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How long should it take deer to find a new feeder?
Posted on 11/1/11 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 11/1/11 at 6:06 pm
Just bought a 60 acre clear cut with swamps and planted pines surrounding it. To my knowledge almost no one hunts the surrounding square mile so I think there will be some quality bucks traveling through the clear cut browsing. I set up 2 gravity/pvc corn feeders on each end of the property this past weekend and threw some pears all around it. Any idea how long it will take the deer to find it?
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Posted on 11/1/11 at 6:10 pm to Monticello
They'll find it pretty quick
Posted on 11/1/11 at 6:16 pm to Monticello
24-48 hours, if deer are moving through the area. Are you in Bama?
Posted on 11/1/11 at 6:38 pm to LSUTiger205
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Are you in Bama?
I live in Bama but the land is in Florida just below the Alabama line.
Posted on 11/1/11 at 6:49 pm to Monticello
It's already been said, but it shouldn't take long. Probably around a day or two. You could get a couple packs of grape kool aid and dump on the corn. The sweet smell will attract them and then they will definetly know where the corn is. 
Posted on 11/1/11 at 6:51 pm to Monticello
They'll find it pretty quick if they're in the area. I may take a lot longer for them to get comfortable with the feeders though. Try just throwing corn like chicken feed. Deer are browsers and they are more comfortable with it that way.
Posted on 11/1/11 at 7:56 pm to INFIDEL
Yea I scattered a good bit of corn all around the feeder hoping one would stumble upon it. I have a camera set up on one of them but won't be able to come back to check on the results for another 3 weeks.
If I get any pics of a nice buck I will be sure to post them. There are not as many deer in this area as there are in other places, but there are advantages to this. Fewer deer = less hunters, more food, less hunting pressure, older deer, and a more balanced buck/doe ratio. The rut should be a ton of fun overlooking this clear cut.
If I get any pics of a nice buck I will be sure to post them. There are not as many deer in this area as there are in other places, but there are advantages to this. Fewer deer = less hunters, more food, less hunting pressure, older deer, and a more balanced buck/doe ratio. The rut should be a ton of fun overlooking this clear cut.
Posted on 11/1/11 at 7:59 pm to Monticello
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won't be able to come back to check on the results for another 3 weeks.
Its ok, just give me directions and I will check on everything for ya
Posted on 11/1/11 at 8:10 pm to Monticello
Did you scout it out and put the feeders where there were trails and other sign or did you just go find a tree to put them on a hope they'd come to you?
Posted on 11/1/11 at 8:12 pm to 4X4DEMON
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Did you scout it out and put the feeders where there were trails and other sign or did you just go find a tree to put them on a hope they'd come to you?
A few new guys did this last year, in good areas, and weren't very successful just because stand and feeder placement was terrible.
Posted on 11/1/11 at 8:17 pm to 4X4DEMON
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Did you scout it out and put the feeders where there were trails and other sign or did you just go find a tree to put them on a hope they'd come to you?
I put one next to a rub I found from last year. The other is in the woods next to a food plot I am making. With this being a recently logged clear cut, there are not many trails or other signs that you would normally look for.
Posted on 11/1/11 at 8:43 pm to Monticello
Under a week generally. Did you put any cameras out?
Posted on 11/1/11 at 9:46 pm to CajunFootball
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Did you put any cameras out?
Yea on one of them.
Posted on 11/1/11 at 10:03 pm to Monticello
Yeah I didn't read the entire thread. I think you'll be surprised when you see pics. Just don't be shocked if you see more does then bucks on camera.
Posted on 11/1/11 at 10:10 pm to CajunFootball
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Just don't be shocked if you see more does then bucks on camera.
I fully expect that to be the case. My hope is to get a bunch of does traveling all over the place and when the rut comes, those big boys living in the swamps will come out of hiding and I can get one overlooking this clear cut.
Posted on 11/2/11 at 8:24 am to Monticello
Seems like a legit plan. Good luck.
Posted on 11/2/11 at 10:16 am to 4X4DEMON
I put out a new feeder earlier this year and had deer on the camera at that feeder that afternoon.
*Feeder was placed near heavy game trail.
*Feeder was placed near heavy game trail.
Posted on 11/2/11 at 10:19 am to Chris4x4gill2
If deer are in the area, they can find it in a day or so. You'll have to keep it full if you want deer that don't normally travel that path to find it.
Posted on 11/2/11 at 1:34 pm to Slickback
I'm hoping the feeders will be fairly effective since it is mostly pines in the area and there should not be a lot of acorns.
You think 2 feeders with a 40 pound bag in each should last 3 weeks with below average to average deer population?
You think 2 feeders with a 40 pound bag in each should last 3 weeks with below average to average deer population?
Posted on 11/2/11 at 1:37 pm to Monticello
Highly doubt that will last 3 weeks . Especially in piney woods property
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