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Anyone use this type of feeder (where the deer eat from a tube)?  Were the deer able to figure it out?  Any problems?

Thinking about buying one.  I dont want to deal with batteries and mechanical issues with a broadcast feeder....

Any input is appreciated 

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I HAVE A 6 INCH PVC PIPE DEEP IN MY WOODS WITH A GALVINIZED LID ON IT ,ITS ABOUT 7FT TALL AND HOLDS A LITTLE MORE THEN A FIFTY PIUND BAG OF CORN OR SOYBEANS WHEN THEY FIND IT ITS GREAT 

THE BAIT DOESNT GET WET AND SPOIL

I HAVE IT HOSE CLAMPED TIO A TREE SO THE BEARS DONT GET TO IT  

 

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1 hour ago, dlist777 said:

Anyone use this type of feeder (where the deer eat from a tube)?  Were the deer able to figure it out?  Any problems?

Thinking about buying one.  I dont want to deal with batteries and mechanical issues with a broadcast feeder....

Any input is appreciated 

They have no issue eating from gravity feeders such as a BOSS BUCK but expect to use 15 times the amount of food..

‘raccoons will also always find a way to get on the tubes and chew the heck out of it .

I think a timed feeder with a solar pack is a more reliable feeder .

 

I use a boss buck off season to feed protein feed , but try and use the same thing during the winter you can’t keep it filled for 3 days 

 

Edited by hammer4reel

 

 

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I use a 6"x 6' high PVC tube that holds almost 50lbs of corn, set on top of a slate type rock. To stop the raccoons from going to town, I wire sliced-open large coffee cans around the bottom and the top of the feeder (wrapped around the parts not protected by the tree). Or else an upside down bucket up top, which does get chewed up over time. Raising and lowering the can at the bottom controls the flow

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I PICKED UP A MOULTREE THAT HAD BOTH SPREADER OR THREE TUBES... USES 4AA BATTTERIES AND THEY LAST FOR MONTHS.... ONCE THE DEER GOT PAST THE FEAR WHEN IT CAME ON IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK FOR THEM TO START LICKING THE SPREADER PLATE WHICH LETS THE CORN FLOW  OUT... 150LBS IN TWO DAYS....HAD TO INSTALL VARMINT GUARD TO STOP THE FREE FLOW..

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Yea I’ve always used a gravity feed and like dan said you can go through a lot of corn. I use a 55 gal plastic drum with a 1 inch hole it holds dam near 400 pounds and I’ve seen it empty in five days. 

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I have had my feeders out for over 5 years now and they have as of yet never been completely empty of corn - at any time during the year. I have not had any issues with squirrels or raccoons damaging them.

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