Tanglefoot - 2' coating 2' up from the ground and coons, squirrels firants will not go through it.

http://www.tanglefoot.com/ or try your local Hardware store possibly Ace Hardware. One small tub will coat 3-4 feeders with 3-4 legs.

We tried carpet tack strip several years ago. I don't know if our coons just have feet like arabs or what, but it just seemed to give them more traction. Not to mention that if you bumped into a feeder leg while hoisting a bag of corn onto your shoulder, you'd be bleeding from a couple dozen holes in a second or two.


Jay

very creative...im gonna tra a few this weekend

put up a varmit guard or eles you will be replacing stuff on the feeder

I had the same problem a couple of years ago, so I put a varmint cage up. A couple days later I went to check the feeder and I kid you not one of those pesky little buggers managed to get the door open some how and was sleeping, yes just taking a little nap on a full belly of corn, inside the cage, this was i the morning and I knew the feeder was fixing to go off so I just waited. After that feeder went off, he woke up I have never laughed so hard It was a pretty darn funny sight. I was laughing so hard I didn't even think about shooting him. I used to have some pictures but I cant find them anywhere