Hello, my name is Linell and I joined this site yesterday. Before I start, let me say that this site is pretty darn cool.

Anyway, here's my problem/oppurtunity. There is a deer crossing that goes from my property to a deer camp across the road. I set up a corn feeder near that trail and it was working well, I even killed a six point there. Yeah, that's all well and good, but I think deer have stopped coming. I don't have a trail cam, I just have what I can see, and I haven't seen any door or that much of my corn gone, so I don't think deer are going back to that spot anymore.
About half a mile a way is a small swamp with an island in the middle. That island isn't very big, the size of a large living room maybe, but has a thicket and a few harwoods. I've never hunted on that island before because the swamp around it is pretty thick and if I don't cross it I'll have to shoot from a pretty good distance.
My problem with the distance is gone though, I just got a 30-06. So, here's where the title comes into play--I want to turn that island into deertopia. I plan on moving my corn feeder to near the entrance (which is kinda like a dry-creekbed filled with swamp) on solid ground then getting a mineral rock and putting between the thicket and the open part of the island, right where I can get a nice shot. I also would like to put a salt lick maybe, or something like that so that they will be even more attracted. Only limiter is money, try to keep a budget under about $30. Yeah, I know, not likely, but it is ideal if you know any tricks that use stuff around teh house...
Thank you for being patient with a newbie to your site, but I really appreciate any help with this kind of thing, I've always hunted with dogs and this is my first year still hunting/stand hunting and I'm not used to it.

Anyway, thanks.

Planted three mineral licks yesterday. One, a big rock, on the island. The second between my food plot and the island, it was a Deer Cane salt block. Finally I put a third, just plain old table salt, right by my food plot.
None of them appeared to have been used by deer though; it rained about an hour after I put them out and there are no tracks around any of them.

I did see a big deer (I couldn't really tell so I just keep telling myself he was HUGE) this morning though. Can't figure out why I didn't shoot the .

Anyway, I attached a picture of a deer I took off of the plot to show you the what the land's been making before I put plots and stuff out (just started this year). Thanks for you help,
Linell