ditto what other people said about spreading it on the ground. we use a 5 gallon bucket and spread it over a larger area. the feeders work okay but what happens to us is that 1 doe and her little ones use it and fend the others off. occasionally a buck visits but them alpha does homestead them. deer are very skidish when coming to a feeder. they appear to be more relaxed when feeding on the spread corn. you see numbers when you spread the corn. I have a spreader I hook to my ranger and spread a 50lb sack about 100 yards or so. it works great that way too. feeders are great for getting pictures but that is about it.