How to make a deer feeder funnel

I need advice on a way to create a funnel inside the barrel to direct corn towards the spout so it doesn't collect around it and not go down the tube when it gets low on feed. I did think about mounting it on an angle to direct the flow toward the front where the spout is. I also thought about getting a can of that foam sealer that expands and layering it up (low in the middle and high on the outside) into a funnel. Not sure if that stuff would affect the corn though..
Or, should i just not worry about it and fill it with 200 lbs of corn and hang it on a tree an call it good?

Seal that hole that is off center, drill a new centered hole, and install a regular feeder funnel inside.

Initially i thought about doing it that way, but just couldn't justify spending the $20-30 on one. I though i could figure out something for much less money that would work close to the same

you can buy them, i would put one in there for sure. i have a big hanging one and i didn't have one in there the first year. the corn will mildew and rot, nothing on the sides can get out. i just bought a funnel for mine and used 3 self taping screws on the bottom to hold it in place. i am sure you could make something, but i think they are only like $15.
buy the time you go drive and get the material needed, factor gas to get it, plus your time, i just bought it cause i wouldn't be saving anything.

However you figure out how you want to do it, you need some sort of funnel or you will have mold/mildew and flow problems once the corn get chunky.

Cut a piece of scrap plywood that will sit an an angle on the lowest edge and curved to match the drum diameter. Nail a wooden support under it to hold it at the proper angle. I fear you are going to see jams of blockage in the elbow. Thats why some drum feeders have a wooden agitator stick that deer bump that releases corn. I dont think corn will flow like you hope it will.

https://utahbiodieselsupply.com/drumcone.php
Got to this web site^^^ and "barrow" there dimensions and take to a local tin roofing shop and most can make you one for 10-15 dollars pretty quick... Also modify it from 12.1 to about 11 so it will fit down in the barrel and not be on the out side...

also no matter what you decide i would make a new hole in the center rather than the edge you will have less problems that way...

I need advice on a way to create a funnel inside the barrel to direct corn towards the spout so it doesn't collect around it and not go down the tube when it gets low on feed. I did think about mounting it on an angle to direct the flow toward the front where the spout is. I also thought about getting a can of that foam sealer that expands and layering it up (low in the middle and high on the outside) into a funnel. Not sure if that stuff would affect the corn though..
Or, should i just not worry about it and fill it with 200 lbs of corn and hang it on a tree an call it good?

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those feeder trough idea works well enough im thinking about coverting all of my feeders to that. I made a funnel out of HMW sheet we had at work. With your design id take a piece of plywood on an angle inside the barrel and a hole in the board with a pvc pipe connecting the board to your opening

Well i ended up going with plywood since i had some extra in the garage. I think this should work well enough.

I am going to replace the 90^ elbow with a 45^ and let the corn spill out just above the ground surface, that should allow ample flow

I don't have funnels in any of my feeders--the 300# of corn in a 55-gal drum lasts a long time, and since my hunting spots are close, it is easy for me to top them off. I have a buddy who is anal about it though and he insists you "need" the funnels.

If I put out a feeder designed like that around here, it would be emptied nearly overnight between the '***** and hogs--

Boy the animals are going to do a number on that plastic .

Boy the animals are going to do a number on that plastic .

I wondered if the animals would tear it up. I used to get the barrels for free and had one left in the garage so i figured i would make a feeder. I only got about $15 in it all, a little more when i get some straps to strap it to a tree. I will just have to see if it holds up or not once i get it out there and fill it up.