I am seeing a lot more advertisements for Mineral licks.  Do they work or am I better off putting in food plots?  I have tried salt blocks in the past and the deer seem to hit them a little bit but I've never actually seen one hit it while I have been hunting.   I've just seen tracks around the area. 

Big Buck, I don't have much experience using mineral licks, but some people swear by them. It helps if you own/control a lot of land to have food plots and licks strategically laid out. I have heard that deer would rather lick the salt off of the ground instead of directly from the block. If there is a small trickle from a springs, that is an ideal situation. - Archer

We have some pretty strick laws about "baiting" deer here in Va.   Like a new law that just came into being "last year".  We are "now "not allowed to "feed corn" to deer after Sept 1. 

I keep mineral licks out behind my house, along with a corn feeder. It's my belief that deer "NEED salt" in the hot months and will visit it often. Still my belief that deer will continue to visit the lick,not so much as a need but  as a  habit should they  continue to visit it in cool weather.  

Yes, I do hunt my property but do hunt "hunt over the lick"

May be changing gears a bit, but you mention turnips, what's the deal with "sugar beets"  I see on TV, The Buckmaster, Jackie Bushman, is always talkin about and hunting over "sugar beets"????