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Hog Trapping advice - figure "C" trap?
Posted on 3/7/17 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 3/7/17 at 11:12 pm
Planning to trap pigs over the next few weekends. I have the traditional box/trapdoor trap but it doesn't work well.
I've done some research and came across this "figure C" corral trap. Built with t post and cattle panel.
Where they squeeze in at an entry point but cannot exit. Any experience with this specific method? I plan to bait it with corn mixed with strawberry jello flavoring. I've also heard from some old timers that setting a creosote post in the middle covered in old oil will attract them...might add that.
Any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks
I've done some research and came across this "figure C" corral trap. Built with t post and cattle panel.
Where they squeeze in at an entry point but cannot exit. Any experience with this specific method? I plan to bait it with corn mixed with strawberry jello flavoring. I've also heard from some old timers that setting a creosote post in the middle covered in old oil will attract them...might add that.
Any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:00 am to texag7
You can't really "attract them" to get into a trap. If you want to trap hogs, start feeding them. Get them coming every night. Then, start slowly building the trap around the bait spot. A little bit ever day or every weekend until your trap is built.
Yes, they will use a diesel fuel rubbing post. But it's not something I would use in a trap. And I wouldn't waste time "flavoring" your corn. Do it if you want to. But straight corn is just as good, with less mess.
Just my 2c: Pigs are getting wise to traps, as well as bait stations. It used to be that once I got them coming to bait, they would come every night until I shot them or trapped them. Now, my pigs are much more unpredictable. The same group will hit the bait 2-3 nights a week instead of every night.
Also, they seem more willing to drop bait for other feed. For instance, they may come for a week or so. And then something in the woods blooms. A fresh plant, or some sort of root comes into flavor. Who knows? But for absolutely no reason, they'll just quit using my bait stations.
They are many times smarter than a deer. So, I guess what I'm saying is: Don't be surprised if this isn't as easy as you hoped it would be.
As for a trap where they squeeze in but can't find their way out: I've never heard of it, but my guess is it won't work. They're not fish. If they come in a tight hole, they'll go right back out the same way. That's a pretty educated guess.
Yes, they will use a diesel fuel rubbing post. But it's not something I would use in a trap. And I wouldn't waste time "flavoring" your corn. Do it if you want to. But straight corn is just as good, with less mess.
Just my 2c: Pigs are getting wise to traps, as well as bait stations. It used to be that once I got them coming to bait, they would come every night until I shot them or trapped them. Now, my pigs are much more unpredictable. The same group will hit the bait 2-3 nights a week instead of every night.
Also, they seem more willing to drop bait for other feed. For instance, they may come for a week or so. And then something in the woods blooms. A fresh plant, or some sort of root comes into flavor. Who knows? But for absolutely no reason, they'll just quit using my bait stations.
They are many times smarter than a deer. So, I guess what I'm saying is: Don't be surprised if this isn't as easy as you hoped it would be.
As for a trap where they squeeze in but can't find their way out: I've never heard of it, but my guess is it won't work. They're not fish. If they come in a tight hole, they'll go right back out the same way. That's a pretty educated guess.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:29 am to texag7
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:57 am to texag7
Pigs are so many different sizes...
This doesn't make any sense to me
This doesn't make any sense to me
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:06 am to texag7
We caught 9 of them at 1 timein atrap similar to that in Texas last year. Only difference is that ours had a swinging door with a spring attached. The door was propped open with a 2' piece of wood tied to a cable about 30' or so. The cable was then run through a couple pulleys to the opposite side of the pen. We spread corn throughout the pen and when the hogs made their way to the other side, they tripped the trigger cable and the spring pulls the door shut.
I was told you don't want to shoot the hogs in the trap after you catch them because it will take a very long time for more pigs to go in the trap with the blood and stuff in there.
I was told you don't want to shoot the hogs in the trap after you catch them because it will take a very long time for more pigs to go in the trap with the blood and stuff in there.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 7:10 am to REB BEER
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I was told you don't want to shoot the hogs in the trap after you catch them because it will take a very long time for more pigs to go in the trap with the blood and stuff in there.
This has been my experience.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 8:19 am to DownSouthDave
We caught 175 in one of these, in the same spot, over the course of 7 months. So.....
ETA: They were all shot in the trap.
ETA: They were all shot in the trap.
This post was edited on 3/8/17 at 8:26 am
Posted on 3/8/17 at 8:30 am to texag7
As mentioned i'd pre-bait the spot and get them coming to it on the reg. Build the trap around your bait spot make sure and use plenty of t-posts and tie the wire on good. Use gloves when building the trap and setting your trigger or they'll smell your scent from your bare hands. I did this last yr and had hogs in it the first night i'd built it. I've got bait in my traps now but the flockers aren't messing with it. But we still got plenty of pecans and all this clover and green stuff now.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 9:26 am to texag7
We built one a month ago here in Louisiana using horse panels and 8' tee posts. To get them used to it, we wired it open for the first two weeks. Then propped open the entrance with a small stick so the little ones could get in and an adult would hit the stick causing it to close. We caught 4 so far. Unfortunately the tiny babies couldn't push in once the mom went in. We also had pictures of hogs around the trap that wouldn't push in once the 4 were caught. I've read some people's opinions that they never see hogs push in after the first ones were caught.
We don't have the means of transporting live hogs away from the trap so we shot them inside. Currently waiting on the hogs to return.
We don't have the means of transporting live hogs away from the trap so we shot them inside. Currently waiting on the hogs to return.
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