There is no better way to attract deer to an area than always having food readily available. Hunters’ most common use of feeders is to have the ability to capture photos of deer coming and going. To get an adequate number of photos, hunters want the deer to concentrate on one specific area.
A feeder full of delicious corn or feed is the best way for hunters to obtain many game camera photos. However, using a feeder such as a Boss Buck Feeder provides extra advantages that, when the hunter uses it properly, can benefit them when it is time to hunt.
Draw Deer From Natural Travel Routes
Whether trying to draw deer away from a neighbor’s property or simply wanting to change a deer’s natural travel route to be more suitable for a hunting setup, using a Boss Buck feeder may be the answer.
Have you ever noticed that the longer a feeder is in place, the more deer regularly use it? That is because a feeder is habit forming to deer. When deer begin a routine of going to feed multiple times daily, they alter their natural travel routes. A newly formed travel route can be beneficial for predicting paths when hunting. For example, if deer travel from a bedding area to a water area daily, yet the neighbor’s land sits between the two areas, that would not be ideal. However, placing a feeder to sway the deer to form a new travel route would benefit the hunter.
Feeders may be used to form new travel routes throughout the off-season, giving adequate time for deer to adjust. Putting a feeder between point A and point B so that deer change their route to grab a few bites to eat along the way eventually becomes the more desired route of travel, thus allowing the hunter to be in a better position when it is time to hunt. Furthermore, if it is legal in the hunter’s state, it may be used while hunting to help draw deer closer to shooting range.
Remote Area Feeding
When deer become accustomed to traveling to a feeding site, it is not long until the hunter must begin making frequent trips to replenish the feed. Often, hunters put feeding stations wherever it is most convenient for them to travel to check and replenish food.
When supplemental feeding deer to boost their nutrition, it is vital to have feed available where deer are most often found. Unfortunately, these areas can be more remote. The hard-to-get-to areas are ideal locations for a cellular game camera and a large capacity feeder such as the 1,200-pound Boss Buck feeder.
When using the 1,200-pound Boss Buck feeder, hunters can place enough feed in the feeder to last for an extended period. An HDPE UV-protected thick plastic allows the Boss Buck to keep feed from leaking, which keeps feed dry and fresh longer. Pair a large capacity feeder with a cellular camera, and hunters can monitor deer movement without visiting the feed site often.
Fewer Varmints = More Nutrition For Deer
One of the biggest discouragements when supplementing feed for deer is when varmints invade the feed and consume it instead of the deer. For deer to reap the benefits of high protein feeds, they must be the ones consuming all the nutrition. High-quality deer feeds can be expensive when feeding for an extended period, thus being another reason that hunters must ensure that deer are consuming most of the feed.
The four-way, round tube design for the food distribution is another excellent feature of the Boss Buck feeders. The feed is evenly available for multiple deer to consume at once. The tripod design is farther away from the center of the bottom of the feeder, making it harder for varmints to access. The area where the feed is dispersed is approximately 42 inches, which is the right height for a deer to reach easily, yet harder for the varmints below.
A gravity-style feeder also allows deer to eat what they need without leaving the rest for varmints to consume, as typically found with feeders that spin or throw the feed onto the ground. More feed for deer and less for varmints equals more nutrition for the deer.
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