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I have 2 plastic 55 gal. 1/2 drums cut lengthwise. Should I erect a small shelter over a drum half as a feeder? I have all the materials on hand now. Or should I just cast out corn in a feeding area? What are the advantages of each? Am I just getting into too much work with 4 posts and shingles, and trying to complicate things? Thanks, Tony!

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Real easy PVC pipe gravity feeder use 3" or 4" PVC one elbow two caps, cut about 1/4 off of one cap to let corn out. remove top cap and fill with corn or whatever. I have three set up, they are cheap, keep the feed dry and they work great.

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Did you camo or black paint yours? Looks like it from the picture, or would regular white pipe not spook the deer? I have some 6" pvc on hand, but need other pieces. Great idea! Thanks!

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I spray painted camo.

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I wonder why everybody jumped all over that animal lover the other day about feeding deer so they could look at them? All that "it's bad for wild animals" and stuff like that, yet home made and store bought feeders full of corn and deer caine and ever other kind of crap to turn them in to unsuspecting pets by hunting season you can shoot and nobody raises an eye brow?

If you are missing any of these, I tore them down out of Hoosier National Forrest and turned them in to the forrest office in Bedford along with the location so they could tell the CO where to look for baiting cheaters. You could probably get them back just by going in and claiming them.

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Nice Feeder Timbercreek, I think i'll make one myself :D

thx

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The feeder is good except I would take the elbow off the bottom and just leave the tube 2-3in off the ground. Little cheaper and easier.

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Hey Timber, I'm missing something here. Looking at your picture that corn is well spread out. That deer looks 3-5 feet away from your feeder. How does your PVC spread it that far?

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i was wondering that same thing. i might try one though.

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What does not fit in the feeder from the bag I dump on the ground, and also I have seen them learn to kick the feeder to make more come down. And if you don't have the elbow and cap at the bottom with a small hole all of it will just come out!

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Dang coons will pull it out similar to that also.

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I use the same type of feeder,works great easy to service
cheap to build!:)

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i'm working on making a gravity feeder that uses the same principles but i added a hopper on top. when i'm finished with it i'll post some pics. hopefully i'll finish it tomorrow. that's of couse if i start it...

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I have done supplemental feeding for about 5 years now and have found that the plastic 55 gallon drums work best for me. I had pipe feeders but had problems with squirrels, coons and turkeys actually pull all the feed out of the feeders and waste alot. With the plastic drums they at least sit in them when they eat. It only takes a couple of 2x4s a couple of 1x8s and 1 8 ft piece of tin to build a shelter over the drum. It is much easier to fill then the pipe feeders and will hold 125lbs of food.

Bones

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Make a bucket feeder . Keeps it dry and keeps the coons out . What ever you choose to hang out of it make the hole 1/2" larger . When the deer move the stick around the feed will fall out . You will be surprised on how long a 50 lb bag of corn will last you .

Here is a picture from lastnight at one of my bucket feeders with a home made trail camera .

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We have evolved from buckets to homemade gravity feeders to timer feeders made from Kenco timers on galvinized garbage cans on tripods with winches and cages to deter the raccoons. We like to control exactly how much corn we feed.(How much corn we end up buying.) Deer sure can eat a lot of corn.

John

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John ,

Just clicked on your link and see you have a trail camera section . Glad to see you gave Eagle Eye a high mark . They make a great unit , Jeff sure does alot of R&D .