Permit season prep

[Swamp_Yankee]

I hunt my own property which is a small piece (2 acres) in the middle of two very large (100+ acres) farms.  My stand is in a swampy woodlot in the back of the property, so I need to give the deer a reason to come through:

Dollar store peanut butter feeder

PVC corn feeder

I caught the dollar store peanut butter idea on Youtube.  The PVC feeder is nothing special but at the very least it should keep me from feeding every tree rat and trash panda in the neighborhood.  I see a lot of guys putting them together with glue, but instead I used three drywall screws at each joint.  I figure why glue it if I don't need it to be water tight-the screws will allow me to take it apart if I ever need/want to.  I also used thinwall drainpipe instead of Schedule 40-a 10' length of pipe, wye, and two caps was only about $15.  I did a quick volume calculation and it should hold about 15lbs of corn (4' of pipe) which doesn't sound like a lot, but it should last a lot longer in the feeder.  

 

[Buck154]

The deer eat the peanut butter? Good for the bears if any in your area.  

[rocky]

 

I made a pvc pipe feeder years ago and only filled it twice. The raccoons would throw all the corn on the ground and I said screw that. If anyone else has different results and like them chime in please if the OP doesn't mind.

[Rusty]

13 minutes ago, Buck154 said:

The deer eat the peanut butter? Good for the bears if any in your area.  

Deer LOVE peanut butter.  

[Russ 11]

Maybe think about putting in a small food plot next spring .  A nice clover plot would give the deer a reason to come . 

[Merkel]

I never had any luck with the peanut butter jar screwed to a tree technique. The few times I tried it, I found the empty and broken plastic jars ripped off the tree.  Possibly raccoons or bears got to it first; not sure.  But, that was my experience. Hopefully, your luck will be better. 

 

[Swamp_Yankee]

5 hours ago, Russ 11 said:

Maybe think about putting in a small food plot next spring .  A nice clover plot would give the deer a reason to come . 

It's all swamp-I'm not sure I could get anything like that to grow.  All that seems to grow back there is gnarly oaks and cat briars.

1 hour ago, Merkel said:

I never had any luck with the peanut butter jar screwed to a tree technique. The few times I tried it, I found the empty and broken plastic jars ripped off the tree.  Possibly raccoons or bears got to it first; not sure.  But, that was my experience. Hopefully, your luck will be better. 

 

At the very least I'll have some interesting pictures-I have my camera trained on the bait tree   Check out my custom camo paint job:

Edited December 17, 2018 by Swamp_Yankee

[BillW0323]

6 minutes ago, Swamp_Yankee said:

 

I make gravity feeders the same way. I ratchet strap them to a tree usung 3 straps so that the bear can’t get them off. A suggestion for ya is to use a tee wye at the top with a cleanout cap. Makes for easier loading of the feeder. Also drill holes in the bottom of the feeder so that water can drain out. 

[LPJR]

Looks good! Just a heads up, I tried the peanut butter jar attached to a tree thing, and was shocked when it was wiped clean in 2 days. I put a camera on it hoping to see a shooter. 2 days later, the jar was again, licked clean as a whistle. Checked the card and could not believe there were that many raccoons alive, yet alone in my spot. Not one deer touched it. 

Never know, you may have totally different results. Worth a try.. 

[Nomad]

Keep a Record Rack Berry Block out all the time, and dump 50 lbs corn on the ground twice a week.

[3Blade]

6 hours ago, rocky said:

 

I made a pvc pipe feeder years ago and only filled it twice. The raccoons would throw all the corn on the ground and I said screw that. If anyone else has different results and like them chime in please if the OP doesn't mind.

I also gave up on the PVC feeder. Coons still get to it and I was shocked how fast the deer empty it out.

Good luck to the OP, hopefully it works for you.