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Posted: 10/9/2017 6:43:29 PM EDT

Saw this while driving through a small town known for their deer hunting. 25 lbs for $4 seems a tad pricy for corn.

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Posted: 10/9/2017 6:45:25 PM EDT

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This strikes me as one of those "Why didn't I think of this?" moments.

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:46:04 PM EDT

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It is a tad pricey but it is convenient

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:47:26 PM EDT

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This is silly.

Where is as deer going to get $4.00 ?

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:48:48 PM EDT

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$1.25 for a 16 oz bottle of water seems a tad pricey for something you can get out of your facet for less than a penny.

And much like this little (big?) gadget, I would have probably said "You're crazy" if you told me there was a market for it, despite the insane and obvious markup. And yet...

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:49:15 PM EDT

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Why is the loading spout so close to the ground? Put that shit up higher so I can just back the truck up to it and not have to work picking it up.

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:49:49 PM EDT

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Have a couple of these around here. Higher than giraffe pussy.

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:51:01 PM EDT

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A bushel is 2.5 cubic feet. A bushel of decent corn at harvest time should weigh about 70 pounds.

Corn is about $3.50 per bushel so he's selling you a little over a third of bushel for a little more than a whole bushel.

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:51:57 PM EDT

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They always have a few bucks with them...

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:52:17 PM EDT

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That's the genius of it. $4 is nothing. That it's a ridiculous price per pound doesn't matter. If you only need 25-50 lbs of corn to get 'er done, who the fuck cares about $4-8 bucks?

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:54:56 PM EDT

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Son of a Bitch! You might need rail cars to haul your money away in Texas during deer season!

Posted: 10/9/2017 6:57:10 PM EDT

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It is

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:00:22 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/9/2017 7:01:44 PM EDT

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Yeah wish I thought of that. It's right next to an ice vending machine too.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:02:37 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/9/2017 7:06:40 PM EDT

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Well played.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:08:50 PM EDT

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My son, and I looked into purchasing one of these but I couldn't justify the price of the unit.

I'm amazed by the amount of corn the guys on our club feed to the deer every year. It's not baiting, it's feeding...

I think the cost for the machine was somewhere around $40,000.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:13:52 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/9/2017 7:16:16 PM EDT

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Huh, I'll be damned.

https://www.cornstop.com/

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:18:16 PM EDT

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My son, and I looked into purchasing one of these but I couldn't justify the price of the unit.

I'm amazed by the amount of corn the guys on our club feed to the deer every year. It's not baiting, it's feeding...

I think the cost for the machine was somewhere around $40,000.

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I have to believe someone with a penchant for engineering and ingenuity could build one for a hell of a lot less.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:19:12 PM EDT

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Hmmm... I wonder who put it there with a clear field of fire...

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:24:41 PM EDT

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I did years of process control work, and I'm sure I could build something similar for way less than half that price.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:32:23 PM EDT

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A bushel is 56 pounds, currently worth about $3.20 now.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:37:23 PM EDT

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Now that right there is funny.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:37:38 PM EDT

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A bushel is 2.5 cubic feet. A bushel of decent corn at harvest time should weigh about 70 pounds.

Corn is about $3.50 per bushel so he's selling you a little over a third of bushel for a little more than a whole bushel.

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A bushel of shelled corn is 56 pounds. Mine has a test weight in the 60 pound range but I still get paid for 56 pound units. A bushel is 1.2 cubic feet. You may be talking ear corn, which is 50% cob.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:40:10 PM EDT

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Southern "hunting"

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:42:48 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/9/2017 7:45:27 PM EDT

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First one I've seen was in Kentucky last year.

I had brought corn with me so didn't need any.

It seemed about twice what I paid for mine. I think I paid around $5 for 50lb bags.

People were using it.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:46:23 PM EDT

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I have to believe someone with a penchant for engineering and ingenuity could build one for a hell of a lot less.

I did years of process control work, and I'm sure I could build something similar for way less than half that price.

It sounds like we're well on our way to a business plan.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:47:41 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/9/2017 7:48:44 PM EDT

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I don't really know shit about it, but it strikes me as the difference between actually killing your game, and hoping you did.

Posted: 10/9/2017 7:54:45 PM EDT

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I think I paid $7 for a 40lb bag of “apple” flavored corn at Walmart last night.

I just didn’t feel like heading over to Tractor Supply.

I guess it’s like shitty apple flavored liquor. Don’t give a shit, just putting it out for hogs.

Posted: 10/9/2017 8:09:35 PM EDT

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All that corn dried me out. Anyone have a quarter?

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Posted: 10/9/2017 8:10:37 PM EDT

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At most they'll bring a couple of bucks.

Posted: 10/9/2017 8:57:47 PM EDT

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Southern "hunting"

I don't really know shit about it, but it strikes me as the difference between actually killing your game, and hoping you did.

lol don't mention "game" to us near 40 year old guys.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:15:16 PM EDT

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50lbs in my area is $10.00 and feeding is illegal

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:20:06 PM EDT

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Saw this while driving through a small town known for their deer hunting. 25 lbs for $4 seems a tad pricy for corn. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/252363/LRM_EXPORT_20171009_183712-329189.JPG

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Ol Hawkinsville

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:28:47 PM EDT

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Hmmmm.

Few years back, one of my brothers installed a corn fired corn dryer for a guy. Straight corn was bagged and sold as deer corn. Corn from same bin was sometimes dried with heat from burning corn. This was bagged as stove corn. Some sort of tax incentives/ renewable energy deal. Owner was a smart guy.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:29:57 PM EDT

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What’s not illegal in NY?

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:33:41 PM EDT

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The more I learn about how they "hunt" down there, the more I

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:35:59 PM EDT

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In before someone gets stuck trying to crawl into the chute.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:38:25 PM EDT

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Saw this while driving through a small town known for their deer hunting. 25 lbs for $4 seems a tad pricy for corn. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/252363/LRM_EXPORT_20171009_183712-329189.JPG

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Two bigger issues,
Can deer read the signs?
What are the deer going to use for money. It isn't like they pockets full of cash.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:39:32 PM EDT

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Lmao. Made me spit my beer

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:40:35 PM EDT

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No shit !!!

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:40:47 PM EDT

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We don't care.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:41:47 PM EDT

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I just saw similar corn dispensers in Oklahoma (Pawhuska & Davenport). They were a better design where you could lower the chute to fill barrels in your pickup. Or you could purchase bags and fill them yourself. I believe the price was $11.00 for 35 lbs. The only drawback I saw was the roof hatch might allow rainwater to get the corn wet and have it spoil. Otherwise, I'd just come by once a day to sweep up what gets spilled.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:43:36 PM EDT

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Ripoff

$5 for 40lbs around here. Way cheaper if you buy from a farmer direct, but I don't have the storage for it.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:44:24 PM EDT

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I did years of process control work, and I'm sure I could build something similar for way less than half that price.

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I have to believe someone with a penchant for engineering and ingenuity could build one for a hell of a lot less.

I did years of process control work, and I'm sure I could build something similar for way less than half that price.

I am guessing he can too and that is his profit margin.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:45:54 PM EDT

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Surprising no one has Photoshopped that picture yet.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:46:32 PM EDT

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My grandfather sold deer corn for $5/50 lbs, twenty years ago.

Doesn't seem like the retail price for deer corn from a farmer has gone up any since then.

Not sure what that says for economics or the local economy.

Posted: 10/9/2017 9:54:36 PM EDT

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There's a couple of corn vending machine suppliers. I have a better plan, just need someone to create the app. Kinda like Uber except local farmers and feed stores deliver direct, pay in app etc.

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