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Re: How to Coon Proof a 55 Gal Barrel Feeder [Re: kruppa24] #9189250 02/19/25 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by kruppa24
update us on results

Going to place it this weekend.


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Re: How to Coon Proof a 55 Gal Barrel Feeder [Re: onlysmith&wesson] #9189844 02/20/25 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by onlysmith&wesson
Originally Posted by kruppa24
update us on results

Going to place it this weekend.

Couldn't help myself. Dumped a few lbs. of corn in it and let it rip in the back yard. Threw corn in a 84' Ø . Those plates with the fins that direct about 1/2 of the corn up, and way out work great. Birds, rabbits and squirrels gonna eat well in my backyard for a few days.


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Re: How to Coon Proof a 55 Gal Barrel Feeder [Re: onlysmith&wesson] #9194344 03/03/25 08:47 PM
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Let them eat and they get too fat to climb the legs.


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Re: How to Coon Proof a 55 Gal Barrel Feeder [Re: onlysmith&wesson] #9194606 03/04/25 11:27 AM
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Tape some razor blades do the legs. About 4 ft from ground. I don’t like doing that but it works.


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Re: How to Coon Proof a 55 Gal Barrel Feeder [Re: Dave Davidson] #9194868 03/04/25 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Davidson
Tape some razor blades do the legs. About 4 ft from ground. I don’t like doing that but it works.

I used carpet tack strips once and they worked for awhile until the wood rotted.


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Re: How to Coon Proof a 55 Gal Barrel Feeder [Re: PMK] #9194903 03/04/25 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PMK
I think I have tried all the tricks but they are persistent little creatures and usually find a way.

Out at our place SW of Ozona, the LO doesn't allow them killed, only relocated, so I keep trying new things.

I added carpet tack stripes that worked for a while but they found a way around it.

I added cages, but given time, they tear them up where I have had to re-enforce quite a bit. These drastically help.

I tried the grease or Vaseline on the legs which works very well for a while until they get enough dirt / mud on the legs where they can go on up.

I've tried the large PVC hanging loosely where it can spin but they seem to still find a way to get up to the cage.

I now use a combination of the re-enforced cage and PVC on the legs. seems to somewhat keep them minimized from tearing things up too bad.

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with it being 5.5+ hours one way drive, I'm not out there enough to keep grease slathered on the legs frequently enough to be effective but that works very well when you can re-apply often when they get mud / dirt caked on ...

i used round metal duct. worked good

Re: How to Coon Proof a 55 Gal Barrel Feeder [Re: onlysmith&wesson] #9196153 03/07/25 02:39 PM
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