How to keep coons off feeder

[gonehuntin68]

Don't give them a reason to climb. Get the eliminator spinners and they'll learn they can't access the corn via the motor.

I switched all mine this year and the first few pictures they were still climbing. After a few trips, all the pictures show them on the ground getting whatever is left after the deer/hogs.

That or they will learn to pull down the eliminator plates and still get the corn. I have 8 feeders with the eliminator plate that the coons can reach and they get corn out of all of them. I've watched them do it from my stand pig hunting. They emptied a 900# feeder in three weeks. I have since added a cage to it and that has slowed them down. I tried the grease once and will never try that again because it seamed every time I messed with the feeder I would get grease on me and if a coon makes it to the spinner you will have grease all over your control unit. Best thing is get a feeder they can't reach the control unfit from the legs or build a cage so they can't reach the spinner plate

[CEO]

We used PVC that sat on a screw. Worked for about 1.5 years until the PVC became dirty enough to climb. Replaced PVC and it's working again.

[Lanceknny]

X2 on grease lots of fun to watch them try to get up poles .

[flatlander]

I had really good results building a large cage around the bottom of the barrel.

It had four legs so I cut four trapezoids for the sides and one square for the bottom. I little slick wire and it was coon proof. I had coons doing all kinds of tricks on the feeders before the simple but large cage and after they were only able to get what was left over on the ground.

[Yakfishin]

Axle grease on the legs. Cheap and lasts for months.

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[mikemorvan]

Triple C feeder w/ cage.

Or, broadheads, .22's, pellets, etc.

[El Forajido]

I'm thinking tacos

[hero_moneybags]

Mama would just chase 'em away with a broom

[88 Bound]

Eliminators worked best for my corn feeders. I also came up with another remedy for my free choice protein feeder. I cut a 4" or so hole in the bottom of a 2 gal plastic bucket and placed it on the tube of the feeder above the 4 way spout. Keeps the coons off the spout and they no longer climb up the legs. Here is what I was dealing with before I tried it. I'll have to find an after pic. Might work on the legs of your tripod feeder but never tried it.

[arrowsonly88]

Cage

[Big pig]

I have 10 feeders on two ranches running
All have PVC "leggings" suspended by chains
All have the large cages
Only coons I see on the cages are from a feeder with too short legs that allows them to jump to cage
I have tens of thousands of photos with coins underneath but none climbing legs over past 15 years
Slick schedule PVC with no paint is the answer.

We trap and shoot dozens each year, so it tested nightly.

BP

[WTJim]

Dogproof traps w cat food for bait...

[Patton]

All these things added to the legs create a fun jungle gym that the coons enjoy hanging out at. PVC pipe gets scratched and caked with mud, same with carpet tacos and shark teeth.

You need a varmint cage, 1x1 inch squares, that is the same circumference as the feeder barrel. It can't just wrap the motor box. Add in the eliminator spin plate, and you won't see any coons getting corn out of the feeder.
Properly fitted 1x1 inch varmint cage + eliminator spin plate. Do it once and be done with it.

[Beleg]

I thought I had a solution to the problem but was thwarted, so far, by some determined coons. I bought a product called Slip Plate. It is a dry graphite lubricant that goes on like paint. It's used in industry to reduce friction in chutes and other places where materials slide. It's using the same principal as greasing the legs except the graphite is dry and long term. I painted the upper legs of my feeder with Slip Plate and it seemed to be working but it wasn't 100% effective. I'd find scratch marks on the legs where coons had tried to climb but their claws had slipped but I also had game cam pics of at least one coon that could climb the legs. I only painted the top half of the four legs and it may not be a thick enough coat. My feeder legs are showing some rust below the Slip Plate and need to be sanded and repainted. I'm planning to repaint using the Slip Plate product and apply several coats. The Slip Plate is holding up real well to outdoor use but it's expensive compared to regular spray paint in a can.

[Bayouboy]

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