Raised turkey feeder/platform question

[kaspar139]

Has anyone built a platform for feeding turkeys? Will that keep the coons away from the feeder? Any photos of it raised and how you built it? How tall, etc.?

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly... worth it? lol

Thanks in advance!

[hog_down]

In for pics

[ultrastealth]

We did, and they totally ignored it.

[kaspar139]

We did, and they totally ignored it.

Wow... not the answer I was hoping for

[14JKURX]

https://plateauwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/turkey-feeder-CROPPED-1019x1024-1-500x500.jpg

A friend bought one of these.

[Big pig]

We did, and they totally ignored it.

We are fixin’ to build one. Can you tell me how long you tried it, how tall and what feed. Did you have many turkey? Thanks

Big pig

[Bowhuntingobsession]

I built one once about five feet above the ground. It was a 5x8 with the feeder in the center. Wrapped flashing around it to keep the coons off. The turkeys loved it for about six months until the coons figured out a way to get up there. The turkeys were roosting up there and when the coons got on it they left it and never came back. I kept it going for over a year and finally gave up.

[ultrastealth]

We are fixin’ to build one. Can you tell me how long you tried it, how tall and what feed. Did you have many turkey? Thanks

Big pig

We don't have just oodles of turkeys, but we tried for years to get them to use the platform. They would come to milo cast on the ground, but wouldn't get on the platform.