A universal bird feeder hanger system is a low cost cable and pulley apparatus that allows a user to easily raise and lower a birdfeeder for maintenance. A metal plastic coated cable has a loop at each end that is routed through a pulley. The proximate end attaches to a ground screw anchor via a first carabiner and the distal end attaches to a birdfeeder via a second carabiner hook. In between, the pulley is attached to a support structure such as a gutter. The birdfeeder is raised and lowered by disconnecting the proximate end from the ground screw anchor and moving toward or away from the birdfeeder.