My wife and I built a guzzler over the 4th of July holiday in hopes to keep wildlife, mainly mule deer and elk, around a bit longer at our place south of Alpine. Total surface area is 144 sqft and should yield ~80g per inch of rain into the 200g tank. The trough holds 4g, so plenty for them to drink.
September Update: Labor Day weekend guzzler update on a post below.
October Update: More elk photos and a storm posted below!
Truck is loaded with all the supplies we'd need to build the guzzler. Much easier with a F250 than our SUV.
Cleared the area for the guzzler and did a quick layout.
One frame down, one more to go. We went with an inverted roof design, much like what they have on Elephant Mountain.
Rain delay! It rained every day we were down there and why we wanted to get the guzzler installed before the rainy season.
Both frames are done and the gutter attached.
We were able to place two roof panels before getting rained out for the day.
Love seeing the clouds envelop Elephant Mountain!
Roof panels are all in place and it's time to start plumbing it up to the 200g water tank.
We used 3" PVC to deliver the water from the gutter system. I placed a small screen on top to minimize debrits getting inside.
There was quite more elevation gain than expected and I'm glad we had that 100' black poly pipe to make the run down to the feeder. My wife was very proud of her work trenching and covering up the pipe.
The Duramate horse trough was the perfect size and hopefully holds up to the creatures visiting.
A few rocks placed inside the feeder incase little creatures need to crawl out.
Originally I thought there would be a greater drop from the guzzler to the tank, but we found a great spot to tuck it right underneath.
What a great view the guzzler will have!
Our little wildlife paradise. Food, water, and cover. What else do you need?
September Update: Labor Day weekend guzzler update on a post below.
October Update: More elk photos and a storm posted below!
Truck is loaded with all the supplies we'd need to build the guzzler. Much easier with a F250 than our SUV.
Cleared the area for the guzzler and did a quick layout.
One frame down, one more to go. We went with an inverted roof design, much like what they have on Elephant Mountain.
Rain delay! It rained every day we were down there and why we wanted to get the guzzler installed before the rainy season.
Both frames are done and the gutter attached.
We were able to place two roof panels before getting rained out for the day.
Love seeing the clouds envelop Elephant Mountain!
Roof panels are all in place and it's time to start plumbing it up to the 200g water tank.
We used 3" PVC to deliver the water from the gutter system. I placed a small screen on top to minimize debrits getting inside.
There was quite more elevation gain than expected and I'm glad we had that 100' black poly pipe to make the run down to the feeder. My wife was very proud of her work trenching and covering up the pipe.
The Duramate horse trough was the perfect size and hopefully holds up to the creatures visiting.
A few rocks placed inside the feeder incase little creatures need to crawl out.
Originally I thought there would be a greater drop from the guzzler to the tank, but we found a great spot to tuck it right underneath.
What a great view the guzzler will have!
Our little wildlife paradise. Food, water, and cover. What else do you need?
