New feed pen - how long before the deer hop in?

[BigL]

When I built mine about 5 years ago, it took about 30 minutes after I left for doe to show up. Bucks showed up a few days later.

[Johnny Dangerr]

Are you still using pee gravel????

[jerp]

Depends how stinky your pig wallow is under your feeder.

The rain we have had recently coincided with the pigs showing up. As a result it looks like a maniac with an excavator did some work under the feeder. The hole probably doesn’t bother the deer but it bugs me a lot. I hate having that kiddee pool under the barrel after it rains.

[Big pig]

In goliad I had one in it the same day
How tall is your pen?

[BolilloLoco]

I would start spreading some hand corn 50-75 yards away if I was you

[lunatic'hunter]

Built a 34" high, 10 panel pen. I'm going on two weeks with mine in ETX. Game cam shows no deer in pen and corn under the feeder. I wasn't sure if these old rooters would tear it up. Seems to be working on keeping them out though. Plus gut shooting one every now and then helps, I think.

[Hart8]

Funniest thing I've ever seen was a big ol dominant buck jump into a 52" tall feed pen.Caught his back hoof,and did a complete flip landing on his back!lol
He jumped up like somebody tripped him,and went into the embarassed mode😂
I cut it down to 36" the next day.Around me they'll hop a short pen in a second.

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[myway]

The rain we have had recently coincided with the pigs showing up. As a result it looks like a maniac with an excavator did some work under the feeder. The hole probably doesn’t bother the deer but it bugs me a lot. I hate having that kiddee pool under the barrel after it rains.

My memory is you hunt west? They will be on it back to normal within a few days. I suspect they will avoid more for the activity than the pen. I would make sure if using cattle panels he cuts the panel down two rungs where you want them to enter in a few spots. As mentioned above have him lay out a bag of corn inside and out.
In regards to the “swamp” below we have the same problem on the pig feeders outside of the pen. Hell it has almost become a challenge to fill them. My plan is to start putting bags of sac-Crete in them whole and fill them. Not sure if it will work but that’s my plan.

[Big pig]

Placing two cattle panels flat on the ground side by side will stop the digging/pig wallow .
Wire them together and hold in place by putting the feeder legs thru the panel.

[jerp]

My memory is you hunt west? They will be on it back to normal within a few days. I suspect they will avoid more for the activity than the pen. I would make sure if using cattle panels he cuts the panel down two rungs where you want them to enter in a few spots. .

Yes, we are in Shackleford County around Moran. Fortunately we already have 12 of the 34” panels we moved from our previous lease but haven’t used. That will make a round pen about 60’ in diameter. There are no cows and until recently very few pigs so a pen has not been needed. I hope they get used to it quickly

[Smart]

Yes, we are in Shackleford County around Moran. Fortunately we already have 12 of the 34” panels we moved from our previous lease but haven’t used. That will make a round pen about 60’ in diameter. There are no cows and until recently very few pigs so a pen has not been needed. I hope they get used to it quickly

At that height and size I think you'll be fine out that way....

[myway]

Agreed ..at that size and height nothing to worry about.

[Krivoman]

Had new pen at new spot. Deer in that pen and hour later

[dgilbert]

Anytime.

[Acameron52]

I’ve had deer inside new pins the same day I put them up several times.