ORIGINAL: robbcayman
The land that I hunt on is 175 miles from my house, so scouting only happens in September. The land is rugged and very thick woods all around over a million plus acres of thick woods surrounds our hunting area.
Anyways, we are using scouting cameras for the very first time. My dad says it is a waste of money to buy a corn spreader because he believes people from the surrounding property will steal it. I'm worried about the cameras as well, but he says if we put up a feeder that will only point out the cameras. So, his idea is to take a bag of corn and throw it around our cameras and rub sites. Is this a bad idea? I figure more small creatures will get to the corn before the deer do. Thoughts?
WellI don't throw it all over, butI just pile it up on the ground. It works well for me. I wouldkeep putting corn out every other day or sothe deer will eventually find it. plus you won't lose you feeder. You also have the option of making a feeder out of supplies found at your local hardware store. Youcan use a long pipe and strap it to a tree put a lid onthe topend and an elbow on the other end so the food comes as they eat it. And you could throw a little on the ground around the mouth of your feeder so they are more likely to find it.