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DIY Deer Attractant description: Niko Caminita is a research student for Mississippi State's Deer Lab.He is going to show you a mineral site set up for attracting deer that is so often overlooked in deer management or food plot creation.You can attract more deer if you will often use what's already in the woods if you just know how to use it the right way.If you enjoyed this video, check out Why Observation Sits Work in Early Season Deer Hunting. image: https://resources.mossberg.com/hubfs/Stop%20Wasting%20Money.%20DIY%20Deer%20Attractant-1.jpg --- [Law Enforcement](https://lawenforcement.mossberg.com/) [Sign In](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/login) / [Sign Up](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/create/) [Firearms](https://www.mossberg.com/firearms.html) [Store](https://www.mossberg.com/store.html) [![Mossberg](https://resources.mossberg.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mossberg-theme/images/logo.svg)](https://www.mossberg.com) [Support](https://www.mossberg.com/help/) [Journal](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal) [Dealers](https://www.mossberg.com/dealers/) [Cart](https://www.mossberg.com/checkout/cart/) [Sign In](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/login) / [Sign Up](https://www.mossberg.com/customer/account/create/) [Dealers](https://www.mossberg.com/dealers/) - [Firearms](https://www.mossberg.com/firearms.html) - [Store](https://www.mossberg.com/store.html) - [Support](https://www.mossberg.com/help/) - [Journal](https://resources.mossberg.com/) [Military/Law Enforcement](https://lawenforcement.mossberg.com/) - [Home](https://www.mossberg.com) - [Journal](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal) - Stop Wasting Money. DIY Deer Attractant [Videos](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/tag/videos) [How-To's](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/tag/how-tos) # Stop Wasting Money. DIY Deer Attractant 1 Min Read By [Jason Cruise](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/author/jason-cruise) ![Stop Wasting Money. DIY Deer Attractant](https://resources.mossberg.com/hubfs/Stop%20Wasting%20Money.%20DIY%20Deer%20Attractant-1.jpg) Everyone wants to learn how to attract more deer to food plots. Deer hunters have put out deer mineral licks for decades...but do they actually work?    Niko Caminita is a research student for Mississippi State's Deer Lab.  He is going to show you a mineral site set up for attracting deer that is so often overlooked in deer management or food plot creation.  You can attract more deer if you will often use what's already in the woods if you just know how to use it the right way.  If you enjoyed this video, check out [Why Observation Sits Work in Early Season Deer Hunting](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/why-observation-sits-work-in-early-season-deer-hunting). 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