How to Make a Deer Feeder Out of Field Corn

Deer are timid creatures, which means that if you want to attract them for feeding or observation purposes, you need to construct some type of bait. You can purchase elaborate bait systems, such as doe scents, but these can be quite expensive. A cheaper and perhaps more effective bait system is a deer feeder, which you can easily make with materials you might have in your home. Fill the feeder with one of a deer's favorite foods -- field corn -- for the best results.

Things You'll Need

  • 5 foot long, 4-inch diameter PVC pipe
  • Saw
  • 2 bungee cords
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut one end of the PVC pipe at about a 45-degree angle to the ground. Begin the cut a few inches from the end and finish the cut where the side of the pipe would touch the ground.

    • 2

      Find a tree that is standing straight up, where the ground underneath it is relatively level.

    • 3

      Prop the PVC pipe against the tree with the cut end on the ground. Turn the pipe so that the opening created in Step 1 is pointing away from the tree.

    • 4

      Attach the pipe to the tree using two bungee cords. Wrap one bungee cord around the tree and the pipe near the top of the pipe; wrap the other bungee chord around tree and the pipe near the bottom of the pipe.

    • 5

      Fill the PVC pipe with field corn. Some of the corn will spill onto the ground, but the spill will back up the corn in the pipe. As the deer eat the corn, more corn will fall out of the pipe.