PVC Deer Feeder

[BryanOney]

Can anyone post a link to instructions on how to make a deer feeder out of 4 inch PVC. Also anyone ever compared shelled corn to corn mixed with molasses to see if deer prefer one over the other. Going to try some baiting for the first time ever. Thanks

[j.krug]

I use a couple of these feeders and they work great and the deer will eat from the regularily. I don't have design pics but may have a pic of one in use in the field. As for the corn I have tried both and the deer in my area will eat the plain corn and don't even touch the corn with molasses.

[xbowking]

go to GOOGLE & put in "PVC deer feeder" & you will get lots of information .

[SALTYDOG]

I don't have a picture of it but, all you do is buy a 5'-6' section of 4" pvc pipe,than buy a 90 degree elbow..put it on one end[bottom end].Then stand it up against a tree@ a slight angle..put corn in top..gravity will do the rest...{p.s.-strap top of pipe around tree so deer won't knock it over....the squirel's are gonna love you.

[j.krug]

Here is the pic of my feeder. It's about 5' long not including the t-post that it's mounted to. I painted it a flat camo green colour and use a cap on top to keep rain out. It holds roughly 20 lbs of corn.

[Bullzeye]

I find plain corn works best, here is a pic of mine, the cubs seem to really like it. Pic's pretty well show ya how to make it, very easy to do.









or you could make this bump feeder

[DanO]

I made the bump feeder using a plastic pail. Wow, the squirrels destroyed that plastic pail in less than two days. Can't find metal pails anymore. Use to get them from the chip wagon in my town but potatoes even come in plastic pails now.

Any ideas?
Dan O.

[VixChix]

Can you find an old milker pail? Or a metal one from a cleaning supply place?

[SALTYDOG]

This is another way to have a feeder..use a clean #150 gallon drum..the kind where the lid comes off / lock's back on..cut #4 -3" hole's in the bottom of it and add corn about #100 lbs...that way you can check on it every 3-4 week's with out leaving human sent on it...a buddy in West Va. uses this method..

[wheelie]

[rayman]

Plain corn has worked the best for me of all things tried. Folks have gone to using cob corn a lot around here though because the turkeys don't mess with it.

I am running spin feeders again but would just as soon just put the corn out on the ground.

[bigredopie]

Are you sure about turkeys not liking corn? The ones in Missouri sure seem to love it. According to my trailcams I can almost set my watch by them most days.

It's a shame they never seem to show up when I call ahead to arrange a meeting

You can also use a 55gal drum instead of a 5 gal. They come in metal and hold about 300lb of corn which seems to last 1 to 2 months. I use a slightly different head but same concept.

[Archer Ontario]

This feeder is a 10 inch pvc pipe and it holds 100lbs of corn they work great

[Archer Ontario]

here is another
tip - drill holes in the pan of the feeder and the water will drain off in the rain

[Bullzeye]

Can't find metal pails anymore. Use to get them from the chip wagon in my town but potatoes even come in plastic pails now.

Any ideas?
Dan O.

Check construction site garbage bins, we had work done to repair the cement foundation , and the product they used came in a bag inside these metal pails, so they were like new. I had a bunch of them until someone decided to "borrow" them without asking me.