Best Times to Set Your Deer Feeder
Dispense feed once early in the morning and once in the afternoon for a few seconds each time.Or, dispense feed close to hunting time for a few seconds.
What is the best height for a deer feeder?
The sides of the roof should be 72 inches or more off the ground to keep any bucks in velvet from hitting their antlers. The sides of the trough should be around 24 inches off the ground to allow fawns to access the feeder.
How far off ground should gravity deer feeder be?
Mounts on one 8-foot 4×4 (not included) set 3-feet into the ground. Single post won’t interfere with or damage antler growth. Large, watertight cover makes filling easy and keeps feed fresh. Feed ports stand at an optimal height of 42-inches.
How long will a 55 gallon deer feeder last?
It depends on how close to the barrel your spinner plate is and whether or not you have a funnel, but throwing 4-5 seconds twice a day a full feeder should between two and three months.
How do I attract deer to my new feeder?
Scatter a bag around the feeder. Or use a spin feeder by first pouring in a couple bags of corn with that’ll initially dispense followed by the pellets. When the deer locate the piles, gradually increase the distance toward the feeder until you have corn under it. Then, you can start to fill the feeder as well.
When should I start putting out deer corn?
Early spring to mid spring is a good rule of thumb to start your spring deer feeding program. This roughly coincides as food plots will start being planted. Bucks will still be recovering from the rut and the past winter, but they’ll be also transitioning into starting new antler growth.
How far should a deer feeder be from a stand?
Deer are used to them and will pass within 5-10 yards of stands going to and from feeders.
How far apart should deer feeders be?
Depending on the size of the property, strategically place the feeders in areas where the deer can safely move from one feeder to the other, with a maximum distance of 1 mile apart.
How high should a deer protein feeder be?
38 to 40 inches to the bottom of the tube is a great height for deer.
How high should a fence be around a deer feeder?
Choosing the right height
If hogs are a problem around your feeders, 28- or 34-inch-tall fences will keep them from reaching your corn. These two fence heights will keep out feral hogs but still allow adult deer to enter and feed (Fig. 3). However, fencing that is 34 inches high may be too tall for fawns.
How long does a bag of corn last in a deer feeder?
Usually 3-5 seconds per. Your feeder will be out of corn in 2 1/2 weeks.
How long will a bag of corn last for deer?
Spike. 100 lbs lasted about 5 days, with only 4 deer eating it.
How much corn does a feeder put out per second?
Although all of the feeders have their own personality, 3-4 seconds twice a day is about right for 50 pounds a week for ours. That is about a pound per second and with the top of the spinner plate about even (or a bit lower) with the bottom of the hopper funnel.
How long does it take deer to find a feeder?
It normally takes around three weeks for deer to get used to a feeder. During this transition phase, you should avoid doing any maintenance work on your feeder and let the herd get accustomed to their new food source.
Why do deer stop coming to feeder?
When large mast crops such as acorns, wild berries, fruit or mesquite beans become available deer will also back off on feed. Hunting pressure or the presence of a native predator such as bobcat, mountain lions or bears can also cause deer to decrease feeder visitation frequency.
