My wife got me a Bluetooth bird feeder with a camera.I’ve thought about it several times! I’ve been known to set a trail cam overlooking a bird feeder.
That sounds like a great idea!Anyone ever hang a bird feeder at their deer stand? Seems like a good way to pass time while still engaging with wildlife. Btw baiting is legal for deer in my neck of the woods.
Ooo… I’m thinking I might have a birthday idea…My wife got me a Bluetooth bird feeder with a camera.
I can look on my phone app and see what is sitting on the feeder.
At my place the coons will take over
Yep or the squirrels. I got 1" mesh around the bottom of my feeder barrels to keep the damn things from spinning that 300 lbs of corn out in a week or so. I have tried everything to keep them out of bird feeders but they are persistent and intuitive critters...At my place the coons will take over
My wife got me a Bluetooth bird feeder with a camera.
I can look on my phone app and see what is sitting on the feeder.
Ooo… I’m thinking I might have a birthday idea…
I put a trail cam on a bird nest last year and took pics daily with my phone for about 14 days. I got egg to fly away pics. My kid thought it was really cool to watch the baby birds grow.My wife got one for Christmas a coupla years ago. Works great and has an alarm you can set off to scare away the squirrels. Like a trail cam for birds. You see a lot of behavior you wouldn't see otherwise.
Nothing a pellet rifle can't handle...Yep or the squirrels. I got 1" mesh around the bottom of my feeder barrels to keep the damn things from spinning that 300 lbs of corn out in a week or so. I have tried everything to keep them out of bird feeders but they are persistent and intuitive critters...
DinnerNothing a pellet rifle can't handle...
In Wisconsin, a bird feeder is only legal when(and I quote the regs),Well, I guess if you can't have a deer feeder nearby, a bird feeder would be the next best way to watch squirrels...
The structures and devices are within 50 yards of a dwelling devoted to human occupancy.
I think....and this is only my opinion, but in CWD areas where feeding/baiting is banned, it has to do with the feed/bait being placed in a very small area(as in bait "pile") and so the deer congregate in a very small area and thus are more susceptible to being exposed. Also, I think it would also be hard to distinguish between "Agricultural" practices and what constitutes "baiting". For instance, I eat the greens and bulbs from my brassica plots as well as harvest seeds from other plots to fill my bird feeders. My clover plots reduce erosion and prevent the invasion of noxious weeds. Food plots tends to not just draw deer to withing shooting range, but feed deer year round, thus while giving a hunter opportunities, they also improve overall herd health. Last but not least, I think much of it comes down to the quality of the hunt. Since hunting deer in the lower 48 is basically a recreational sport and not for subsistence, the idea of sitting over a feeder or bait pile, does not always reflect the image of what constitutes a quality sport hunt. Kinda the same reason most states do not allow recreational hunters to shoot deer after dark and with the aid of lights, even when populations are well above target densities. Again, JMTCs.Oddly enough the States that think a little corn is "cheating" are just fine with something like this...
Yeppers. "Baiting" deer is illegal here in Idaho, but during deer season, my wife and I can often be found sitting in the brush beside our rancher friend's hayfield at dusk. And it's perfectly legal for us to do so.Also, I think it would also be hard to distinguish between "Agricultural" practices and what constitutes "baiting".
Need to raise the feeders out of reach for the deer.Never had a bird feeder near my stand but our bird feeders out back sure do attract the deer on a regular basis.