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Feeder times #6910882 10/06/17 01:04 PM
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what time do you set your feeders at I use 7:30 and 4:30

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Normally between 7-8 in the mornings and around 5 in the evening, but we almost completely switched to gravity feeders now because of the hogs.


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Right now, mine is set at 6:45am and 6:30pm, When time changes, I will adjust to fit my needs.


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7:30 and 4:45.


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right now I'm throwing at 8am and 6pm then at 10pm. I think its worth saying I live 8 miles from where I'm hunting and am not competing with other hunters or neighbors hunting.

I like 8am cause they don't bed down close to the feeder and bust me coming in. 6pm also gives me a chance to get in way before they come around. The 10pm keeps the deer in the area. Its amazing how popular this feeding is. When acorns are falling hard like they are right now they tend to like to hit the feeder at this time. I think its just an easy snack. I can't prove it but I think they start coming more often during the 6pm feeding when I do this. Like they get lazy and just hang around the area more. Mostly does and fawns but thats a great thing to have.

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7am
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7 am and 4 pm. Come November I'll set them to bump a second or two every hour on the hour.


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15 min after legal shooting light, 1.5 hours before last shooting light, some feeders 10pm also for hog hunting at night.

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Im at 7 and 6 currently. When time changes ill be at 7 and 5.


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I adjust mine according to the time of year. Last week I adjusted it from 6:45 am & 7:15 pm to 7 & 7.
By the time November 4th comes around I will have it throwing right before first light and around 4 pm.

I set it to where it goes off right before or at first light all of the time, then after deer hunting season I will continuously change the pm according to the temperature and amount of daylight and deer movement
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With 12 feeders and 5 (plus guests) hunters, we stick with one setting, 7:15am & 4:30pm CST from beginning to end of season. 'Took me 2 years to convince our "manager" that 6:50am doesn't cut it after Christmas.


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Originally Posted By: Creekrunner
With 12 feeders and 5 (plus guests) hunters, we stick with one setting, 7:15am & 4:30pm CST from beginning to end of season. 'Took me 2 years to convince our "manager" that 6:50am doesn't cut it after Christmas.


up Based mine around latest sunrise and earliest sunset for the area.


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I throw corn 15 minutes before (morning) legal shooting light, and about 1.5-2hr before last legal shooting light. Sometimes they get a 1 second spin for a snack at noon.

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30 mins after legal shootin and 1'30" before light runs out


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7:30 and 4:30 during season. Just once a day in morning from February to September 1, and back down on run time.

I find that I lose a lot less corn (and feeder damage) to raccoons if I don't feed in the afternoon in off-season. The deer come in early and scarf up all of the corn on the ground, and I think a lot less attractant for the varmints.


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Legal shooting time in the AM and 2hrs b4 end of legal time in PM. Will also add a few seconds throw at 9am on weekends just during the season.


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My new feeder has a photo cell. It throws 1hr after daylight and 1hr before dark.


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Originally Posted By: Greg Z
My new feeder has a photo cell. It throws 1hr after daylight and 1hr before dark.
Been let down by those more than a time or two. Good Luck

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Deer feeders, 7 and 4 (8 and 5 current time). Never change them but we only start feeding in Sept. Hog feeders change with daylight all the time. Feed in morning during turkey season. Only hunt at dusk and night piggies. Morning is for sleeping in off season.

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I have them go off at 7am and 3pm daylight savings time year round. I never change them.


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7:15am and 4:30pm during hunting season.


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Mine throw the same time all year. No need to adjust the time.0700 and 1630. Always


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Mine throw the same time all year. No need to adjust the time.0700 and 1630. Always
I use to do that too but got tired of walking up to the stand with deer at the feeder haha

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Mine throw the same time all year. No need to adjust the time.0700 and 1630. Always
I use to do that too but got tired of walking up to the stand with deer at the feeder haha


I get in the blind before 2pm.... the feeder goes off at 4pm before the time change so..


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Mine throw the same time all year. No need to adjust the time.0700 and 1630. Always
I use to do that too but got tired of walking up to the stand with deer at the feeder haha


I get in the blind before 2pm.... the feeder goes off at 4pm before the time change so..
I hunt a lot during the summer trying to kill hogs. I aint getting in no deer stand at 2 pm when its 115 outside

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