Posted By: titan2232
Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 04:06 PM
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?
Posted By: Stump_jumper
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 05:42 PM
As long as they are not jumping from a nearby tree but vasoline or grease on the legs. Vasoline is cleaner.
Posted By: Texasrebel649
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 05:54 PM
Go buy some carpet tack strips and mount them on the legs.
Posted By: Dalee7892
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 06:18 PM
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.
Posted By: Shotgun Willie
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 06:35 PM
PVC pipe is working for me. Make it thick enough that they can't get their mitts around it.
Posted By: sunsetroosters
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 08:39 PM
Carpet strips don't work, I tried making my own shark teeth, there was blood all over them and still coons hanging from them
Posted By: png
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 09:44 PM
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.
Posted By: PMK
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 10:00 PM
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 ...
Posted By: png
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/07/15 10:31 PM
Sorry. I did not ready carefully.
I don't even know what a protein feeder with spouts is.
Posted By: sqiggy
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/08/15 02:05 AM
A 22LR has worked GREAT for me!!!
Posted By: stxranchman
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/08/15 04:13 AM
Duke Dog Proof coon traps will solve the problem, anything else is a bandaid temporary fix for the problem.
Posted By: CharlieCTx
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/08/15 04:41 AM
Worked like a champ for me and cost about $3. They never played trapeze artist again.
Charlie
Posted By: titan2232
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/11/15 08:30 PM
That's pretty wicked looking Charlie. They'd have to be some hungry fellers to hang from that.
Posted By: PMK
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/11/15 08:45 PM
how did you put those screws in from the inside? pre-drill holes and a little short stubby screw driver?
Posted By: stxranchman
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/11/15 09:00 PM
They will find a way to eat...
Posted By: Gdogg
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/11/15 09:01 PM
That's some Mad Max chit there. They must have really pizzed you off.
Posted By: WCI
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/18/15 10:18 PM
The screws may have been installed in the strips prior to the strips being put on the tubes..
Posted By: CharlieCTx
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/19/15 04:23 AM
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
Posted By: SniperRAB
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/19/15 01:57 PM
They will find a way to eat...
You can never stop them
Eradication is the ONLY method
Posted By: Navasot
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/19/15 01:59 PM
legs far enough away from the tubes... tubes high enough off the ground... keep away from trees... kill every coon in sight...
Posted By: kry226
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/19/15 02:10 PM
Posted By: Erathkid
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/19/15 06:02 PM
He looks like one of the 'Flying Wallendas'.
Posted By: DH3
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/21/15 02:28 PM
This fixed my coon problem.....
Posted By: titan2232
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/21/15 03:43 PM
This fixed my coon problem.....
Cage and PVC. Sounds like a serious coon problem.
Posted By: kry226
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/23/15 10:16 AM
Solved my problem also
What's holding the PVC in place?
Posted By: MoTex
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/23/15 01:34 PM
Wire hanging from th barrel leg. I drilled a hole in PVC, one strand of wire makes it unstable and spin easily.
Posted By: DH3
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/25/15 01:38 AM
Make sure that the PVC is large enough (diameter) to spin on the feeder leg. When it rotates, Mr. Coon falls on his [censored]!
Posted By: Spintech
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/26/15 04:32 PM
Have you ever used a Spintech Feeder? The patented mechanism is varmit and wind proof. This will fix your issue. Here is a link to the website.
https://spintechspreaders.com/spintech-advantage/
Posted By: titan2232
Re: Keep them off my feeder - 05/26/15 04:39 PM
You should branch out from the broadcast line and come up with a solution for gravity fed feeders.