At Big Boy Restaurant the other day, we were discussing the different merits of snow and ice removal for driveways and sidewalks. There was an upcoming blizzard warning… something you don’t take lightly in Northern Michigan.
Just before the conversation switched to keeping driveways and sidewalks safe, we were talking about the mild winter and the impact on the deer population. Deer seemed to be everywhere and when someone mentioned using salt on the driveway, in my mind, I saw an image of deer coming to the driveway for a “deer-lick”.
Maybe you don’t live in an area where there are hunters and might not be familiar with the term “deer-lick”. Usually, it’s a block of salt hunters put in the woods to attract deer for hunting season. This is not to be confused with the “Cow-lick”, the same type of salt block but for cows. Since farmers normally don’t shoot their cows, we can only assume cow-licks are to make the meat tastier… or, more likely, to make you thirstier when you eat a burger or steak.
I suspect cow-licks are subsidized by the beverage industry… Do you see the logic in all this? Isn’t it amazing how a conversation about deer and driveway maintenance can end-up exposing a little known secret of the food industry? Makes you wonder what else we’re missing. I’ll be watching and report any other suspicious things my mind uncovers. In the meantime, keep your eyes open and ears to the ground… Not in the driveway, of course. You might get trampled by a herd of deer and occasionally, a cow…