texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,413
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,764
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics536,987
Posts9,719,154
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
ok just wanting yalls opinion again #5322076 09/23/14 04:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 915
S
sunsetroosters Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
S
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 915
how long does it take deer to get used to a new feeder pen???

Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322077 09/23/14 04:19 PM
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,568
S
Son of a Blitch Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
S
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,568
Mine took a couple months to get use too it. Now that it's been there over a year, more have gotten use to coming in, but some are still cautious...mine is about 12 panels.


George Blitch
george@mapmyranch.com
www.SonofaBlitch.com
www.MapMyRanch.com
www.YouTube.com/@sonofablitch
"Keep your aim as true as your word" - GB
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322088 09/23/14 04:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 359
W
wisco-hunter Offline
Bird Dog
Offline
Bird Dog
W
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 359
Judging by my trail cam picks, by 3 weeks I usually get pretty good action, and by 5 weeks usually all the deer that are in the area know about it. That is for a new feeder, the pics I got after I put a pen around the feeder, the deer jumped in the first night.


Why is it that every time I push #1 for english, I cannot understand the person on the other end???
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322171 09/23/14 05:13 PM
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
R
redchevy Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
R
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
Put up a feeder and feed pen made out of sheep and goat netting. The same afternoon we put it up there were deer in it eating.


It's hell eatin em live
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322173 09/23/14 05:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032
N
Navasot Offline
Hollywood
Offline
Hollywood
N
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032
just depends on the deer... Iv had them jump in the pen within the same day

Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322183 09/23/14 05:19 PM
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 35,853
txshntr Online Content
T-Rex Arms
Online Content
T-Rex Arms
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 35,853
If the feeder is already there and running, don't think you will see much change. New feeder might take a couple of weeks


[Linked Image][Linked Image][Linked Image]
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322200 09/23/14 05:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 915
S
sunsetroosters Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
S
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 915
awesome... this is what I wanted to know... thanks guys... im going to attempt to make feeder pens this weekend. im going to cut cattle panels in half long ways and make em 10 panels around.... they will be 2 ft tall and imma run a strand of barb wire around the top for the cows

Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322235 09/23/14 05:49 PM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 13,530
H
Hunt n Fish Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
H
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 13,530
The last pen we put up didn't bother 'em at all. Put it up around an existing 1/3 acre plot with a feeder in one corner and had 'em feeding the next morning like nothing happened.


HnF

"Prayer is when you talk to the Lord, Meditation is when you listen to what he says"
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322276 09/23/14 06:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,213
T
tShawnB Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
T
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,213
If you have cows, don't be surprised if they look at your 2' tall feeder pens and laugh, barbed wire or not. Should be OK for most hogs as long as you have plenty of T posts and the deer could jump over it backwards, so that shouldn't be an issue. Your fixing to exert a lot of time, effort and money and 1 more foot could be the difference in pass and fail.


How come everybody I meet is a deer hunting expert?
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5322385 09/23/14 07:29 PM
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032
N
Navasot Offline
Hollywood
Offline
Hollywood
N
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032
Id see a hog rolling over a 2ft tall fence before a cow... at least good fed cows

Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: txshntr] #5322396 09/23/14 07:41 PM
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 4,073
RedSnake Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 4,073
Originally Posted By: txshntr
If the feeder is already there and running, don't think you will see much change. New feeder might take a couple of weeks


My experience too.

Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: Navasot] #5322433 09/23/14 08:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,213
T
tShawnB Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
T
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,213
Originally Posted By: Navasot
Id see a hog rolling over a 2ft tall fence before a cow... at least good fed cows
Agreed, but with time, money and effort factored in, I am adding a foot and going with hog panels and a bit more security. Also, the tighter spacing at the bottom of hog panels make them a little more rigid and less forgiving, especially for rooters.


How come everybody I meet is a deer hunting expert?
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: RedSnake] #5322505 09/23/14 08:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
S
stxranchman Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
S
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
Originally Posted By: RedSnake
Originally Posted By: txshntr
If the feeder is already there and running, don't think you will see much change. New feeder might take a couple of weeks


My experience too.

3rd this ^^^^^^^
Also location in the state. If deer are used to jumping netwire or barbwire fences already it will be much faster. We put up a feedpen around an existing protein feeder in La Salle County one afternoon and 2.5 hrs later there was a buck inside eating at the protein feeder. Put up a pen around a protein feeder in Bandera County and after 2 weeks I had to take a panel down to get deer back eating out of the feeder. After a month I closed the pens and the deer were jumping inside eating. Here in Goliad County it took about a week to 2 weeks when I put pens around the corn feeders.


Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?[Linked Image]
Re: ok just wanting yalls opinion again [Re: sunsetroosters] #5323330 09/24/14 03:53 AM
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 15,612
Q
QuitShootinYoungBucks Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
Q
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 15,612
Our bull routinely clears our fence, which is 42" net plus two barbs and 10 more inches.


[Linked Image]

https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3