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Gravity vs timed feeders
Posted on 1/21/20 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 12:10 pm
I got a piece of property this year and am seeing a lot of deer. I put out some cameras and homemade gravity feeders. I’m debating gravity vs timed feeders for next year. Seems the online debate is 50/50. What says the OB?
I’ve been looking at moultrie elite feeders based on recs here. But This feederhas better reviews online. Anyone here uses these?
I’ve been looking at moultrie elite feeders based on recs here. But This feederhas better reviews online. Anyone here uses these?
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 12:12 pm
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Posted on 1/21/20 at 12:18 pm to Success
I'm partial to timed feeders. After while the deer will learn the feeder and be there for dinner time. Often times they will show up before it goes off and sit there and wait. I saw that this weekend. Plus, it helps your corn/pellets last a lot longer since you can control the disbursement.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 12:30 pm to Success
Posted on 1/21/20 at 12:58 pm to biggsc
I think later in the year they become more dependent on it at the said time. I got tired of seeing 10 raccons at the feeder and the deer would walk in and be like excuse me thats my corn.
Only part I don't like is that with gravity the buffet is open 24/7.
What I am considering is going to timed feeders for second half of year since we are seeing way more deer post rut
Only part I don't like is that with gravity the buffet is open 24/7.
What I am considering is going to timed feeders for second half of year since we are seeing way more deer post rut
Posted on 1/21/20 at 1:02 pm to Success
We use gravity only, quit using timed more than a decade ago. Buck activity increased 10 fold and quality buck activity during hunting hours increased 100%. Its a supplemental feed not main diet so they will naturally come through and take a few bites and move one. Never hunt the feeder itself just paths coming to and from it. Timed feeders will get your doe and young bucks trained and eventually become nocturnal to them. Rarely if any will a quality Buck worth its salt frequent one in daylight hours outside of a rut situation. They attract hog, and bear if our in those areas. People that use timed feeders in general also set their deer stands up staring at them waiting for brown its down.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 1:03 pm to Uncs
Thanks for the information.
We might need to change them up. Probably would put PVC pipe on the legs and post of the feeders to keep the coons away
We might need to change them up. Probably would put PVC pipe on the legs and post of the feeders to keep the coons away
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 1:44 pm to pensaNOLA
I use time. They dont bother the deer. I had a 3 and half year old 8pt eating grass 100yds from my feeder. It went off, made me jump in the stand. He never even looked up. Could care less... seen the same with does several times.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 1:53 pm to oleyeller
Don’t you use 6V batteries for the motor?
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 1:58 pm to Success
Buy a good quality timed feeder or you will be replacing the cheap arse thrower every season. Also, protect the thrower with a varmint cage. You can get them at Academy Outdoors website. Those 20-30 lb racccoons will damage the thrower. Leave the Wildgame Innovation brand alone or be prepared to buy a new brand thrower quite often. Moultrie is pretty good. I would advise you to spend the money on a quality feeder like the On Time brand built in Ruston Louisiana. They back their thrower(Classic Lifetime or Elite Lifetime) with a lifetime warranty. Should it stop working send it back or drop off in Ruston for repair. Pay a little more for many years of service. See links below.
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This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 2:06 pm to biggsc
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Don’t you use 6V batteries for the motor?
Yep. 1 battery last a year.. and i set it on longesy time to throw, and i dont have to fill feeder but once a month (keeping my scent and human traffic down in the area) works great for me with my camp 25mins away
I have moultrie. Had them 4 years now. Zero issues.. never had to change a motor or anything
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 2:34 pm to Success
I've used gravity feeders and just switched back to timed. With gravity feeders it's all you can eat all day long and the hogs and bears will empty them fast then knock them around. I set mine to throw in the middle of the day when the deer aren't usually active and the chainsaws, log trucks, and highway traffic helps drown out the sound.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 4:43 pm to Success
If you have hogs in the area, definitely an elevated gravity feeder. If the hogs are still coming to eat what deer drop, put a 42” high 16’ panels of game fence around feeders. This is a Texas setup but I can’t believe how many people in Louisiana with a hog problem don’t do this. I do it on my 300 acres in SELA on the SWMS line. It keeps the hogs out and the deer don’t give a shite about that fence.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 4:54 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
No hogs. Just coons. Hate those mfers
Posted on 1/21/20 at 5:06 pm to Success
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No hogs. Just coons. Hate those mfers
Fug it. Do it on a timer then
Posted on 1/21/20 at 5:32 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
4Leaf
If you don't mind me asking. What did you pay an acre for that piece yall just bought? Also it is inside the levee correct?
If you don't mind me asking. What did you pay an acre for that piece yall just bought? Also it is inside the levee correct?
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