Arm & Hammer Mineral Lick

  • jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    July 10, 2008 at 8:59 pm #698055

    Great re-cap Scott! Really shows how important time on the water is and having the right equipment. Gotta get one of those Birds!

    -J.

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    July 10, 2008 at 9:00 pm #698056

    Great stuff Scott and congrats again. Thats a heck of a grind and your persistence and knowledge sure paid off!

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22554
    July 14, 2011 at 9:25 pm #204519

    Got this in an email today… has anybody else heard about this Arm & Hammer mineral lick that is suppose to be the bomb ? There was a picture attached so I included it too…

    They are the CRAZE lately on all of the hunting forums for attractant sites (no real antler ‘growing’ aids just attractant).. The ONLY ingredient in the A&H wash is “Sodium Carbonate” – Mix this with salt and the deer go wild..

    So- Here is the def:
    From Wikipedia:

    Sodium carbonate is a food additive used as an acidity regulator, anti-caking agent, raising agent and stabilizer. It is one of the components of kansui, a solution of alkaline salts used to give ramen noodles their characteristic flavor and texture. Sodium carbonate is also used in the production of sherbet powder. The cooling and fizzing sensation results from the endothermic reaction between sodium carbonate and a weak acid, commonly citric acid, releasing carbon dioxide gas, which occurs when the sherbet is moistened by saliva.

    mpearson
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 4338
    July 15, 2011 at 3:31 am #107355

    Never heard of this before big G…I think I’ll stick with what I’m using but thanks for the info!

    qdm4life
    Albertville, MN
    Posts: 956
    July 15, 2011 at 5:01 am #107358

    Why would you wanna feed that to your deer if there was no benifit??

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22554
    July 15, 2011 at 12:05 pm #107359

    I haven’t done it, just got it in an email..never heard of it before. I would guess it is like putting out those flavored licks… no benefit to the deer really, just an attractant, which benefits the hunter The email just said it was being talked about on all kinds of hunting forums… not here I guess !!!

    webstj
    Mazeppa, MN
    Posts: 535
    July 16, 2011 at 3:37 am #107389

    It is a popular lick and can even be found on the QDMA website. There are many mixes for it. Many mix it with di-cal, magnesium oxide and other cattle supplements.

    Its make-up is sodium carbonate which is a natural earth supplement found in many other licks. A quick trip to fleet farm for a 50lb bag of trace mineral for $6 and to Wallyworld for A&H Superwash for $4 will make you a cheap lick that does work or just add it to your existing mineral mix.

    It is not the same as Baking Soda though.

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