Where is the best place to put a deer feeder?

Where do I put my deer protein feeder?

Ideally, protein feeders should be located in a secluded spot within a quarter mile of a fresh water supply. Depending on the size of your herd, set up one feeder for every 20 to 30 deer. Make sure protein is accessible 24 hours a day, as consistent feeding is key.

How long does it take deer to find feeder?

It normally takes around three weeks for deer to get used to a feeder. During this transition phase, you should avoid doing any maintenance work on your feeder and let the herd get accustomed to their new food source.

Why are deer not coming to my feeder?

It's important to know how to attract deer to your feeder. In this case, if you build it, they won't necessarily come. You'll need to strategically place your feeder in an area the deer already frequent. Also, they aren't naturally accustomed to eating pellets from a feeder.

What time should deer feeders go off?

In a wide field, you may see better results by running the feeder closer to sunrise and sunset. Deer tend to like open areas more at those times. Next to tree cover, you may get deer using it for longer periods, since they are more comfortable next to the woods.

Where Should I Put Up a Deer Feeder?

How far does a deer feeder have to be from a house?

Feed may be no more than 100 yards from a residence on land owned or possessed by that person. Feed must be scattered on the ground. It can be scattered by any means, including mechanical spin-cast feeders, provided that the spin-cast feeder does not distribute more than the maximum volume allowed.

How high off the ground should a deer feeder be?

The sides of the roof should be 72 inches or more off the ground to keep any bucks in velvet from hitting their antlers. The sides of the trough should be around 24 inches off the ground to allow fawns to access the feeder.

Do deer feeders scare deer?

Because not all spin feeders blend in with the natural surroundings, you may wonder if even their existence will scare deer away. Although these feeders seem like they have the potential to scare deer, they actually attract them.

How long does it take deer to find a bait pile?

1-3 days they should be on it good. If it is well traveled.

Can you have too many deer feeders?

Registered. First in some respects your buddy is correct, there is no such thing as too many feeders. The deer will only eat what they want or need.

Are deer feeders worth it?

Deer feeders have positive benefits if well managed, but making sure that wildlife has access to food plots is a better strategy.

What is the best food to put in a deer feeder?

Once deer are consistently coming to the area daily looking for corn, set up a free-choice feeder filled with corn. Hand-toss corn on the ground around the feeder. When you observe deer consistently eating out of the free-choice feeder, stop hand-tossing corn.

Will big bucks come to feeders?

A lot of folks will tell you that you can't kill a big buck on a deer feeder because deer feeders make big bucks nocturnal. Well, that can be true—if you use the feeder incorrectly or hunt the area in the wrong way. Done right, deer feeders can absolutely create patternable behavior in mature whitetails.

What is the best way to feed deer?

To feed deer, gradually introduce new foods to their diet along with foods that they'd normally eat in the wild so they don't get sick. For example, you could start by feeding the deer that visit your yard branches and woody vegetation. Then, slowly introduce other foods, like oats, fruits, vegetables, and acorns.

How high should a fence be around a deer feeder?

Use 3-foot-high mesh fencing or, preferably, 4-foot-high hog wire and T-posts to build a fence to encircle your spin feeders or mineral sites. The enclosure should be at least 40 feet across with the feeder in the center.

What do deer like better than corn?

Peanut butter has physical properties that will help deer hang around in front of your trail cameras better than corn. It tends to leave a longer-lasting residue than corn, so whitetails stick around wherever you smear it.

How far should your feeder be from your stand?

Registered. 18 yards is fine, especially if the animal is on the other side of the feeder. Just go up higher in the tree like 22-25 feet. Practice very strict scent control and be very, very quiet.

How often do you have to fill a deer feeder?

A 40-gallon steel feeder that only needs to be filled once or twice a season. This feeder has a digital timer that will feed up to six times daily with feeding duration of one to 30 seconds.

How many times do deer feed a day?

Low fiber foods digest quickly and deer may feed every four hours. During late fall, deer typically feed on higher fiber plants like tips of trees and nuts. High fiber foods take longer to digest, so in this case deer will typically need to feed every seven hours.

When should you start putting corn out for deer?

Early spring to mid spring is a good rule of thumb to start your spring deer feeding program. This roughly coincides as food plots will start being planted.

How often do deer eat corn?

-‐ Once you start, feed the corn or pelleted feed consistently. Feeding once every 1 or 2 weeks may not give deer the opportunity to adapt to eating these foods.