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.
@tater357 Жыл бұрын
Glad you gave the Dimensions, because i was eyeballing that feeder when i watched that video and was figuring on building myself one.
@jamesmcclure3502 Жыл бұрын
I wrapped mine in burlap. Works good and doesn’t smell
@FYMM69 Жыл бұрын
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.
@williamcornelison4721 Жыл бұрын
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....
@teddypace Жыл бұрын
Fixing to make a few of these to set out at my Ohio lease! 🏹🦌
@HaveBowWillTravel Жыл бұрын
Good luck bro
@davidhammer154 Жыл бұрын
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
@greenmandan Жыл бұрын
Keep em comin
@stevehuffman2610 Жыл бұрын
Great video but around here in wv the bear destroys every feeder like that you put out. Or atleast they do on our land
@bricehale6593 Жыл бұрын
Thats a good idea I don't bait but if I ever get the opportunity to I will do this
@owenjones8075 Жыл бұрын
Do a video putting one out. Would love to see how it turns out
@greenmandan Жыл бұрын
I'm in Kentucky and yep I use em to hard ta keep bears off em tho 😆
@jerryscray1789 Жыл бұрын
Here in Wisconsin 2 gallon bait limit
@annapennrose1158 Жыл бұрын
Our gravity feeders hold about 400 pounds each.
@dustinroberts3403 Жыл бұрын
Do you just set the barrel on the ground? Could you also use plastic drums?
@HaveBowWillTravel Жыл бұрын
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
@roberttaylor82618 ай бұрын
@@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.
@ironmen23 Жыл бұрын
Are the barrels elevated at all? Anyway you can post of pic of what they look like in the field? Thanks man!
@HaveBowWillTravel Жыл бұрын
I can’t really post pics on KZbin but if you find me on Facebook I’ll send you some
@ironmen23 Жыл бұрын
@@HaveBowWillTravel 👍
@offgridwhitetails8768 Жыл бұрын
So you sitting them directly on the ground ? If your ph is high they’ll rot in a year and bottom will fall out.
@HaveBowWillTravel Жыл бұрын
We have done rubber mats with some of them
@garretts1604 Жыл бұрын
How long is a full drum (of corn) lasting you?
@HaveBowWillTravel Жыл бұрын
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
@roberttaylor82618 ай бұрын
55 gallon drum full of corn holds just over 3 - 100 lb bags!
@donniestidham8051 Жыл бұрын
Do you cut the tops off to put your corn in how do you do that
@HaveBowWillTravel Жыл бұрын
They have removable lids
@williamlewis3982 Жыл бұрын
So no barrel funnel at the bottom?
@HaveBowWillTravel Жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t hurt to have but we didn’t use one
@johncannady6105 Жыл бұрын
This will work except in bear country. They will destroy a feeder in a hot minute!
@jimmywarren6685 Жыл бұрын
Rain doesn't ruin corn...deer will eat wet corn my deer have been eating it for decades.