I hunt on a lease in Tyler county and I got a stand on a pipeline this year. I've heard that you don't really need a feeder on a pipeline because there's usually so many deer that cross them and travel on them anyway, and a feeder can scare off some deer, and you're usually just better of hand Corning. What is y'all's opinion on this?

I hunted a pipe line for several years.
I liked using a spin cast feeder time to do a quick feed in the morning and evening.

I found you will see many deer crossing but they will get used to stopping for a snack on a regular basis if you have a feeder out.

Scaring the deer off: not anymore that any other place you feed.
Hand corning: just a lot less hassle for me to have a feeder in place and get a daily consistency of feed times months prior to hunting.

For me it would be both. Corn feeder to run a couple of seconds 2 times per day and then a road feeder to feed everytime I am go out or to hunt. Road feeder allows the deer to associate traffic with corn everytime they here my vehicle. Works great for me.

I have a few feeders in select places, but I spend a lot of time during deer season sitting along a wide powerline that runs across my place. There is one spot that always has shown a lot of traffic (deer, coyote, pigs) and since I didn't have another feeder to put there, I just started throwing corn in one particular spot (right in front of a game camera and in full view of my deer stand). The deer seem to traffic that area more than they do the feeders, though I have no idea why. During the season it's rare when I don't see at least a few deer there. Since I throw corn on a random basis, and not every day, I don't think there's any way the deer can anticipate when I'll do it. Quite a few times when I've forgotten to throw out some corn, I'll see the deer stroll over to the spot and sniff around before giving up and wandering off. It seems that once the herd has found a regular food source, they will regularly check it. I'll sometimes see 3 or 4 bucks eating corn, or that many does eating it, and at the back end of the rut the deer will just wander in and out, bucks and does.

Couple of years ago, late in the rut, I shot a nice buck that was trailed by 6 or 7 does. They were obviously headed for the corn. At the shot the does ran about 100 yards back in the direction they had come from. Then they stopped and seemed to have some sort of little conference. They decided that they really wanted some corn, so they walked up to and around the dead buck and ate corn.

In the OP's case, I'd look for a high traffic crossing route and throw corn there. The deer will find and eat it and come to depend on it being there.

I agree with stx. Although during hunting season I would run at least 5 seconds. And you don't have to have it in the middle. Put it near the edge where they are more comfortable coming to it.

I have hunted a PL ROW for 25 years and have had a feeder running in it year-round for pretty much the entire time. I also hand-corn the opposite direction from the feeder. I can honestly say that in 25 years of hunting the same ROW I have never killed a buck that was eating at the feeder. I have seen some young bucks come and eat but the larger ones just don't visit it unless it's at 2:00 AM. I have on the other hand killed bucks on the hand thrown corn the opposite direction. I figure the feeder might keep some Does in the area and that's always good so I keep it going. It also gives me something to do in the off-season with pigs visiting it.

I've hunted a pipeline for two years now. Have had a feeder up for almost the entire time I've hunted. I've yet to see deer in person stop at the feeder. They would occasionally hit it during the day, but usually the night. The first year, I had it near their travel path, but moved it about 50 yards further off. Was worried that the added amount of hogs on their main route would impact the natural movement. I have poured some trophy rock near their path and noticed that they stay an extra minute or two to take advantage of it.

I keep debating on the benefit of a feeder anymore. A part of me wants to get rid of it completely. At $7-10 bag of corn which usually lasts about 3 weeks, that gets pricey. Especially since the hogs benefit from it the most, but since I like pork, I've kept it. I've seen more deer in the last ten years in a well produced field than a feeder.

Depending on your set up, I'd put the feeder at least 50 yards off their trail and concentrate on ensuring you have a well supplemented field for them. It's a natural walkway, but that field (and maybe some mineral) will get them to stop for a few more minutes.

I'd put the corn feeder in some random spot that deer might use as a crossing & worry more about planting the ROW. Mature deer will develop a habit of crossing 300-400yds from your stand.

Keep corning the does where you can see them. The bucks will show up as the rut approaches but killing them is a different story when they chase the doe off and across the ROW though.

Or walk up right behind your stand in the woods to smell if your home lol

I didn't mention it but planting is more important than the feeder on my place. I plant Spring and Fall plots every year and see lots of game using them.

Yeah, I shot one trying to do that. His sniffer didnt work faster than the 180gr boolit heading his way.

Pipeline feeders can work wonders.

This aint so bad either you just gota get use to the crazy sound the lines make

I've only noticed that sound when I hung a climber on one of the poles.

We used to have a 15' tall (to the floor) tower blind under a LCRA regional line. On a foggy morning the crackling kept you awake for sure.

Navasot, just climb up there and "tie in", then you can have some electricity!! LOL

Id second food plots, but a feeder never hurts anything either. personally I'd have both.

here ya go...

RM did that first section get caught in one of the big fires a few years ago or is it recently planted?

Okay, now I'm confused.

Well, I've always been confused.

Now I'm more confused.

I was confused to which thread I was on... just a case of the Mondays Cameron my bad...

sweet house though right

Yep, just couldn't figure out what the heck it had to do with pipeline easement hunting.

lol

It got caught up in a severe logging incident at the very end of 2006. No need to replant that, it's naturally regenerating just fine.