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How many lbs of corn do you throw? #5305345 09/14/14 01:59 AM
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In the morning?
In the evening?

Other times of day?

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5305495 09/14/14 03:38 AM
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Not sure how many lbs. so many factors as to how close the spin plate is to the funnel, what style of spinner you have, ect.

During hunting season I throw 7 seconds each am and pm
Off season I throw less times

I throw only 1 time in the morning and 1 time evening.

It probably comes to about 1.5 - 2 lbs. of corn for each throw

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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5305534 09/14/14 04:08 AM
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It depends if they have shifted to nocturnal. Then I dump less to try to force them to eat earlier. But if the hunting pressure is high, then it's a lost cause

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5309786 09/16/14 06:26 PM
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First, set one morning feed and one late afternoon feed. Wait a month then put up a camera. See whats coming to the feeder and base your feed times on the deer. There's no need to feed extra raccoons or hogs. If you have many deer then feed more; less deer then less feed. Ain't no need to waste money on extra corn being fed to birds,racoons,rats,hogs, etc....

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5309853 09/16/14 07:14 PM
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I think you would be surprised at how little corn you are really throwing. All of that pinging off the feeder and legs sounds like a ton of corn, but it really isn't. I have measured my throws for over 20 years and found it real helpful in determining feeder settings. Some of my feeders will throw 2.5# per 10 seconds, while others only throw 3/4 of a # per 10 seconds. Feeder spin rate, distance of spinner plate from funnel and corn size will all determine how much corn is thrown. I set a feeder for 5 seconds and hit the test button....then take a 5 gallon home depot bucket and quickly place it against the bottom of the feeder barrel (over the mechanism) and let the 5 seconds worth of corn catch in the bucket. I then pour the caught corn into a plastic grocery bag and weigh on digital fish scales. I then repeat for a 10 second test. From that info, I know pretty close how much corn that feeder throws per second and can calculate the run time for how much corn I want to throw. It will also let you know how many days you will get per bag of corn.....and you can adjust feed times so that your feeder will not run out between trips.

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5602685 02/16/15 09:43 PM
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Feeders set to throw corn twice daily @ 7AM & 5PM during off-season. During off season they throw 1.5 lb per cycle. During Hunting Season start adjust to throw 3 lbs per cycle each day.

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5602737 02/16/15 10:01 PM
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During hunting season 6 seconds am and 6 seconds pm. During off season 2 sec in the am 1 sec at noon and 2 sec in the pm.



Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5604896 02/18/15 12:14 AM
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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5624346 02/27/15 09:22 PM
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Good info guys. How many feeders on 400 acres?
1. top section lots of cover we have one active feeder
2. middle section we have one active feeder that is close to cover with 3/4 of open land
3. Bottom section is 127 acres two feeders. The first feeder is in the open part about 3/4 of the section. The other is in the cover about a 1/4 of the section. No cows.
Does this seem about right?

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: rim shot] #5624510 02/27/15 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted By: rim shot
Good info guys. How many feeders on 400 acres?
1. top section lots of cover we have one active feeder
2. middle section we have one active feeder that is close to cover with 3/4 of open land
3. Bottom section is 127 acres two feeders. The first feeder is in the open part about 3/4 of the section. The other is in the cover about a 1/4 of the section. No cows.
Does this seem about right?


At least 2 to many, JMO. How many hunter, 4?

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5624519 02/27/15 10:37 PM
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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5624717 02/27/15 11:54 PM
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I feed twice per day with one before daylight setting and one after dark right now till Sept 1st. I had to turn my feeders down to 2 secs per feeding with all the green now and I feed free choice protein year round. I will leave them like that to keep them running.


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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5625161 02/28/15 02:40 AM
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I feed 3 feeders. Adds up to 200 pounds every two weeks.

Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5625243 02/28/15 03:25 AM
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18 feeders going during season 108#s a day.

When I hunt an area 50# a day there

Not to mention free range protein.


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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5625602 02/28/15 12:50 PM
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I throw twice a day, am and pm. I use a corn/protein mix and adjust to their usage, never measured how much.


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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: dgilbert] #5626004 02/28/15 04:41 PM
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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: rim shot] #5633013 03/04/15 02:04 AM
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Off season. Like most 1 x am, 1 x pm.
One month before season. 2 am & 2 pm.
What works good for me on the last two leases. I have a road feeder on my 4 wheeler. I drive down to the feed area and turn on the feeder. I'll sling about a half of a bag. The deer assocate my 4 wheeler with food and they are waiting on me to show up.
I don't shoot much out of my stand and the feeder is 135 yds away.
If I want a doe, we have a stand for that....


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During the off season I do a bag a week. It makes it easy to keep up with. That comes to about 3-4 seconds (depends on the feeder) both morning and evening, so about 3 1/2 pounds per feeding.
Before and during season double that.


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Re: How many lbs of corn do you throw? [Re: Bdontexoma] #5633350 03/04/15 06:06 AM
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Geez you guys feed a lot. I have two 500lb corn/soybean spin feeders, and one 800lb timed protein trough feeder. Right now, my feeders (about 150 yards apart) throw 1 sec - one throws in morning, the other in afternoon. Our lease has plenty of feed, so I just want to keep them in the habit of coming by twice a day for a taste of candy. I want them to eat it all, so the is none left for coons, cows, or hogs.

The Protein feeder right now is stepped up and is throwing about 7-8 pounds - I will adjust once I get new cam pics to match the number of deer coming. I will run protein hard until end of june, when I will start to back it off. By August I will have started stepping up corn to 2, then 3 seconds.

A month before season (about the start of bow season), the feeders will be cut back in duration, but throw twice in morning/evening. I will add "goodies" to the spin feeders like soybeans, peas, and/or skittles. This is primarily to make my feeders the most attractive on the lease. Will step up protein too - not for any nutritional reason - but just as an attractant because the love it so....

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