Idea for keeping coons out of my feeders

[jooger17]

Just a thought I had, wondering what you guys think or do... I'm gonna get a bunch of those carpet strips and cinch them up around the feeder poles to keep them critters out of the spinner. It won't stop it completly I don't think but it might help.

[DrenalinJunkie]

It may slow 'em down, but I bet you still get plenty of T/C pics with they hanging from the motor box.

[Osceola]

Wrap this around the legs.:

[Tx625]

Did that, they just use it to get a better grip.

[Smart]

Did that, they just use it to get a better grip.

yep....carpet tacks help em out.....

What kind of feeder do you have jooger?

[BuckAssassin]

solar electric fence charger on top of feeder, you can figure the rest out!

[Nitro1970]

find the dude that did this and chain 'em to your feeder legs.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82890

[jooger17]

yep....carpet tacks help em out.....

What kind of feeder do you have jooger?

just a home made one. 55gal drum and galvanized fence post

[low_tec]

A large varmint cage so big that they can not even think about reaching the spinner plate

Or a spot light and a .22

[dc1986]

Mount your legs to the center section of your barrel,then they can't reach anything.

[Smart]

If you use a 55 gallon drum go here http://www.westtexasgamefeeders.com/index.html and order a custom varmint guard similar to what you see here. $30 and...all your problems will be solved....

[Mike Murphey]

We have tried the carpet tacks and it didn't stop them.....the best option is to trap them from around the feeders and get rid of them....you can cut the numbers down pretty quickly......

[bloodtrail]

I have heard that if you open up a can of vienna weiners pour out the juice and pour in anti freeze and place them in your feeder pen. Will help to keep them off your feeder.

[TexaswBOWhunter]

I switched all mine over to winch up feeders, homemade with a wider stance so they have a really hard time getting to the motor/timer... Works really well, I get pictures of them on the ground but very, very rarely get pics of them anywhere on the feeder...

[Smart]

I switched all mine over to winch up feeders, homemade with a wider stance so they have a really hard time getting to the motor/timer... Works really well, I get pictures of them on the ground but very, very rarely get pics of them anywhere on the feeder...

Yep...solid deterent is the key......Since I trapped and killed 22 of them and then placed coon cages on mine, this is one of the only pics I have of coons. I'd say it pretty much sums up the success of solid deterents...