“Why do I mark the date on a battery?” said Lillis. “When you start off by buying good batteries with a higher amp hour rating, they retain more power, and that’s worth it to me, even if they cost a little bit more at the outset,” he said.Īnother thing Lillis does is ensure the date a battery starts to get used is recorded somewhere - he’ll either mark it on the battery with a Sharpie or even etch it on the side of the battery with his pocketknife. One thing Lillis does when he goes to his local Academy store to buy new feeder batteries is to err on the side of higher quality ones. “For those feeders on our lease that don’t have solar panels, I aim to swap them out every couple of months since some of the spinners use more battery juice than others do.” “We also use some rechargeable batteries - gel cells are the ones that get used the most on our lease - and I always have several extras ready to go in my truck when I go out to fill and service feeders,” he said.
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Moultrie Deer Feeder Pro 30-Gallon Tripod Lillis also is a big fan of using the right battery, too. “But if the ground you’re hunting in has a lot of heavy timber, that’s not going to work.” “Solar powered is best,” said Lillis, whose best whitetail is a mid-170s Boone and Crockett typical buck that he took on a public-land bowhunt. Don’t Forget Power Needsįor Lillis, the best way to power a feeder is by harnessing the power of the sun. Why is that important? Because the third step, according to the Texas feeder guru, is to be able to get the feeder properly powered.
Feeders should not be set up in open areas near country road where would-be poachers might drive by.Īnother key in getting a feeder in the right spot involves setting it up in a southerly exposed location, one that allows for plenty of sunlight. Other keys to finding the right spot for a feeding include setting them up in places that can be accessed on foot or by vehicle so that corn can be carried in and in spots that are near locations that whitetails feel reasonably secure in. ForEverlast Game Changer 600-pound Easy-Fill Feeder
It will typically be on a flatter piece of ground, although Lillis has been able to find success using t-posts and anchoring stakes out in some of the more uneven terrain that he hunts in the Rolling Plains. Once you’ve got the right feeder purchased, the second step in maximizing their effectiveness is to put them in the right place. From a Game Winner 6-Gallon Tree Feeder to a Moultrie Deer Feeder Pro 30-Gallon Tripod Feeder to a ForEverlast Game Changer 600-pound Easy-Fill Feeder to the Game Winner 325-pound Cube VP Feeder, the feeder section at your local Academy retail store and online will have all of your needs covered. If a deer hunter is hunting smaller, more local spots, Lillis will often opt for smaller feeder units - even free-flow gravity versions that get strapped to a tree - to help encourage deer movement in the arid, often trackless terrain that makes predicting whitetail movement difficult.įortunately, if using supplemental feed is legal where you hunt, you can find almost every style of deer feeder that’s made at Academy Sports + Outdoors. “We’re talking motorized, spinning-plate -style feeders that can hold 300, 400, or even 500 pounds of corn.” “In general, I’d say that the further you live away from your lease or hunting property, the bigger the feeder needs to be,” he said.
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