Tote Frames Used To Make Pheasant Feeder
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“We like to feed pheasants that live in our shelterbelt during the winter, but the deer have a habit of eating any grain we throw on the ground. So we came up with a simple solution,” says Slayton, Minn., farmer Jim Larson. He and his son Jason made a “deer proof” pheasant feeder out of metal tote frames.
“Our local agronomy center can’t recycle the frames, so we picked up 10 of them before they went to the dump,” Larson says. “We turned the frames upside down, arranged them four to a side and one in between on the ends, then strapped them together with zip ties. The rectangular opening at the center is a perfect place to throw corn.”
Larson says pheasants can walk in through the ground level openings or fly in the top to reach the corn, but deer can’t reach in or climb over the edges. “They walk around the feeder, give it a few head butts without any success, and finally just give up and walk away,” Larson says. Raccoons and skunks can get through the openings, but they’re usually hibernating when we start feeding so they’re not a problem.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Larson, 1692 101st St., Slayton, Minn. 56172.
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Tote Frames Used To Make Pheasant Feeder LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment “We like to feed pheasants that live in our shelterbelt during the winter but the deer have a habit of eating any grain we throw on the ground So we came up with a simple solution ” says Slayton Minn farmer Jim Larson He and his son Jason made a “deer proof” pheasant feeder out of metal tote frames “Our local agronomy center can’t recycle the frames so we picked up 10 of them before they went to the dump ” Larson says “We turned the frames upside down arranged them four to a side and one in between on the ends then strapped them together with zip ties The rectangular opening at the center is a perfect place to throw corn ” Larson says pheasants can walk in through the ground level openings or fly in the top to reach the corn but deer can’t reach in or climb over the edges “They walk around the feeder give it a few head butts without any success and finally just give up and walk away ” Larson says Raccoons and skunks can get through the openings but they’re usually hibernating when we start feeding so they’re not a problem ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jim Larson 1692 101st St Slayton Minn 56172
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