. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 11. Game protection; Birds. Fig. 14. Diagram of the Wire Basket Feeder ARTIFICIAL FEEDING SHELTERS AND STATIONS Hopper Shelter and Feeder (Fig. 13): One of the successful artificial feeding shelters which has been used is the so-called "Hopper Shelter and ; It is a combination shelter and feeder with a fairly large ciiamDer Cdpacity lOr + r>«" ef-Ot" -?.^^-^^ of cirrtkn The "shpltpf. ahout fourteen feet square, is supported on posts or trees twenty-four to thirty inches above the surface of the ground, the hopper
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 11. Game protection; Birds. Fig. 14. Diagram of the Wire Basket Feeder ARTIFICIAL FEEDING SHELTERS AND STATIONS Hopper Shelter and Feeder (Fig. 13): One of the successful artificial feeding shelters which has been used is the so-called "Hopper Shelter and ; It is a combination shelter and feeder with a fairly large ciiamDer Cdpacity lOr + r>«" ef-Ot" -?.^^-^^ of cirrtkn The "shpltpf. ahout fourteen feet square, is supported on posts or trees twenty-four to thirty inches above the surface of the ground, the hopper being placed about in the center. The lower or chute end of the hopper should rest on a stone or in a shallow box to prevent its sinking into the ground. The frame of the shelter is constructed of four poles four to six inches in diameter securely nailed to trees or posts. It should be substantially constructed so that it will carry a heavy weight of snow. Should it sag under the snow, additional supporting posts can be placed underneath the shelter. Sap- lings two to four inches in diameter are nailed about one foot apart, checker-board fashion, and a covering of pine or hemlock boughs, or of brush and weeds, is then placed on top, allowing the covering to hang. Fig. 15. Diagram of the Suspended Tray Feeder. j/ down over the sides a short distance, forming a fringe or curtain, open on four sides, enabling game to leave quickly if molested. It is 24 The food, either grain or scratch feed, which is placed in the hopper at convenient times, filters out of the four inverted cone-shaped openings at the bottom of the hopper as it is eaten. Several Game Refuge Keepers have used this shelter successfully in feeding small game, some reporting that even grouse, the most timid of game birds, have fed at them. This type is designed with the large low shelter so placed as to keep the grain beyond the reach of deer. The hopper, with suitable modifications, is adaptable for use in many othe
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