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Who has their feeders throwing ?

Posted By: KrunktDaddy

Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 04:11 AM


I have mine just at 3 seconds 1 time a day. (morning)

Posted By: BBD84

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 04:45 AM

we have allways kept ours running 365 days a year inside the HF and outside, but we do cut back to about 3-5 seconds AM and PM feedings during may till mid to end of september.

Posted By: ccrock

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 05:00 AM

Run spin feeders year round. Also have free choice gravity protien feeders going from February thru September every year. I also have a couple of feeders with corn and golden nugget mix. These are in hog proof pens as with the protien feeders.

Posted By: 2Redd

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 10:20 AM

I feed year round except 10 days prior to deer season per Missouri rules. As soon as I have 2 doe in the freezer I start it up again.Evey other fill I mix about 1/3 protien pellets too 2/3 corn unless the neighbor on the back side plants soy beans then I feed beans he lets me clean up off the ground. When feedin beans I mix 1/4 pellets 3/4 beans every other fill. spins morning and night for 4 sec.

Posted By: Seadog

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 10:23 AM

I have mine going 3 sec in the morning in the offseason until sept and then twice a day!!!

Posted By: BMD

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 10:55 AM

Year round with protein.

Posted By: JThoele

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 11:07 AM

3 seconds bid with corn for each feeder

Posted By: duke08

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 11:10 AM

2 seconds twice a day.

Posted By: sandman05

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 11:52 AM

twice a day every day 365

Posted By: NewJeep

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 12:42 PM

Year around here

Posted By: txtrophy85

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 12:46 PM

not yet.

i usually keep one throwing for hogs and a stray axis but haven't been able to get down there.

Posted By: A.B.

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 12:57 PM

In panhandle we feed from July to February, here I feed the same, but I have a feeder behind the house that I keep going all year so we can watch the antler growth and watch for the first fawns of the year.

Posted By: FoxTrot

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 01:07 PM

Year round here

Posted By: TooLow

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 01:12 PM

Year around. Corn and protein

Posted By: GLC

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 01:20 PM

Year yound just slow them down Feb-July. Seconds you throw is in direct relation to how far your spin plate is from your funnel.

Posted By: TxAg

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 01:38 PM

We keep the feeders in the center of the ranch running year round. Those nearer the edges get shut down from Feb thru Sep.

Posted By: rifleman

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 01:44 PM

Ours should get turned on in the next cpl days.

Posted By: bigbuck1

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 01:57 PM

Year around.

Posted By: JDShellnut

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 02:05 PM

only protein

Posted By: Pope&Young

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 02:29 PM

I feed 365.. Right now I'm feeding 2 seconds twice a day. I will increase the feed times to 6-8 seconds once deer show more activity at my feeders.

Posted By: Chuck McDonald

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 03:04 PM

Year round corn, Feb - Oct Protein.

Posted By: krod777

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/05/12 03:10 PM

Year-round 3 seconds. Costs money but has kept deer close.

Posted By: Coach W

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 12:23 AM

Year round. I throw way yyyyy less though!

Posted By: wall8053

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 12:41 AM

Throwing 2 seconds in the mornings and protein feeder in pens.

Posted By: Locobilly

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 02:59 AM

This year, due to wanting to move to a new lease, we are feeding just one feeder once per day

Posted By: Ranger Man

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 03:24 AM

Originally Posted By: TooLow
Year around. Corn and protein


X2 - plus alfalfa when I can get it.

Posted By: toolman

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 03:28 AM

Originally Posted By: Pope&Young
I feed 365.. Right now I'm feeding 2 seconds twice a day. I will increase the feed times to 6-8 seconds once deer show more activity at my feeders.


^This.

Posted By: WestTex325

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 08:57 AM

Just put one out yesterday. I feed from June till Janurary. I have it set to throw 3 seconds just in the evening. Although its just for hog hunting right now, come September I'll put out my big feeder and try and get the deer coming in.

Posted By: GHale

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 10:58 AM

Protein feeders only now. Started in mid January and will run them through September and then start corn.

Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 12:27 PM

Protein free choice year round and corn from spinners late Aug till around March or whenever they run out.

Posted By: TRIJI....WHAT

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 12:29 PM

Running them with protein year round.

Posted By: Vern1

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 12:43 PM

Try to keep corn in them and running 3-5 seconds twice a day.
I don't hunt deer but rest of family does.
I harvest lots of feral hogs by being around when they go off but slack off the piggies as it gets nearer to deer season.

Posted By: dfwroadkill

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 02:37 PM

Never stop - going 365 days/year...

Posted By: redchevy

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 02:42 PM

We keep free choice protein full from feb-oct and put some out at the free choice from oct-feb, just not filled.

Corn feeders throw year round, more during the season than off season, plug the road feeder before and during season.

Posted By: Nightbird

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 02:46 PM

Run mine year round twice a day at 6 seconds each feeding. I figure as long as they keep eating it, I will keep throwing it.

Posted By: Navasot

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 02:47 PM

Got a few going right now....money decides when i run them

Posted By: aoudadhunter

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 05:14 PM

Twice a day year round same with protien

Posted By: aeb

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/06/12 10:42 PM

Free choice protein year around along with corn twice a day in feeder pens.

Posted By: Kodiak1

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/07/12 08:30 PM

Free choice protein thru August, will start corn mid August thru January.

Posted By: TallTines&Pines

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 01:38 AM

I just got one going the other day.. have another that isnt running yet.. but I have set for one feed a day.. just to get some regular traffic in the area..also next to a water tote

Posted By: ar-15hunter

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 02:33 AM

2 times a day for 3 secs

Posted By: Pittstate

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 02:37 AM

I have a couple going for feral hogs, but with all the groceries in South Central Oklahoma, the deer aren't touching the feeders. Tearing up the soybean food plots though!

Posted By: Fat Tire

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 03:58 AM

Protein & corn twice a day.

Posted By: jcarlson91

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 11:20 AM

4 seconds twice a day

Posted By: DiverTexas

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 11:40 AM

Keep them going year round, just cut back for the summer.

Posted By: Bluegoose

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 05:01 PM

got mine feeding the hogs now

Posted By: donswin

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/08/12 06:34 PM

I run mine year round. Starting in March or April I cut back to a little over 1 pound of corn per throw twice a day.

One of my feeders tosses this much in 3 seconds. The other takes about 8. It depends on the distance the thrower is from the bottom of the barrel & the timer motor.

Posted By: Nontypical3006

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/09/12 03:41 AM

Originally Posted By: donswin
I run mine year round. Starting in March or April I cut back to a little over 1 pound of corn per throw twice a day.

One of my feeders tosses this much in 3 seconds. The other takes about 8. It depends on the distance the thrower is from the bottom of the barrel & the timer motor.


Same here. This our first year on a lease outside of Dickens and time has not been friendly to us so we haven't been able to get anything out except for corn feeders. We will add something with the corn late August/early September and will start with the protein as soon as we can year 'round.

Posted By: DFWPI

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/09/12 03:50 AM

I went out today to find that one of my feeders, 500 pounder, had been blown over by high winds and there was not a kernel of corn anywhere to be found. I also found at my other spot that a large tree, which was the base for my big ladder stand, had snapped about five feet above ground and my stand had fell victim to this as well.

But trail camera did show that I have a couple of bucks and does coming to feeder, as well as a bunch of pigs.

Posted By: fbchunter

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/09/12 10:59 AM

Originally Posted By: GETSUM

I have mine just at 3 seconds 1 time a day. (morning)


THIS^^^

Posted By: kodi allen

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/09/12 02:05 PM

We shut the feeders off the week after season (jan.15th) here. And turn them back on as soon as sheds start dropping.

Posted By: BMA214

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/09/12 10:34 PM

Protein year round corn for about 6 months

Posted By: SWT Bobcat

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/10/12 11:20 AM

I filled my feeder 2 weeks ago with corn and Record Rack Golden Nuggets. I am just throwing for 3 seconds in the morning and thats all.

Posted By: Fltmedic

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/10/12 06:36 PM

Got the feeders going Memorial Day weekend feeding twice a day. once in the am and once in the afternoon for 3 seconds as well. Just got pics Friday, so far so good. I'm gonna need to adjust the pic times and get a bigger SD card have quite a few pics.

Posted By: _Lee

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/10/12 09:50 PM

also got them going memorial weekend, 4 seconds twice a day

Posted By: DudleyDoRight76

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/15/12 04:10 PM

Protein feeders since year end, and spin corn feeders year around. Corn feeders are ussually 3 seconds once a day until season gets close then we crank em' up!

Posted By: MathMan

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/15/12 09:25 PM

Got the feeder going 4 weeks ago. Got messed up but it will be throwing again tomorrow!!!

Posted By: passthru

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/16/12 03:48 PM

Throw year round. Don't throw much when it's as green as it is but I still throw.

Posted By: JackHunter

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/17/12 06:51 PM

twice a day all year,less now more in season..keep the deer around!!!!
..........if you feed them they will come.......

Posted By: Junebug

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/18/12 10:52 PM

365 days year. We feed once in the moring and twice in the evening. 8 and 8:20, keeps the oinkers coming in.

Posted By: YellowDog31

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/19/12 03:00 AM

I have 6 corn feeders and 3 protein feeders on a section. Is there any logic behind shutting off the corn and "forcing" the deer to eat protein during the off-season?

Posted By: AmaTX1911

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/21/12 03:42 AM

Always keep mine going for deer and pigs
And put bird seed in a hanging one for the quail

Posted By: AmaTX1911

Re: Who has their feeders throwing ? - 06/21/12 03:42 AM

365 at least once a day a in October I change to 2 throws a day

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