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Deer Feeder Opinion/Help - UPDATE 9/21
Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:39 am
Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:39 am
The "lots of Does" thread yesterday raised this question for me and would like to get some different opinions from the hunters of the OB.
I joined a new club in the swamp behind my house. Majority of the lease is 1' deep cypress swamp. One of my stands is located on an old ring levee (50yds wide). The stand has been complete for 5 weeks now. I put a trough feeder out 3-4 weeks ago. in 5 weeks i have 1 picture of an 8 point
Have yall had deer take a while to come to a new feed/stand location?
I know they can come back immediately or take a while but ive never had it take this long. Sunday i noticed deer tracks on the entrance trail that i use to get to the levee but no deer pictures on any of my 3 cameras. Maybe the stand/feeder made him turn around? I moved a camera over to the entrance trail.
The deer can come from any directions to the ring levee but this trail is the only one i can use.
this may help...
EDIT: inside of the ring levee is all high/dry ground so my stand isn't blocking the only path the deer can take. My stand is in the transition area to the slough from the levee but its right next to the levee so it doesnt sink
I joined a new club in the swamp behind my house. Majority of the lease is 1' deep cypress swamp. One of my stands is located on an old ring levee (50yds wide). The stand has been complete for 5 weeks now. I put a trough feeder out 3-4 weeks ago. in 5 weeks i have 1 picture of an 8 point
Have yall had deer take a while to come to a new feed/stand location?
I know they can come back immediately or take a while but ive never had it take this long. Sunday i noticed deer tracks on the entrance trail that i use to get to the levee but no deer pictures on any of my 3 cameras. Maybe the stand/feeder made him turn around? I moved a camera over to the entrance trail.
The deer can come from any directions to the ring levee but this trail is the only one i can use.
this may help...
EDIT: inside of the ring levee is all high/dry ground so my stand isn't blocking the only path the deer can take. My stand is in the transition area to the slough from the levee but its right next to the levee so it doesnt sink
This post was edited on 9/21/15 at 9:10 pm
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Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:43 am to SeaPickle
some deer can be very skidish about new things in their environment
I find they take longer to come to protein than they do to corn or sweet feed
Is there a possibility your cameras are not properly set up or are malfunctioning? Is the feed in the trough disappearing?
I have had to show deer where the feeder was by leaving thin trails of feed to the feeder. Once they discover it though they are on it from then on.
I find they take longer to come to protein than they do to corn or sweet feed
Is there a possibility your cameras are not properly set up or are malfunctioning? Is the feed in the trough disappearing?
I have had to show deer where the feeder was by leaving thin trails of feed to the feeder. Once they discover it though they are on it from then on.
Posted on 9/15/15 at 11:06 am to Bleeding purple
What BP said, but I'll also add this. It sounds like you might have set up right in his living room, if so, no wonder he's a bit skittish.
If/when hunting deer in areas surrounded by water, like levee's and knoll's, don't put your stand on the levee or knoll if possible. You'll be parked right in the middle of his trail or living room.
Move back off a ways where you can watch/see most of it, but aren't sitting right on it or in a major travel corridor. Same goes for cameras.
edit after seeing diagram: You definitely set up a major presence in his living room, its gonna take sometime for him to get comfortable.
If/when hunting deer in areas surrounded by water, like levee's and knoll's, don't put your stand on the levee or knoll if possible. You'll be parked right in the middle of his trail or living room.
Move back off a ways where you can watch/see most of it, but aren't sitting right on it or in a major travel corridor. Same goes for cameras.
edit after seeing diagram: You definitely set up a major presence in his living room, its gonna take sometime for him to get comfortable.
This post was edited on 9/15/15 at 11:08 am
Posted on 9/15/15 at 11:09 am to Bleeding purple
the cameras may not catch EVERY deer but the camera by the feeder is picking up the coons, squirrels and the occasional alligator. The other 2 havent taken a picture and ive dumped some feed in front of them to get the deer to stop. Ive had corn, soy beans, and a salt lick out so far. i put some molasses stuff out Monday but havent gone back. neither the soy beans or corn disappear by anything other than coons.
Deer are obviously in the area because i have tracks on the entrance trail but they dont seem to be going to the feeder side of the levee. im not suree if they are still skiddish or if ive got something wrong.
My set up isnt any different than anyone else's on the lease
Deer are obviously in the area because i have tracks on the entrance trail but they dont seem to be going to the feeder side of the levee. im not suree if they are still skiddish or if ive got something wrong.
My set up isnt any different than anyone else's on the lease
Posted on 9/15/15 at 11:12 am to Huntinguy
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You definitely set up a major presence in his living room, its gonna take sometime for him to get comfortable.
i was afraid of this but i dont have many other options on hunting this levee. no one has hunted this levee in over two years but they had a stand right where mine is when they did.
the other ring levee hunter we have is set up similar to this
This post was edited on 9/15/15 at 11:22 am
Posted on 9/15/15 at 12:02 pm to SeaPickle
Just give it a little time. I put a new feeder out in an area that hadn't been touched in a while. Planted two spring food plots in the area and they mowed down the one that I didn't put the feeder on, and left the other one to grow. They'll eventually accept it as long as you don't make your presence too known.
Posted on 9/15/15 at 12:30 pm to SeaPickle
How often are you checking your camera. If the deer are wary of the trough to begin with, it's only going to make it worse leaving human scent around it every week.
Every deer is different. I've had deer show up right after I checked a camera and I've had others disappear for 3-4 days every time I went in an area.
Every deer is different. I've had deer show up right after I checked a camera and I've had others disappear for 3-4 days every time I went in an area.
This post was edited on 9/15/15 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 9/15/15 at 12:45 pm to SeaPickle
Don't worry about it. Hunt the does, the bucks will come
Posted on 9/15/15 at 12:46 pm to Raz4back
Early August i was back there 1 day a weekend for 3 weeks building the stand/cutting trees. Since then, ive gone back every 10 or so days to check/add feed but now that i know they arent eating the feed 
i wont need to go replace it as much. I went back there this past Sunday but i didnt plan on going back until the weekend of the 25th
i wont need to go replace it as much. I went back there this past Sunday but i didnt plan on going back until the weekend of the 25th Posted on 9/15/15 at 12:47 pm to Tiger 79
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Don't worry about it. Hunt the does, the bucks will come
i havent seen a doe on the cameras yet
Posted on 9/15/15 at 1:02 pm to SeaPickle
I think I recall the original thread of your stand in progress and the final camo option and it looked very good. Could be the disturbance in area coupled with the trough and new stand etc. Are you bringing feed back with a 4 wheeler or walking it in? Also, remember that there is a lot of natural browse in the area this time of year and my experience has been that the deer prefer the natural feed as opposed to a sole diet of corn protein etc. Regarding the salt lick, salt licks/mineral blocks are not as effective as they are in others. When I hunted in LP salt licks never seemed to attract deer but in the new roads area or St. Francisville they are very effective. Agree with others to give it some time and maybe consider a pile of rice bran or two if you want to attract. Have never met an area where deer could resist this. Small piles next to trough then they will definitely find the corn. Look forward to the IST post where you slam one! Good luck! 
Posted on 9/15/15 at 1:22 pm to hunt66
i put rice bran on the ground out 1st before i had the feeder. No pictures of deer eating it. The 8pt came through at that time but no pictures of him eating, just walking.
the stand is a 800yrds off of the lease entrance so when hauling materials or sacks of feed back there i use the 4 wheeler. i only drive on the lease road, i walk the sacks once i get to the ring levee. No 4-wheelers during the season until you kill.
I keep telling myself this but it being a new lease/stand i obviously wanted some pictures since i know there are deer there. I never had luck with salt licks at my place in franklinton either but i wanted to get something out to get them coming
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Are you bringing feed back with a 4 wheeler or walking it in?
the stand is a 800yrds off of the lease entrance so when hauling materials or sacks of feed back there i use the 4 wheeler. i only drive on the lease road, i walk the sacks once i get to the ring levee. No 4-wheelers during the season until you kill.
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lot of natural browse in the area this time of year and my experience has been that the deer prefer the natural feed
I keep telling myself this but it being a new lease/stand i obviously wanted some pictures since i know there are deer there. I never had luck with salt licks at my place in franklinton either but i wanted to get something out to get them coming
This post was edited on 9/15/15 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 9/15/15 at 1:33 pm to SeaPickle
Yeah deer in Angie don't seem to care for salt licks either, must be a Washington Parish snub job
Posted on 9/15/15 at 1:50 pm to SeaPickle
Here is the stand, its as close to the slough as it can be. The slough behind the stand grown over but its not walk-able for a person. They dug it out to build the levee
This is the feeder view from the stand. Its close quarters and a shotgun area for sure. As you can see, i didnt have many options on stand placement. I put the stand and feeder as far apart as possible
This is the feeder view from the stand. Its close quarters and a shotgun area for sure. As you can see, i didnt have many options on stand placement. I put the stand and feeder as far apart as possible
This post was edited on 9/15/15 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 9/15/15 at 1:55 pm to winner
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Yeah deer in Angie
my FIL place is actually in the Thomas/Pine area so not that far from you
Posted on 9/15/15 at 2:15 pm to hunt66
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remember that there is a lot of natural browse in the area this time of year and my experience has been that the deer prefer the natural feed as opposed to a sole diet of corn protein etc.
I got a video off one of my cameras in front of a rice bran trough with a doe eating leaves hanging down from a nearby tree. Didn't even hit the bran.
When I first put the trough out, the deer circled it, sniffed it, kinda looked at it for the first few days. They finally got the courage to start licking the bran, but only after I put some on the ground around it.
Put your camera on video and let it sit for a week or so. You will find out what they are doing around it. Is it the persimmon flavored rice bran? They like that one a lot. Or get some Mo'Bucks
Posted on 9/15/15 at 2:36 pm to Tiger 79
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Is it the persimmon flavored rice bran?
yup. good idea with the video but im not even getting deer to the feeder for it to take video. the feeder camera is working because im getting pictures of coons and myself, but not deer.
My main point for all of this was to see if anyone can see if i had done anything "wrong". i know there isnt any magic i can do to get them to come. they will when they are ready. I didnt want to find out something could have been done better 2 weeks into the season
Posted on 9/15/15 at 2:52 pm to SeaPickle
Any tracks?
Nearby trails?
Nearby trails?
Posted on 9/15/15 at 4:01 pm to Tiger 79
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Any tracks?
i had some fresh tracks over the weekend on my "entrance trail" and moved a camera there
ive seen tracks all around the levee when scouting. It was a guessing game as to which side the dear use as an entrance the most. I have tracks on my entrance but the 8 point came from the opposite corner by my feeder
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Nearby trails?
i have cameras on the levee areas that look to be their highways to the ring levee area but they can literally come from 360 degrees. I dont have enough pictures to confirm if they have a preference
This post was edited on 9/15/15 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 9/16/15 at 8:03 am to SeaPickle
with the weather getting a bit better consider a few sits in the stand and just look around and listen. I know everyone is busy as hell and no one has time just to sit in the woods but if you can get the time you may be able to see some things that are not coming up on camera. I am always surprised during bow season by one or two deer that have not been on camera. Do you bow hunt - if so you could scout the area then. A climber is a good option that allows you to look around a bit. Looks like your set up is a good one and probably going to see plenty - just timing. If it is a dense area, once hunting season starts and folks are in the woods, patterns change a bit and deer hit the heavy cover and also as weather changes and less natural browse is available the deer will seek other sources. Seeing any acorns on the ground yet?
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