Typically I just hunt good spots and high travel areas. We've had a good acorn crop this year and that helps.
The only food attractant I use is Corn-a-Plenty blocks from Southern States. It's not a mineral block, it's pressed corn, molasses, soy, salt & minerals, vitamins and some other stuff. They chew on it, but they only generally take a quick nibble as they're walking by. I've seen other critters hit it too. The thing fits perfectly in my back pack, so I can get them out there where I need them. A block might last a month in the early season when there's plenty of other food sources. But later on, especially when there's snow cover, a block might only last a week.
https://www.southernstates.com/cata...nshed-corn-a-plenty-wildlife-block-25-lbI don't usually use buck lures. If I do, it's James Valley gel on a few branches. It's the only thing that I've actually seen work. Had a 6 point following a group of does and when he caught a whiff of that, he dropped them like a hot potato and came running in.
https://www.jamesvalleycompany.com/Full-Rut-Deer-Lure-Gel-p/frg.htm
