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A wild game feeding apparatus includes a support structure, a food distributor, and a collapsible reservoir. The reservoir is made collapsible in order to minimize the size of the apparatus for ease of storage and transport. Wild game feed, such as corn, wheat, or other particulate food is loaded in

A wild game feeding apparatus includes a support structure, a food distributor, and a collapsible reservoir. The reservoir is made collapsible in order to minimize the size of the apparatus for ease of storage and transport. Wild game feed, such as corn, wheat, or other particulate food is loaded into the collapsible container, whence it exits out of the bottom of the container and contacts the distributor. The distributor includes a rotating plate for distributing the food in a limited radius from the feeder apparatus. Optionally, the apparatus may include a control mechanism including a timer, to actuate operation thereof at specific time intervals which are pre-set by a user.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for dispensing particulate food, comprising: a reservoir for holding a quantity of said food, said reservoir having a base with a hole formed therein: a support structure for supporting said reservoir in relation to a substrate; a distributor operatively attached

What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for dispensing particulate food, comprising: a reservoir for holding a quantity of said food, said reservoir having a base with a hole formed therein: a support structure for supporting said reservoir in relation to a substrate; a distributor operatively attached to the bottom of said reservoir for distributing food from said reservoir into an area around said apparatus, said distributor comprising a motor and a rotatable plate operatively connected to said motor for rotation thereby; wherein said reservoir is collapsible into a compressed configuration for storage and transport, and is also expandable from said compressed configuration into an expanded configuration for use, said apparatus being larger with the reservoir in the expanded configuration than it is with the reservoir in the compressed configuration thereof; and wherein said reservoir comprises a bag formed from a flexible material, and a coil spring operatively attached to said bag. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a timer. 3. An apparatus for dispensing particulate wild animal food, comprising: a reservoir for holding a quantity of said food, said reservoir hang a base with a hole formed therein, said reservoir comprising a hollow cylindrical body having a upper and lower end, where said cylindrical body comprises a sleeve formed from a flexible material, and a spring operatively attached to said hollow cylindrical body; a support structure for supporting said reservoir in relation to a substrate; a distributor for distributing food, which passes outwardly from said reservoir, into an area around said apparatus, said distributor comprising a motor and a rotatable plate connected to said motor; wherein said reservoir is compressably collapsible into a compressed configuration for storage and transport, and is also expandable from said compressed configuration into an expanded configuration for use, said expanded configuration being larger than said compressed configuration. 4. An apparatus for dispensing particulate wild animal food, comprising: a reservoir for holding a quantity of said food, said reservoir comprising a bag formed from a flexible material, and a coil spring operatively attached to said bag, said bag having a base with a hole formed therein; a support structure for supporting said reservoir in relation to a substrate; a distributor for distributing food, which passes outwardly from said reservoir, into an area around said apparatus, said distributor comprising a motor and a rotatable plate connected to said motor; wherein said reservoir is compressably collapsible into a compressed configuration for storage and transport, and is also expandable from said compressed configuration into an expanded configuration for use, said expanded configuration being larger than said compressed configuration.