Hand Corn and Rain

[DesertDug]

Well I had finally got around to putting up a hog panel (cut length wise) pen around my hand corn spot. In the past I have been corning 50 lbs per time and with in a few days the hogs and deer would clean it up.

With the pen, I place 200 lbs out to see how it lasts as I will be out in two weeks for the opener.

My concern is that there was much rain this week and wondered what effect it would have on the corn. Is it spoiled? or na, don't worry about it?

What says the green screen?

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you can see the worn trail to hand corn location.

[JakeM]

in East texas it stays flooded under our feeders most of the season. I have pictures of wood ducks swimming under them. They deer and pigs still eat the corn with no issues and corn seems to hold up fine

[Antlers86]

Don’t worry about it. You will have sprouts and the deer will eat it all down tot he ground.

[Jmh05]

Don't worry about it. I spread it out pretty thin so it takes them awhile to eat it. Not a bad idea to chunk out a few hundred pounds though with the security of the pen. Not many of my hand corn spots are secure from livestock.

[gingib]

Don’t worry about it. You will have sprouts and the deer will eat it all down tot he ground.

Deer won't touch mine like this

[double lung]

I don't believe that fence will stop many hogs so they will clean up everything the deer won't.

[DesertDug]

I don't believe that fence will stop many hogs so they will clean up everything the deer won't.

I will be finding out shortly.

This is ETX by the way.

[txhunter-1]

Can you grab a cheap 6 volt feeder may save you money and you can control feed times?

[DesertDug]

Can you grab a cheap 6 volt feeder may save you money and you can control feed times?

I have a barrel feeder about 100 yards to the South in another clearing. Trails leading to both. Bucks never seen at feeder are on camera at this hand corn spot. Feed pen is to allow for longer lasting piles, if it is tall enough to keep hogs out.

[JayB]

Rain just washes it clean. Deer are happy with corn on the ground. The pen will help them feel less pressured and keep hogs away (if it is built right). You are going to be just fine.

[Drycreek3189]

I suspect your pen will be fine. In my experience hogs will go to much more trouble to break OUT than they will to break IN.

[Big pig]

I have a barrel feeder about 100 yards to the South in another clearing. Trails leading to both. Bucks never seen at feeder are on camera at this hand corn spot. Feed pen is to allow for longer lasting piles, if it is tall enough to keep hogs out.

That fence will keep pigs out. Not a hungry hog
My coons would be three deep in a pile like that.

I do much the same except I spread it for about 100 yards on a sendero.
Spreads the dominant deer out and allows everybody a chance to stay and eat.

BP

[DesertDug]

That fence will keep pigs out. Not a hungry hog
My coons would be three deep in a pile like that.

I do much the same except I spread it for about 100 yards on a sendero.
Spreads the dominant deer out and allows everybody a chance to stay and eat.

BP

I wondered which would be better, pile of spread out.

[Cajun Blake]

How tall is your fence, it looks 18” tall ?

If so, pigs are still gonna get in since they can easily jump that

[Javelin]

I have 24 inch tall feed pens that work fantastic. Very rarely I get a pig inside but not often I also use 3 panels