We have been useing 55 gallon plastic food grade barrels with 3” hole cut in bottom front! We don’t paint ours they are White or black! In Michigans upper peninsula Bear will tip over! We lag bolt to tree with 1/2” x3” lagbolt. Plastic a lot easier to work with an don’t rust when cut hole with hole saw.
I just use thirty-Five Gal garbage cans. Painted them camo... Drilled about and inch and a half square at the bottom. Use two Iron rods to station the cans which are on a piece of Plywood for corn to flow on..... holds 100 lbs of corn. Easy Pleaceyy And last for years....
Yes sir just on the ground You could use plastic but I think coons would chew the hole bigger if there was a little bit of corn left in there once it was empty
@@HaveBowWillTravel I have been useing for 30 yrs coons or bears have chewed around edge but good plastic drums don’t allow them to open hole at all just teeth an chew marks on hole of plastic barrel.
We have been useing 55 gallon plastic food grade barrels with 3” hole cut in bottom front! We don’t paint ours they are White or black! In Michigans upper peninsula Bear will tip over! We lag bolt to tree with 1/2” x3” lagbolt. Plastic a lot easier to work with an don’t rust when cut hole with hole saw.
Glad you gave the Dimensions, because i was eyeballing that feeder when i watched that video and was figuring on building myself one.
Cool idea. Was surprised you didn’t file the burrs off the opening as I’m guessing the deer have to put their noses in the hole to get more out.
I wrapped mine in burlap. Works good and doesn’t smell
I just use thirty-Five Gal garbage cans. Painted them camo... Drilled about and inch and a half square at the bottom. Use two Iron rods to station the cans which are on a piece of Plywood for corn to flow on..... holds 100 lbs of corn. Easy Pleaceyy And last for years....
Fixing to make a few of these to set out at my Ohio lease! 🏹🦌
Good luck bro
Do a video putting one out. Would love to see how it turns out
Great video but around here in wv the bear destroys every feeder like that you put out. Or atleast they do on our land
Thats a good idea I don't bait but if I ever get the opportunity to I will do this
I'm in Kentucky and yep I use em to hard ta keep bears off em tho 😆
No need to paint them camo. I tried it last year and it didnt matter if they were camo or not as far as the deer coming to them
Keep em comin
So how do you set it up in the woods? You just set it on the ground?
Yes
Our gravity feeders hold about 400 pounds each.
Do you just set the barrel on the ground? Could you also use plastic drums?
Yes sir just on the ground
You could use plastic but I think coons would chew the hole bigger if there was a little bit of corn left in there once it was empty
@@HaveBowWillTravel I have been useing for 30 yrs coons or bears have chewed around edge but good plastic drums don’t allow them to open hole at all just teeth an chew marks on hole of plastic barrel.
Are the barrels elevated at all? Anyway you can post of pic of what they look like in the field? Thanks man!
I can’t really post pics on RUclips but if you find me on Facebook I’ll send you some
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How long is a full drum (of corn) lasting you?
It just depends on the location but I’d say 2 weeks on average. I ended up making the hole smaller on some of them to make them last longer
55 gallon drum full of corn holds just over 3 - 100 lb bags!
Here in Wisconsin 2 gallon bait limit
So you sitting them directly on the ground ?
If your ph is high they’ll rot in a year and bottom will fall out.
We have done rubber mats with some of them
Do you cut the tops off to put your corn in how do you do that
They have removable lids
So no barrel funnel at the bottom?
Wouldn’t hurt to have but we didn’t use one
This will work except in bear country. They will destroy a feeder in a hot minute!
Rain doesn't ruin corn...deer will eat wet corn my deer have been eating it for decades.
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