Auger-operated deer feeder

A game feeder for large feed shapes comprising:

• a. a hopper for large feed shapes having a floor having a generally-rectangular aperture disposed therein, sized and shaped to prevent multiple large feed shapes from passing through the aperture intact;
• b. a conveyor tube, disposed beneath the feed hopper, having a generally round cross-section, a central principal axis, an upper surface having a generally-rectangular entry aperture disposed therein at a first end of the conveyor tube, and a floor having an exit aperture disposed therein at a second end of the conveyor tube opposite the first end;
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• c. an auger screw, disposed within the conveyor tube along the principal central axis thereof, operable to move feed from the first end to the second end, with flights sharpened to cut feed shapes caught between the flights and conveyor tube wall;
• d. wherein the conveyor tube, entry aperture and auger screw are shaped and sized to prevent the movement of large feed shapes intact.