Homemade Deer Feeders???????
01-13-2007, 04:15 PM
#2
Join Date: May 2005
Location: ATCO NEW JERSEY
Posts: 707
RE: Homemade Deer Feeders???????
I use a 4' lenth of 8" pvc pipe that I cut notches in the bottom, then if you can get your hands ontwo of those square " kitty litter" buckets, assemble by screwing in two selfstarting eye screws then use a bungee to strap it to the tree takeyour bucket full of corn ,place the lid under the feeder pour the corn in anduse the empty bucket as a lid. works really well -if you make it a head of time you can camo it. it's amazing what the deer do to if it goes empty , I've found it sideways on the tree a couple of times!!
01-13-2007, 07:30 PM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 845
RE: Homemade Deer Feeders???????
This one holds 300# of corn and feeds sunrise and sunset.
http://www.racksnspurs.com/images/feeder.jpg
I'll supply more details if you are interested.
http://www.racksnspurs.com/images/feeder.jpg
I'll supply more details if you are interested.
01-16-2007, 07:54 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: NC
Posts: 845
RE: Homemade Deer Feeders???????
http://www.racksnspurs.com/images/feeder_bot.jpg
http://www.racksnspurs.com/images/feeder_H.jpg
http://www.racksnspurs.com/images/feeder2.jpg
It uses a pickle barrel and holds 300# of corn. The barrel has a recessed top so you need a cover. I had a buddy make one out of sheet metal. The hanger is piece of galv. pipe. I use wire cable and a hoist to get it off the ground. You will need a stool with a hole in it for the spinner, so the weight is not on the spinner when filling the feeder.
If you have bears around, it needs to be off the ground at least 8 feet.
http://www.racksnspurs.com/images/feeder_H.jpg
http://www.racksnspurs.com/images/feeder2.jpg
It uses a pickle barrel and holds 300# of corn. The barrel has a recessed top so you need a cover. I had a buddy make one out of sheet metal. The hanger is piece of galv. pipe. I use wire cable and a hoist to get it off the ground. You will need a stool with a hole in it for the spinner, so the weight is not on the spinner when filling the feeder.
If you have bears around, it needs to be off the ground at least 8 feet.
01-21-2007, 09:25 PM
#8
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 18
RE: Homemade Deer Feeders???????
when we were feeding deer and pheasants the best gravity flow feeder we found was a 55 gal plastic bbl liner steamed cleaned.
With the drum sitting on the ground bung side up, drill two holes on opposite sides of the drum about 2" in diameter. Take the bung out and fill with corn, oats, barley, or what ever. then when you are where you want to set it up to feed, with the bung screwed back in flip the bbl so the bung side is down.
The feed will gravity flow out the drilled holes as critters eat. Works great for turkeys as well.
Very little waste. Only problem is that it is self feed and depending upon your game population you might find yourself refilling once a week.
If you have a friend that bends sheet metal he can make a really handy funnel that fits in the bung to help the task of filling the drum
With the drum sitting on the ground bung side up, drill two holes on opposite sides of the drum about 2" in diameter. Take the bung out and fill with corn, oats, barley, or what ever. then when you are where you want to set it up to feed, with the bung screwed back in flip the bbl so the bung side is down.
The feed will gravity flow out the drilled holes as critters eat. Works great for turkeys as well.
Very little waste. Only problem is that it is self feed and depending upon your game population you might find yourself refilling once a week.
If you have a friend that bends sheet metal he can make a really handy funnel that fits in the bung to help the task of filling the drum
02-05-2007, 08:05 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 381
RE: Homemade Deer Feeders???????
We've tried a few different things over the past years. The first attempt was 6 inch PVC bolted into an 8 inch high plastic bin with a slot cut into the PVC pipe to let the corn flow out. Our high deer density ate more corn than we were able to buy.
We now use galvanized garbage cans with commercial feeder/timers and tripods. We first used plastic barrels but the squirrels chewed holes into them. Raccoons hit our feeders pretty hard until we made varmint cages big enough to keep them from reaching through.
We also tried a cheap form of bucket feeder with a "broom handle" sticking out a hole in the bottom. It worked some but we gave up on it after a few weeks.
You can read more about our follies with deer feeders at our website listed in the signature.
We now use galvanized garbage cans with commercial feeder/timers and tripods. We first used plastic barrels but the squirrels chewed holes into them. Raccoons hit our feeders pretty hard until we made varmint cages big enough to keep them from reaching through.
We also tried a cheap form of bucket feeder with a "broom handle" sticking out a hole in the bottom. It worked some but we gave up on it after a few weeks.
You can read more about our follies with deer feeders at our website listed in the signature.