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Deer in the bird feeders #8327195 07/21/21 03:55 PM
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I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I didn’t need suggestions then. It was cute the first time I saw a deer bumping a hanging bird feeder and licking up the seeds. Not so cute now that they are cleaning the feeders out. Filled the feeders yesterday and they were empty this morning. Had a doe on her back legs getting high enough that she could get her tongue on the top of a flat feeder. She was licking up the seeds and chowing down.

With coons and squirrels eating the seed, I have the Tikka solution. For the deer, I have no solution yet.

Suggestions?


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Re: Deer in the bird feeders [Re: 603Country] #8327211 07/21/21 04:21 PM
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Hang bird feeders from small cable higher up and out of reach of the deer?


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Re: Deer in the bird feeders [Re: 603Country] #8327286 07/21/21 05:26 PM
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I have 4 buck that I feed(corn & peanuts) in a feed trough I built and they still clean out the bird seed every night.
I only put out enough for the birds every evening. I also dont feed the deer until the squirrels go to bed or they will clean out the peanuts.

Re: Deer in the bird feeders [Re: 603Country] #8327669 07/22/21 12:46 AM
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I made a bird feeder out of 4 inch PVC and hung it from a tree that there was no way coons could get to. WRONG!


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Re: Deer in the bird feeders [Re: 603Country] #8328684 07/22/21 09:13 PM
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paint gun?


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