deer feeder?
05-21-2005, 03:45 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Leesburg Fl
Posts: 3,245
RE: deer feeder?
i'm working on making a gravity feeder that uses the same principles but i added a hopper on top. when i'm finished with it i'll post some pics. hopefully i'll finish it tomorrow. that's of couse if i start it...
05-24-2005, 01:06 PM
#14
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: longwood florida USA
Posts: 42
RE: deer feeder?
I have done supplemental feeding for about 5 years now and have found that the plastic 55 gallon drums work best for me. I had pipe feeders but had problems with squirrels, coons and turkeys actually pull all the feed out of the feeders and waste alot. With the plastic drums they at least sit in them when they eat. It only takes a couple of 2x4s a couple of 1x8s and 1 8 ft piece of tin to build a shelter over the drum. It is much easier to fill then the pipe feeders and will hold 125lbs of food.
Bones
Bones
05-24-2005, 05:08 PM
#15
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Jersey
Posts: 71
RE: deer feeder?
Make a bucket feeder . Keeps it dry and keeps the coons out . What ever you choose to hang out of it make the hole 1/2" larger . When the deer move the stick around the feed will fall out . You will be surprised on how long a 50 lb bag of corn will last you .
Here is a picture from lastnight at one of my bucket feeders with a home made trail camera .
Here is a picture from lastnight at one of my bucket feeders with a home made trail camera .
05-24-2005, 08:59 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 381
RE: deer feeder?
We have evolved from buckets to homemade gravity feeders to timer feeders made from Kenco timers on galvinized garbage cans on tripods with winches and cages to deter the raccoons. We like to control exactly how much corn we feed.(How much corn we end up buying.) Deer sure can eat a lot of corn.
John
John
