Thread: Bucks in velvet
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Old 06-16-2009, 08:18 AM   #5
gstoneberg
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Default Re: Bucks in velvet

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Originally Posted by BCW View Post
On your feeder, Is it gravity fed ?
Need to make some new ones my self soon.
Its nice anyway..
BCW
Yes, that feeder is gravity fed. Basically he took a 55gal drum, made a horizontal cut with a sawzall, bent the metal in above the cut and added some flashing above the indentation to keep the rain out. There are 3 cuts around the barrel. I worried that the bucks would catch their antlers on the flashing but so far they aren't.

Yes, they are eating that protein like pigs. If we didn't have that pen there, the hogs would knock the feeder over to get at the protein. We are approaching half a ton through it for this season. It has made a difference in both the antler quality and overall health of the deer. Normally you can see their ribs at this point but not this year. We also have very healthy coons, but their numbers have been mysteriously dwindling .

George
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