arvey 154 Report post Posted August 27, 2018 I had a couple of feeders in the garage I wasn't using , then I found this frame at a yard sale , got them cheap. Painted them up and good to go , have a nice spot i'm going to try them at. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thefishleclair 175 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 Nice Quote Grumpas' Baits Check it out on FB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nnev 70 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 That's pretty cool! I have similar feeders but have had problems with bears beating them up or just flat out stealing them. I've started building rigs with pulleys and rope to hang them 12 feet up and 6 feet away from the tree suspended so they don't climb the trees and swat them down (again). Bears are the bane of my existence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arvey 154 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Nnev said: That's pretty cool! I have similar feeders but have had problems with bears beating them up or just flat out stealing them. I've started building rigs with pulleys and rope to hang them 12 feet up and 6 feet away from the tree suspended so they don't climb the trees and swat them down (again). Bears are the bane of my existence. yes I had the same trouble , even had pictures at one time of one climbing the tree and knocking the feeder down , in this spot I have partly open area so I plan to put this one in the open along the tree line so they'll feel safe and not too early. I shot my buck last year there. good luck to you this yr. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nnev 70 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 Maybe i'll take a picture of my rig. I'm thinking of putting some camera's out this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonut13 24 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 Quote I hung mine 8 feet in the air last year and had two of my power heads busted off by bucks so the feed would free pour. It's funny how fast they figure it out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arvey 154 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Nnev said: Maybe i'll take a picture of my rig. I'm thinking of putting some camera's out this weekend. sounds good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arvey 154 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, jonut13 said: Oh yes they can both 10 pointers I shot last year and the year before looked right at me or in my direction and I was in a blind both times. The first one I was 15 ft in the air in a blind , I could hear him coming down the trail he stopped at the feed pile and looked right at me before eating it was like well you gonna shoot. Last season was in a ground blind burping and can calling he come out to fight another buck that had just showed up again he looked right at me first. they are smart for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TroutHunter 39 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 I have a similar feeder that i hang about 10ft in a tree, but ive duct taped a piece of burlap around the bottom where the feed comes out so it concentrates the feed and doesnt scatter it in a 20ft radius. Kind of counter productive to what the feeder is supposed to do, but it seems to be working out fine for me, and the deer don't complain! Quote ** People often ask me why I like hunting and fishing so much... I tell them that those are the only places where my mind doesn't think.... You should really try it sometime! ** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nnev 70 Report post Posted September 20, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 4:28 PM, TroutHunter said: I have a similar feeder that i hang about 10ft in a tree, but ive duct taped a piece of burlap around the bottom where the feed comes out so it concentrates the feed and doesnt scatter it in a 20ft radius. Kind of counter productive to what the feeder is supposed to do, but it seems to be working out fine for me, and the deer don't complain! I found that clumping up the food gave some good meals to a lot of bears where if it was spread out deer would graze and bears would get bored. Either way Blue Jays got fat as hell! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
