Time of year then the feeder is set-up<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nIn locations where the deer face hunting pressure, it may take anywhere from 6-8 weeks before deer become “comfortable” with a feeder and will visit it regularly. In areas where deer have little human contact other than dodging the occasional vehicle and face little to no hunting pressure, they seem to find and adapt to a feeder in a shorter period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The time of year that the feeder is set-up can also play a role in this question. My experience has been that feeders established or set up in the summer months before hunting season can take months before the deer locate the feeder and begin using it. I’ve always attributed this to the high volume of natural food sources available in the Spring and Summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’d say that, on average, when I set up a new feeder or move an existing feeder, the deer seem to get comfortable with it around the 4-week mark. They will usually locate the feeder sooner, but it seems to take around four weeks or so before the feeder is being visited by deer daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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