I'll keep those things in mind. Yeah I use a timed feeder. Any tips on how to make this more productive? I use fresh corn and have the feeder go off at 7 in the morning and at 5 in the afternoon. They seem to eat the corn sometimes, but sometimes its as if they don't care about the corn they will go days without messing with it. There are tons of deer in the area, maybe its just there is easy to get food close to the area I hunt. I have thought about not using the feeder at all, but in late winter it works real well.