Game Winner feeder?

[rconn]

Anyone here have one of these feeders from academy and do you like it? Does the varmint cage keep the coons out?

Thanks
Ryan

[Lhamilton]

I thought about getting one but I have heard nothing about it.

[bar2hunter]

If you have cattle, make sure you have a pen around it. Varmint guard is weak and height is just at eye-level to a cow.

[rconn]

I have a pen around all my feeders, but just need a coon proof dependable feeder and I was hoping this was it.

[viper3853]

coon proof??? a .22 and some blind time, or practice with your bow!!

[Coach W]

Ive got one.. That crappy varmit guard is worth less.

This cage 1" or 1"x2" makes em coon proof. Build em the same diameter as a 55 gallon drum then attach with plenty of bailing wire. Problem solved.

[str8shooter]

That looks to be a Low-Boy. If so, I have one. Pain in the arse to put together, but it is VERY sturdy. The wires are routed on the outside from the timer to the spinner. Had deer get his antler in it and ripped the cabling out, conduit and all. Drilled a couple of holes and re-routed through the inside of the feeder and that fixed that problem.

Next, we have a couple of big pigs that pushed the spinner unit up, cage and all, so that it shut the opening between the spinner and the cone and no corn would come out nor would the spinner spin. Put a second set of bolts on the bracket with a single drilled hole that hopefully will fix that problem.

Battery hog!

Very sturdy legs with holes in the feet so you can anchor it down. I used 10" stakes. No animal is going to knock it over.

Wish the legs were two feet longer.

[rconn]

I have pens around my feeders so I don't have to worry about the hogs but thank you for the idea of running the wires through the inside of the feeder. Would you buy another one Str8shooter?

[str8shooter]

I would for two reasons. Cows and pigs ain't knocking it over, and it's easy to fill. Knowing what I know now, if I get another one I'll re-route the wiring from the beginning and instead of using their coon cage, I'd bolt a heavier duty cage around the WHOLE spinner box. The way it is now, the cage is only around the spinner, not the housing, that's why the pigs can push it up and cut off the flow of corn. I'll put a pic up when I get a different varmint cage on.