The feeder also has large feeding ports that can accommodate several deer at once. It features a gravity-fed design and a weatherproof lid to keep the feed fresh and dry. The REDNEK Deer Feeder is a versatile and durable option that can hold up to 225 pounds of feed. Its unique gravity design ensures deer have access to fresh food at all times. It can hold up to 300 pounds of feed and features a waterproof lid to keep the feed dry. The Bank Outdoors Deer Feeder is a high-capacity, gravity-fed feeder designed for large deer populations. I still ended up at the $40-$50 mark and some fab time, but am happy to have a spare on hand.Īn additional feeder was put together for feeding corn to the wildlife and squirrels/raccoons ate through he plastic spin-on lid which required a metal top shield (popcorn tin lid) to be added.Bank Outdoors Deer Feeder Product Description I used a 5 gallon bucket and a spin-on lid from Menards as the hopper and had to modify the handle so that the spin-off lid did not interfere. I have purchased a spare set up by getting a.Moultrie Feeders All-in-one Timer Kit - MFHP12367.which is basically the same timer/throwing mechanism without the hopper. My only complaint about the Moultrie feeder is that the lid has small tabs that lock it in place and they have broken after 4 or 5 years of periodic use. I also had to turn the throw time back to one second as the larger hole puts out more pellets per second. I had to open the hole in the feeder up by using a die grinder so that it was about an 1/8' larger in diameter. The larger pellets caused some missed feeder throws as it was bridging above the outlet and not flowing. This feed is 4.5mm diameter pellets compared to the Jr that was 3.5mm. The sound of my feet on the dock really gets them excited as I have been hand feeding from the dock in the evenings.Īn update to the thread.I switched to Optimal Blue Gill Pond feed this year to accommodate the larger mouths of the growing HBG. Sidenote: The morning feeds are less exciting if I do not go out on the dock (just watch the auto thrower from the bank). I am only putting in a few days worth of food (one pound) at a time until I get confident that it won't let loose a lot of food, or all of it, by accident during some windy days, coon attacks, etc. It does drop a fair amount straight down, but it spreads out fast even without the action of the fish. (EDIT: I thought is was throwing some to the deflector side, but it must have been an allusion because it's not doing it now, it just deflects it straight down on that side) I am happy with it so far. The feeder is about 2-1/2 feet above the water surface and barely throws any feed out on the deflector side and throws about 8 feet out on the open side. It took longer that I expected to get the fish feeing enough in the evening to be comfortable setting the feeder up for morning throws. I have started using the automatic feeder. That will start next week after the pond is stocked with HBG, HSB, and RES. Actual observance at the pond may prove one way or another. I am still concerned about the feed falling out on it's own with some wind action even though it did pretty good with me simulating the wind over the barrel. This feeder only increments in one second settings. Should I need to feed more, I will have to test the 2 second cycle which could easily put me over what is needed and it may have to be set for once day or put a restrictor in to slow the feed from coming out. This is pretty close to my expectations and I am sure to do some hand feeding that would get me to 25 pounds a month. This tells me that if I feed the 50/50 mix twice a day for one second each that I should be using about 18 pounds a month. Starter #4 for 1 second threw 1/3 lb (about 1-1/3 cup), Junior for 1 second threw 1/4 lb (about 1 cup), The bags in the photo are for regular ole sandwiches for size reference. It does not take much time to throw a lot of food and a full feeder may change the results some. Given: Moultrie 5 gallon All-In-One feeder with Optimal Junior (3.5mm), Optimal Starter Feed #4 (2.5mm), and a 50/50 mix (by volume).Įach test was run for 1 second with about a 1/2 gallon of food to start with. I ended up getting the following results (and food everywhere).

Best I could tell the deflector did a very good job, but the question is.how much just drops straight down and how big if a deal is that really? I used a barrel in the garage and when the feeder is going off, it is like a tornado with all the food bouncing around and going crazy.

The throw pattern test will have to wait until it's hanging at the pond. I managed to do some testing over the weekend.

Moultrie deer feeder lid