Personally, I had only seen one rattler in the past 5 years. My twin brother had seen several a couple turkey seasons ago. We have a snake wrangler go out there every year. Last year he caught around 25-30, this year he caught 15. Our house is on the top of the hill above the San Saba river and I'm sure there are a number of dens inside those rocky cliffs near the river. I'll definitely be going to academy to buy some snake boots/chaps for the kids.
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New 1,300lb Krivoman Corn Feeder
We replaced our last 300lb corn feeder with another 1,300lb Krivoman corn feeder. We put an eliminator spinner plate and a varmint cage on it to ensure the raccoons can't have a feast every night.
The deer are really hammering both protein and cottonseed. Two out of three cottonseed feeders were half empty and one was entirely empty in just 2 weeks:
Raccoons ripped solar panel wiring from our Krivoman timed protein feeder:
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I was gonna ask how your deer were hitting the protein. We are over by San Saba & mine emptied 600 in 2 weeks. They are hammering it & I have it closing at night. They are even hitting the corn as fast as it spins out. Would think with all the green they would slow down a little.
Your place is looking GREAT! Thanks for sharing!
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Originally posted by DUKFVR View PostI was gonna ask how your deer were hitting the protein. We are over by San Saba & mine emptied 600 in 2 weeks. They are hammering it & I have it closing at night. They are even hitting the corn as fast as it spins out. Would think with all the green they would slow down a little.
Your place is looking GREAT! Thanks for sharing!
We have gotten some decent rains this Spring, but nothing over 3/4-inch. For March and April, we have only received 2.5in total. For our area, the average for these two months is 3.21in. We are still above average for the year, thanks to the good rains in Jan. and Feb (7.56in total). I'm hoping we can get another inch or so of rainfall in the next week or two to keep things growing.Last edited by bgleaton; 04-25-2017, 01:27 PM.
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Originally posted by gingib View Postif protein will be so limited in when they can eat it, you won't notice any antler increase
Leave it open all day and turn it off at night.Last edited by bgleaton; 04-28-2017, 08:19 AM.
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Looking at the damage to your solar panel, I have three questions because I have the same feeder from Krivoman
Do you have a camera on it? Curious if you have a majority of bucks at the feeder like mine.
Also, are the coons jumping up or climbing the legs and swinging over? I have pvc on mine and no coon photos for me.
Last, turkeys pick up any of the protein? Just curious. Mine won't get in my cattle panel pen.
Clay aka BP
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