ORIGINAL: DougMD
Seems to me any thief would steal the feeder and dump out the corn to make the feeder lighter during the theft. That is, unless it is someone you know who doesn't want to get caught.
I know fora fact that bears can empty a feeder in no time at all if they can get to the legs and bump it repeatedly, making corn spill off the feeder tray to be replaced by gravity with more corn that gets spilled off, etc. etc. etc.
doug, our feeders are nailed and permanet with roofs over them to keep corn dry on the cobb.
we did lose 1 feeder too,someone stoled the whole feeder but thats a first also.
i am worried thatsome clubs may stop putting out corn because of this or find way to put it out that it would be a lot of work to steal..
our problem is all feeders are right next to roads so its easy to get to them in winter,plus this is good advertizing for us to get hunters to join clubs,they see deer with kids and want to join and help.
its just like our guns,when we would go to our sportsmanmeeting and talk about all our guns and what are you using etc.
we would go to elks club or restaurants with friends and talk hunting and what guns etc..
you dont hear that anymore.
NO ONE will even mention they own hunting gun.
i just picked up paper and small towns are having crime now here in pa.they need police but cant afford it.
someone said it only happens in clinton/lycoming/cameron/potter county which i report on.
we all see paper,its WIDESPREAD and its world we are in now.drugs,morals, unemployment,cost of living,are all having affect on what is happening in our towns and our hunting.
take care