Can anyone recommend a cheap deer feeder?

probably not

PVC pipe.

OH did you want the timers and solar pannels Too???

I would probably prefer one with a timer.

How much feed are you looking to put out at one time? 5#, 25#, 50#, or more?  Smaller ones I can hang in a tree, larger ones I put on a stand. I dont do much feeding out west like I did in TX...

blueline

There are some small farely inexpensive models availiable that go onto a 5 gallon bucket.  I think i have seen tham at walley world.

blueline, about 50# or so.

Killy, don't fret - it's all legal here in N.C..

Although some get their hackles up at them mention of the Moultrie name, I have two of their feeders and they have been great.  They were about $100 at Sams.

IF ur cerise about a good feeder dont go cheap cuz you will up grade after you get pissed off enough - you will believe me. Are lease has been using Texas hunter feeders with great success, they have replacement parts so if there is problem you can fix um. We went through a lot $ an junk heads till we found good ones

If your handy, they are easy to make. Buy the timer from Sweeney, Texas Hunter, etc. and build the rest yourself. I've always used the 300# models(55 gallon drum)but recently received a 1000# model as a gift from my son-in-law. With todays gas prices, it sure is nice to fill up in June, top off in late September and not touch it again until June. Course you got to have a solar panel attached but that is money well spent as well. Good luck and keep'um sharp.  

I think the one at wal mart is about seventy dollars. It's a dusk to dawn feeder, you can set it for thirty minutes before or after dark and sunrise.

It will throw as little as .75 pounds at a time, which saves you from spending a fortune to keep it full.

IMHO, this is how you should set it up. Just give em a little snack, not the whole meal..... if you try to feed them with bulk feeders, all they do is show up at dark and eat you out of house and home.

Thanks, guys.

baretraks, is this the one you're referring to at Wal-Mart?:   http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5173108

BTW gmlrklr, why do people here shun the Moultrie name?

You can buy just the the motor and spinner with the photo-cell on it for about $25 to $30 and than get your own container and mount it to the bottom. The container can be as big as ya like but to keep feed fresh 10 gallons is a good size. Do a search on-line and you will tons of hits. Shawn

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Thanks, guys.



BTW gmlrklr, why do people here shun the Moultrie name?

I have no idea, maybe the early Moultrie stuff was junk?  I have bought two feeders and a trail camera within the last two years and I have absolutely no complaints.  Now the Remington feeder that I bought, that's another story.

I helped my buddy, who owns a sporting goods store, put together one of the moultrie tripod units the other day...it was about 125 bucks but it is a super nice unit.. it has every thing you need except a battery and corn/feed...I'll try to get the model ans repost...

David

I cant resist

If you shoot stuff that comes in for feed on a timer you arent hunting it.

I know there is a big slippery slope that starts with hunting near farmers fields. But when you start using a mechanical timer to regulate animal activity you have fallen to the bottom of the hill.

Tom, Give me a shout. I have a few that I'm not using. you are more than welcome to come get a couple to use . Don

Dartwick no where was it mentioned he would be shooting deer over it. Do not read more into it than that, a lot of people just use them for supplemental feeding or to see what is out there on their property. Never assume as you know that makes an, well you get the point. Shawn

Most everyone I have seen is a sweeney/custom feeder, 55 gal drum style. slinging corn in a 25 yard circle. I can hear the hogs comin' now!

kirk