rocksteady
11-08-2011, 10:11 AM
Since it has come up in several posts, I thought I would post my design...Cheap, easy to build, easy to pack, easy to set up and has been effective for me...
Start with about a 4 foot section of 4" ABS or PVC plastic pipe...Neck it down to a 3", put on 2 successive 3" 90 degree elbows and notch the last one out with a sabre saw. (as per pictures)....
I drill a couple holes through it, near the top and bottom and run parachute cord through.
I assemble the whole thing dry fit with self tapping machine screws. I doubt the ungulates would like the smell of ABS glue...
I then lash it to a tree, with the spout at about crotch height, which I figure is about the height of a deers mouth.....
Fill it with grain/barley/oats/sweet feed, whatever. It will hold close to 25 lbs of feed.
I then set up my trail cam about 20 yards away, so that I can get pictures of whatever is feeding on it...as well as get an idea of their direction of travel..
Here is a link to multiple pictures of the feeder, as well as one of it being used...
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/rocksteadyrifle/Feeder/
I have only used it in teh early season, soI have no issues with rain or snow making the feed ball up, however a simple cap or flap on the top would prevent moisture from entering.....Plus I also lash it to a large Douglas Fir with a fulll canopy of branches that acts as a moisture interceptor....
I prefer to do this sort of a bait site, as compared to just dumping the feed on the ground, as it limits the amount that a deer can get at one time. A full bag of feed, just dumped on the ground would get gobbled up very quickly if more than one deer came in....This way here, it keeps the deer at the feeder one at a time, hopefully increasing the chances of getting a shot, if you are sitting in a tree stand...
There you go...hope it works for you, if you wish to build and install...
Once I install it I also scatter about 10 lbs of feed around the feeder so that the deer get a taste of the feed without having to put their faces into the feeder on the first go...
Start with about a 4 foot section of 4" ABS or PVC plastic pipe...Neck it down to a 3", put on 2 successive 3" 90 degree elbows and notch the last one out with a sabre saw. (as per pictures)....
I drill a couple holes through it, near the top and bottom and run parachute cord through.
I assemble the whole thing dry fit with self tapping machine screws. I doubt the ungulates would like the smell of ABS glue...
I then lash it to a tree, with the spout at about crotch height, which I figure is about the height of a deers mouth.....
Fill it with grain/barley/oats/sweet feed, whatever. It will hold close to 25 lbs of feed.
I then set up my trail cam about 20 yards away, so that I can get pictures of whatever is feeding on it...as well as get an idea of their direction of travel..
Here is a link to multiple pictures of the feeder, as well as one of it being used...
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/rocksteadyrifle/Feeder/
I have only used it in teh early season, soI have no issues with rain or snow making the feed ball up, however a simple cap or flap on the top would prevent moisture from entering.....Plus I also lash it to a large Douglas Fir with a fulll canopy of branches that acts as a moisture interceptor....
I prefer to do this sort of a bait site, as compared to just dumping the feed on the ground, as it limits the amount that a deer can get at one time. A full bag of feed, just dumped on the ground would get gobbled up very quickly if more than one deer came in....This way here, it keeps the deer at the feeder one at a time, hopefully increasing the chances of getting a shot, if you are sitting in a tree stand...
There you go...hope it works for you, if you wish to build and install...
Once I install it I also scatter about 10 lbs of feed around the feeder so that the deer get a taste of the feed without having to put their faces into the feeder on the first go...