Oh Deer! - The Firearms Forum

carver · 10-31-2011, 08:10 PM

These guys are coming by the heard! They will eat a bag of corn per day, and they are even trying to eat the camera!

JLA · 10-31-2011, 08:20 PM

dadgum myles they ate your feeder dry.

Good lookin girls too. Especially the mature doe bringin up the rear keepin watch

jack404 · 10-31-2011, 08:22 PM

fatten em up and i'll send ya me recipie for spicy venison cabinosi

Chinook · 10-31-2011, 08:24 PM

Those are great lookin lady deer! Thats a lot of feed corn to be goin thru in a 24 hr. spread! Keep 'em fat 'n happy! That'll make you happy later on!

Country101 · 11-01-2011, 08:58 AM

Looks like you need to thin them down...... Ought to be nice and tender....

carver · 11-01-2011, 09:04 AM

Gun season doesn't open untill the 5th of Nov., but I had a large buck out there at the feeder Sat, and would like to get a shot at him. No pictures! I had brought the camera in Fri evenging to down load the pics, and didn't put it back up that night. From what I could tell thru the glass in the front door, and with my tired old eyes, he was at least an 8 pointer, maybe more. One of my dogs spotted him about the same time I did, and started barking. That big boy headed for the woods right quick! Never had time to get my hands on the any of the guns by the front door. If he shows back up season will open early here!

JLA · 11-01-2011, 06:22 PM

I know I cant wait. Jack and I are headn out tomorrow to make a few final preparations and set up the blinds, or at least get the spots ready for them. Top off feeders with horn corn and drop my mollasses blocks. Ill swap the SD cards again. Im planning on headn out the weekend of the 12 with Beck and the kiddos. Gonna have JR and Wes in the blind with me. Hope we kill somethin.

howlnmad · 11-02-2011, 01:30 PM

Carver,

Do you have any problems with water getting in that feeder and the corn rotting?

howlnmad

carver · 11-02-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by howlnmad

Carver,

Do you have any problems with water getting in that feeder and the corn rotting?

howlnmad

Nope! But you got to drill a hole in the cap on the bottom!

If you fail to make the hole in the bottom, it will hold water.

JLA · 11-02-2011, 05:42 PM

plus it doesnt look like the deer will leave corn in it long enough to rot..

howlnmad · 11-03-2011, 05:37 AM

Thanks. I was thinking that you probably had a screen or some sort of drain.

permafrost · 11-03-2011, 06:27 AM

Great shots! I can feel that old feelin' creeping up.

carver · 11-10-2011, 09:46 AM

Well, I've had the camera up, and running, for about two weeks now, and I have 1,057 pictures on it! I finally got a picture of the big buck that's been hanging around, but he is really camera shy! I know that he is at least an eight pointer, but still trying to get a good shot of him, or at him! I had to reduce the picture to make it fit, but you can still see enough of his rack to know that he ain't no spike! I had two young doe in the scope this morning, but they kept looking back into the woods, so I held off on shooting one of them in hopes that what they were looking at was that big buck. He never showed, and the doe finally wondered off back into the woods.

raven818 · 11-10-2011, 04:34 PM

Do you open for hunting, or is it private only?

The Duke · 11-10-2011, 04:44 PM

Nice idea for a feeder, Carver.....Doesnt look squirrel proof though...

I had some PVC bucket feeders out several years ago...Damn squirrels ate right through the plastic sides to get the corn..

Guess Im going to have to throw out some corn around the house this year. With the severe drougth, not a whole lot of green stuff to eat and the acorns are falling off without maturing.....Be a long Winter for them if they dont get some rations every now and then..

carver · 11-10-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by raven818

Do you open for hunting, or is it private only?

I only have 7 acres, so it's private. I'm just lucky enough to live way out, while I don't own much land, ain't nothing much around me but woods.

carver · 11-10-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Duke

Nice idea for a feeder, Carver.....Doesnt look squirrel proof though...

I had some PVC bucket feeders out several years ago...Damn squirrels ate right through the plastic sides to get the corn..

Guess Im going to have to throw out some corn around the house this year. With the severe drougth, not a whole lot of green stuff to eat and the acorns are falling off without maturing.....Be a long Winter for them if they dont get some rations every now and then..

No such thing as squirrel proff! Those critters will get into anything! There are some teeth marks on it, if they don't find corn in it, they start hunting real hard! The way these deer are hitting me, I don't think there's anything for them to eat at all out there. They eat the corn, and then head down to the pond for a drink! Duke you can make these feeders from any diameter PVC, I just used 4" so I don't feed too much at a time. Make it as long as you want, the longer it is the more corn you can put in it. Bigger ones get expensive trying to keep corn in them. 4' of 4" PVC, two caps, and 1 Y. Glue the bottom cap on the bottom of the Y, and drill a 3/8" hole in it. The Y gets glued to the tube, and the cap on top just sits there. Take it off to fill the feeder. I drill a hole thru the top about 4" down, run a long peice of all thread through the hole, add nuts, and hang it with some swing set chain.

vytoland · 11-10-2011, 06:09 PM

the invasion has started

coachwill · 11-11-2011, 09:34 AM

We have been using those types of feeders for 25 years or so on my parents property. Really easy to work with and easy to fill. Now my dad just plants corn, soybeans and brown top millet and then goes out and cuts it down to "fertilize" the ground. It seems to work well in keeping the herd local to the 100 or so acres around the house.

carver · 11-18-2011, 06:42 PM

Got a sweet little 6 pointer hanging around now. The spike is still showing up too. They don't seem to be camera shy either!

10-31-2011, 08:10 PM	#1
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,542	Oh Deer! These guys are coming by the heard! They will eat a bag of corn per day, and they are even trying to eat the camera! Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. -->

10-31-2011, 08:20 PM	#2
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: Oh Deer! dadgum myles they ate your feeder dry. Good lookin girls too. Especially the mature doe bringin up the rear keepin watch __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

10-31-2011, 08:22 PM	#3
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Oh Deer! fatten em up and i'll send ya me recipie for spicy venison cabinosi

10-31-2011, 08:24 PM	#4
Chinook V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: 17 pulls, into the propwash... Contributor Posts: 423	Re: Oh Deer! Those are great lookin lady deer! Thats a lot of feed corn to be goin thru in a 24 hr. spread! Keep 'em fat 'n happy! That'll make you happy later on!

11-01-2011, 08:58 AM	#5
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,045	Re: Oh Deer! Looks like you need to thin them down...... Ought to be nice and tender.... __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

11-01-2011, 09:04 AM	#6
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,542	Re: Oh Deer! Gun season doesn't open untill the 5th of Nov., but I had a large buck out there at the feeder Sat, and would like to get a shot at him. No pictures! I had brought the camera in Fri evenging to down load the pics, and didn't put it back up that night. From what I could tell thru the glass in the front door, and with my tired old eyes, he was at least an 8 pointer, maybe more. One of my dogs spotted him about the same time I did, and started barking. That big boy headed for the woods right quick! Never had time to get my hands on the any of the guns by the front door. If he shows back up season will open early here! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

11-01-2011, 06:22 PM	#7
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: Oh Deer! I know I cant wait. Jack and I are headn out tomorrow to make a few final preparations and set up the blinds, or at least get the spots ready for them. Top off feeders with horn corn and drop my mollasses blocks. Ill swap the SD cards again. Im planning on headn out the weekend of the 12 with Beck and the kiddos. Gonna have JR and Wes in the blind with me. Hope we kill somethin. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-02-2011, 01:30 PM	#8
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,637	Re: Oh Deer! Carver, Do you have any problems with water getting in that feeder and the corn rotting? howlnmad __________________

11-02-2011, 05:42 PM	#10
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: Oh Deer! plus it doesnt look like the deer will leave corn in it long enough to rot.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-03-2011, 05:37 AM	#11
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,637	Re: Oh Deer! Thanks. I was thinking that you probably had a screen or some sort of drain. __________________

11-03-2011, 06:27 AM	#12
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11-10-2011, 09:46 AM	#13
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,542	Re: Oh Deer! Well, I've had the camera up, and running, for about two weeks now, and I have 1,057 pictures on it! I finally got a picture of the big buck that's been hanging around, but he is really camera shy! I know that he is at least an eight pointer, but still trying to get a good shot of him, or at him! I had to reduce the picture to make it fit, but you can still see enough of his rack to know that he ain't no spike! I had two young doe in the scope this morning, but they kept looking back into the woods, so I held off on shooting one of them in hopes that what they were looking at was that big buck. He never showed, and the doe finally wondered off back into the woods. Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

11-10-2011, 04:34 PM	#14
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11-10-2011, 04:44 PM	#15
The Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NW Louisiana Posts: 813	Re: Oh Deer! Nice idea for a feeder, Carver.....Doesnt look squirrel proof though... I had some PVC bucket feeders out several years ago...Damn squirrels ate right through the plastic sides to get the corn.. Guess Im going to have to throw out some corn around the house this year. With the severe drougth, not a whole lot of green stuff to eat and the acorns are falling off without maturing.....Be a long Winter for them if they dont get some rations every now and then.. __________________ Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

11-11-2011, 09:34 AM	#19
coachwill Forum Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vestavia, AL Posts: 122	Re: Oh Deer! We have been using those types of feeders for 25 years or so on my parents property. Really easy to work with and easy to fill. Now my dad just plants corn, soybeans and brown top millet and then goes out and cuts it down to "fertilize" the ground. It seems to work well in keeping the herd local to the 100 or so acres around the house.

11-18-2011, 06:42 PM	#20
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,542	Re: Oh Deer! Got a sweet little 6 pointer hanging around now. The spike is still showing up too. They don't seem to be camera shy either! Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.