Need input on a new feeder timer idea.
It will come to no one’s surprise that the amount of daylight changes every day. We either gain or lose one to two minutes each day throughout the year. For example, if you are in Dallas on October 1st, you have about 11 hours and 50 minutes of daylight compared to October 31st, when you only have 10 hours and 52 minutes. That is one hour less daylight over the course of one month.
This ever-changing amount of daylight makes it difficult for many hunters to set their feeders to “feed” at the desired time as it relates to daylight and dark. To achieve consistent feeding intervals, as it relates to sun up and sun down, a hunter is required to make multiple adjustments to their feeder timer throughout the year. Nothing new here, my last trip to the lease my feeder when off just before legal shooting time and had to be adjusted from my pervious trip. I have not been in two weeks and suspect I will need to readjust this weekend.
In most states, it is legal to shot big game 30 minutes before official sun-up and 30 minutes after official sunset. So many hunters seem to think feeding at 30 minutes after first light and a couple of hours before dark might be the best times.
I am working on a feeder timer that will trigger your feeder to spin within a specified time (let us say 30 minutes) after first light and a specified time (let us say 2 hours) before “dark” each day. It would adjust every day and always feed within the predetermined parameter (+/- a minute or two). This is NOT a daylight to dusk feeder but would feed at a predetermined time before and after daylight.
My question for the GS is does this type of timer add value, is a gimmick, be useless or be the greatest thing since sliced bread.
If you like the idea, what would be the market price of such a timer? A conventional timer costs between $30 and $100+. What would you pay for a timer that would perform as outlined above.
Thanks for your feedback.
It will come to no one’s surprise that the amount of daylight changes every day. We either gain or lose one to two minutes each day throughout the year. For example, if you are in Dallas on October 1st, you have about 11 hours and 50 minutes of daylight compared to October 31st, when you only have 10 hours and 52 minutes. That is one hour less daylight over the course of one month.
This ever-changing amount of daylight makes it difficult for many hunters to set their feeders to “feed” at the desired time as it relates to daylight and dark. To achieve consistent feeding intervals, as it relates to sun up and sun down, a hunter is required to make multiple adjustments to their feeder timer throughout the year. Nothing new here, my last trip to the lease my feeder when off just before legal shooting time and had to be adjusted from my pervious trip. I have not been in two weeks and suspect I will need to readjust this weekend.
In most states, it is legal to shot big game 30 minutes before official sun-up and 30 minutes after official sunset. So many hunters seem to think feeding at 30 minutes after first light and a couple of hours before dark might be the best times.
I am working on a feeder timer that will trigger your feeder to spin within a specified time (let us say 30 minutes) after first light and a specified time (let us say 2 hours) before “dark” each day. It would adjust every day and always feed within the predetermined parameter (+/- a minute or two). This is NOT a daylight to dusk feeder but would feed at a predetermined time before and after daylight.
My question for the GS is does this type of timer add value, is a gimmick, be useless or be the greatest thing since sliced bread.
If you like the idea, what would be the market price of such a timer? A conventional timer costs between $30 and $100+. What would you pay for a timer that would perform as outlined above.
Thanks for your feedback.
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