder where I've heard that one before.

[JHbowhunter]

44 minutes ago, Greybeard said:

Sounds familiar.  Wonder where I've heard that one before.

Last year I had a one mature buck on minerals. 

[Greybeard]

10 hours ago, JHbowhunter said:

Last year I had a one mature buck on minerals. 

All you need is one buck and 2 tags

[TroutandBucks]

Mine has been hit or miss on the hotter sunny days very slow but when its over cast and rainy it gets alot of action 

[BHC]

1 hour ago, TroutandBucks said:

Mine has been hit or miss on the hotter sunny days very slow but when its over cast and rainy it gets alot of action 

same with me

[TroutandBucks]

Yesterday afternoon through even now has been many more pictures coming in 

[TroutandBucks]

Only way i get a bunch pictures even when hot is if i had corn or corn style block 

[BHC]

I had a total of 9 pictures yesterday evening between 1622 hrs & 1812 hrs, 4 of the same deer, 5 of the same bear.....nothing overnight. I have my camera set to send twice per day...0400 hrs & 1600 hrs

[TroutandBucks]

I just had my first fawn on camera