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- From: CBARNES@tamvm1.tamu.edu (Chris Barnes)
- Subject: Re: Opening weekend // Building deer feeders
- Organization: Texas A&M University
- Date: 19 Nov 92 13:52:30 CST
- Approved: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.135231.3770@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- Originator: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- References: <1992Nov17.064557.8001@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov17.064557.8001@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
- stephen@cs.utexas.edu (Stephen Craig Mautner) writes:
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- >Well, my real question for those of you out on the net, is how can I
- >construct a feeder that does not require a $50 mechanism to go with it.
- >The barrel's that were stolen only cost about $5 each, and they can be
- >replaced easily. However, I am not stupid enough to spend another $50
- >for a feeding mechanism, just to have it stolen.
- >
- >I have heard that there are feeders which dump corn when the wind blows,
- >etc, but I have no clue as far as how to build one. Any advice is welcomed.
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- First, contact the land owner that you leased the place from. It
- should be his job to protect his land from tresspassors, especially if
- he is leasing it out to people!
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- As for a cheap feeder, I have a friend that takes a barrel and cuts
- a 9" diameter circular hole in it. In that hole, he inserts a
- metal cone that has a large rope tied to the point, with a small
- wieght at the other end of the rope. This wieght is allowed to hang
- about 6" above the ground. Supposedly, the deer will bump the wieght
- as they are eating the corn, causing more corn to spill out of the
- hole. A poor ascii drawing looks like this:
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- Hope this helps.
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