Any ideas or successful attempts to keep coons from a tripod protein feeder? I've seen everything from loose PVC around the legs to spikes around the tube mouth. Any of these or other ideas work?

Dukes traps...

As long as they are not jumping from a nearby tree but vasoline or grease on the legs. Vasoline is cleaner.

Go buy some carpet tack strips and mount them on the legs.

I use 4" PVC around the legs on my protein and regular feeders. Have not had an issue since. The carpet strips just give them a foot hold.

PVC pipe is working for me. Make it thick enough that they can't get their mitts around it.

Carpet strips don't work, I tried making my own shark teeth, there was blood all over them and still coons hanging from them

Are you talking about access to the spinning plate or access to the corn on the ground?

My feeder has a cage protecting the spinning plate. On ground, you need to get rid of them. Or they will call in more and more friends.

I think he is talking about a protein feeder with spouts ...

Sorry. I did not ready carefully.

I don't even know what a protein feeder with spouts is.

A 22LR has worked GREAT for me!!!

Duke Dog Proof coon traps will solve the problem, anything else is a bandaid temporary fix for the problem.

Worked like a champ for me and cost about $3. They never played trapeze artist again.



Charlie

PVC

That's pretty wicked looking Charlie. They'd have to be some hungry fellers to hang from that.

how did you put those screws in from the inside? pre-drill holes and a little short stubby screw driver?

They will find a way to eat...

That's some Mad Max chit there. They must have really pizzed you off.

The screws may have been installed in the strips prior to the strips being put on the tubes..

Those are deck screws just run up from the inside with a long extension on the drill-driver, into the lumber strips. No pre-drilling, the screws get into the strip pretty easy. I see I didn't mention it, those strips are available at Lowes/Home Depot in the deck section. They use them to splice two pieces of wood together. MUCH cheaper than the Shark Teeth you see sold, or whatever they're called.

Charlie

You can never stop them

Eradication is the ONLY method

legs far enough away from the tubes... tubes high enough off the ground... keep away from trees... kill every coon in sight...

I share your grief. And I agree with the traps, but I use the Z-Traps instead of the Dukes. Z-Trap has a 2-way trigger versus the 1-way Duke. This way, you catch them whether they are pushing or pulling. These are for you, Scooter.

He looks like one of the 'Flying Wallendas'.

This fixed my coon problem.....