Who runs a feeder in Kansas

[okhunter]

I hunted last year in Kansas in Unit 2 and went up there semi blind. This year I want to be more prepared by setting my stands early and using trail cams. My question is do any of y'all have experience using feeders up there? Also do you go automatic or free choice and what do you feed protein or corn? Any advise would be great.

[bowhuntertx]

Been hunting up there for 4-5 years and haven't used a feeder. I mostly hunt field edges and travel routes. I thought about using them last year. But I decided against it

[okhunter]

With the drought I thought it would be a good idea. Also it would be easy to get game cam pics if they had that food source.

[TX_bowhunter37]

seems to be pretty expensive to do with gas cost then the feed

[BIG BONE]

get a 1000 lb + corn feeder and then get you a text message game cam
done

[friscopaint]

Hunted there last year, farmer had feeders set up and they didn't get touched.

[okhunter]

That is one option no doubt, but I have good land owners that will email me the pics and fill my feeder for me. Would y'all feed corn or protein?

[Brian H]

I set feeders up the 1st year I hunted Kansas. They didn't touch it. We do hand feed a lot while we are there hunting, and they seem to like that. Hunt edges and trails

[Bluesman]

Feeders might work in areas where row crops are few and far between.
Otherwise we’ve always spent a lot of mornings and evenings glassing winter wheat fields, and harvested bean and corn fields. Once the deer are patterned you can landmark the trails and hopefully a tree or ground blind site. Go in to place the stand around lunch time and stay out of there for a few days if possible. I recommend not driving in a 4 wheeler or a vehicle unfamiliar to the deer. In an area with lots of farming going on a spooked deer just has to change the pattern to another field and be perfectly OK.
While hunting, the key is to go in really early and stay late. Just stay out of there unless you’re going to or coming from the stand. Make it a habit not to walk in or touch things in the trail, you’ll get busted.
I have friends up there that have tried feeders but get fed up with the expense and hassle. Meanwhile the old rules above don’t change that much.

[DorothyNotKeegan]

Waste of money.

[randal]

Waste of money.

Agreed

[okhunter]

Ok, seems feeders may not be the best plan. How about setting up a mineral station for a bait site to get game cam pics? An suggestions?

[Brian H]

It would be worth the try. I think the feeder thing really depends on the area you hunt. We hunt where there are crops all over

[JDL]

Ya waiste of time

[BIG BONE]

Ya waiste of time

Lmao