PVC deer feeders
Question:
A friend of mine invested a fair bit of money and time into an automated feeder, trying to attract deer to his stand. Anyway, apparently the big momma black bear and her cub thought the feed wasn’t coming out fast enough… They shredded it. I laughed. Hysterically. DJ MacIntyre in Quebec. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
Response:
A while back there were several postings on making deer feeders out of PVC pipe. If anyone has information on these feeders, I would appreciate the instructions on how to construct one and how they work. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
Response:
What I use is a 30 gallon plastic drum painted camo colors. Mount it on treated 2×4 legs bolted to the side such that theu legs taper out for stability. Cut the legs so the bottom of the drum isabout24" off the ground. Drill 3holes – 5/8" dia. in the bottom and run some small light chain thru the holes to "meter" the flow of whole kernal corn. The idea is that when a deer sticks it head under the barrel to get at thecorn on the ground, its head will move the chains hanging down allowing more corn to fall on the ground. You’ll have to play with the hole size to match the chain size to get the desired result. Try to find barrels that have a screw type lid on top to minimize moisture getting into the feed. Realize this is not the PVC pipe deal you may be looking for but it’s something. Please forward any PVC "recipes" you get to me. I’d apreciate it. Thx, Phil. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ To leave the Hunting listserv list, send a message with SIGNOFF HUNTING
