PVC Deer feeders

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Maybe this is old news to you fellas but I just found some ideas for a deer feeder. ( Sorry did not get links or pics). The basics of the feeder is a 5 ft or so length of 4" or 6" pvc with a 45 degree fitting on the bottom and a cap on the top. The 45 is left open and forms a place for game to feed from. The tube is filled with your grain of choice and strapped to a tree. The feed stays dry and game simply feeds from the 45 degree opening at the bottom.

If this actually works it seems slick as hell. Cheap to make and you don't need to haul feed all of the time. Also, a lot simpler than the electric dispensers.

Has any one used these ? Any first hand oppinions ?
 
powdergun said:
Maybe this is old news to you fellas but I just found some ideas for a deer feeder. ( Sorry did not get links or pics). The basics of the feeder is a 5 ft or so length of 4" or 6" pvc with a 45 degree fitting on the bottom and a cap on the top. The 45 is left open and forms a place for game to feed from. The tube is filled with your grain of choice and strapped to a tree. The feed stays dry and game simply feeds from the 45 degree opening at the bottom.

If this actually works it seems slick as hell. Cheap to make and you don't need to haul feed all of the time. Also, a lot simpler than the electric dispensers.

Has any one used these ? Any first hand oppinions ?
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I think it was Ontario Out of Doors mag that had the instructions for for these last year or the year before. We made a few.. Cheap and work like a charm..


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My buddy and I made a few of these at least 6 years ago, and they are all still in one piece, except for having to change a few of the caps that were chewed up. We fill them with corn and even add a few apples for a bonus treat.
 
Saw these in use down in Arkansas...just straight 6 or 8 " abs pipe wired to a tree..No angle pipe..just straight to the ground. Deer and turkeys paw and scratch at the bottom and it self feeds. I think the grain or corn would run to fast if you didnt butt it to the ground. also, the ones I saw just had a rock on top. The bonus is down there..they have "deer corn" at the feed stores..its kernel corn that has been washed in molases...the critters love it
 
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Yep, works real good----remember to leave an old 5 gal pail nearby to stand on for filling! I use whole corn and had to stop up the bottom part as the deer could not get the last 3 or 4 cups of corn out and it began to ferment. I also just secured it to the tree with 2 of those cheap ratchet straps from Canadian Tire.
 
been using those for last couple of years, just dont go all smart and lazy and make the tube too long, some may have problems reaching the top to fill the bloody thing up :/ (yeah, ours are bit tall, no problem when you work in pair, but if,as usuall Im the only one topping them off its a pain in the ass)

or remember to leave something to stand on near by
 
telesquirt said:
Yep, works real good----remember to leave an old 5 gal pail nearby to stand on for filling! I use whole corn and had to stop up the bottom part as the deer could not get the last 3 or 4 cups of corn out and it began to ferment. I also just secured it to the tree with 2 of those cheap ratchet straps from Canadian Tire.
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We built a few PVC feeders this summer and kept filling them up every weekends. We got a trail cam pointing toward a feeder and surprise surprise, I have hours of video clips of racoons feeding days and nights. They emptied a 6" x 6' long PVC pipe in 3 days. Not a single deer could get close to the feeder.
 
They work geat as mentioned but you should run a couple lengths of wire through the fill pipe just above the 45 degree elbow horizontally to keep squirrels and partridge from crawling up inside the tube and getting stuck when they look for more grain.
 
I came accross one of these at work one day. It had a dead fawn in it. The deer stuck his head in the pipe and could not get out. Do not use pipe larger than 4 inches.
 
waltman said:
They work geat as mentioned but you should run a couple lengths of wire through the fill pipe just above the 45 degree elbow horizontally to keep squirrels and partridge from crawling up inside the tube and getting stuck when they look for more grain.
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I've never had any problem with animals getting stuck inside, but running a couple pieces of wire through the bottom of the pipe is a good idea.

I would not even worry about putting a fitting at the bottom of the pipe, as long bow said I just butt the bottom into the ground a little. You could even drill a hole through the top and bottom of the pipe(at the bottom) and drive a spike through the pipe and into the ground. This would not only keep the pipe from being moved around but also make it harder for a rodent to climb in.
 
A neighbour talked about the turkeys cleaning out a friend's deer feeder. The solution was to elevate the feed-tray so a gobbler couldn't reach it. Maybe on a tripod or fence post. After the story about the 'coons eating it all, I wonder what else could be done.

The other adaptation was to make a plunger that slid down the supply tube. Put a flag or visible marker on the rod, and the hunter can check the feed levels from a distance. No need to needlessly put your scent on the place you the deer to trust.
 
Do you guys find that birds eat a lot of the feed? I am currently putting out oats/corn/mollases and while there doesn't appear to be any deer sign, the feed is constantly eaten.
 
cdncowboy said:
Do you guys find that birds eat a lot of the feed? I am currently putting out oats/corn/mollases and while there doesn't appear to be any deer sign, the feed is constantly eaten.
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Everything in the woods will be munching on any feed you put out, that's for sure.

Rhino, by having that connection at the end of the pipe, does it not collect water????

Cityhunter, all our pipe feeders are either wired to a tree or fence post at an angle. Being at an angle instead of straight up also means you do not have to stand up on a bucket to fill it.
 
the bottom is drilled so whatever wated does get in it drains, also the top is covered by a cap

right now the feeders last about two weeks, something is hiting them hard, we should have installed the game cam but you know the usuall excuse ;), Ill find out who is cleaning us out in two weeks
 
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