Lets talk feeders

[Big pig]

Cut your 6' legs down to an accessible height.
I've done 2 feeders that way. Fast & cheap.

And move the leg brackets 3/4 way up the barrel. Keeps the footprint wide for stability, but lowers the barrel.

[brushtrooper]

Cut your 6' legs down to an accessible height.
I've done 2 feeders that way. Fast & cheap.

Are you using varmint guard of some sort?

[brushtrooper]

Has anyone that DIY used like a wedge type bottom Like an upside down V that fed into troughs? Hope that makes sense. How far of a throw are you getting with commercial feeders that are low?

[kry226]

Lamco Low & Throw.

[Matt_C]

Yep stand and fill , just spent a day filling up and the cranking up 300-400 lbs is a PIA and can be dangerous when something break

Yep, Had a buddy crack his arm when the crank got away from him.

[Matt_C]

Has anyone that DIY used like a wedge type bottom Like an upside down V that fed into troughs? Hope that makes sense. How far of a throw are you getting with commercial feeders that are low?

The thing about feeding from troughs is sometimes you can't get a shot at the animal. If you shoot and your arrow or bullet goes through the target or heaven forbid you miss :-) you could put a hole into your feeder.

[AntlerCollector]

The thing about feeding from troughs is sometimes you can't get a shot at the animal. If you shoot and your arrow or bullet goes through the target or heaven forbid you miss :-) you could put a hole into your feeder.

I’ve had the Lamco trough feeder for at least 6 years and I’ve never had an animal not present me with a shot. At the very least I had an opportunity to shoot them coming or going. Generally the deer will feed in more than one spot while eating from the trough. I would never shoot at one if it was in direct line with my feeder anyway. If you shoot your own feeder you probably shouldn’t be hunting.