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hog trap question #1151668 01/06/10 12:45 AM
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ok so my friend took my trap out to his lease at the start of hunting season and still has not caught anything in it he has pictures of hog near it but nothing in it is there something we are doing wrong??



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Re: hog trap question [Re: fonzie] #1151840 01/06/10 02:07 AM
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Make sure and put some kind of wild hog feed in there. There usually not just going to wander off in a big cage depending on what size it is).


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Try some pig out. When I cant get them to come to corn I use that and it usually brings them in.



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Re: hog trap question [Re: SpoonPlatoon] #1151915 01/06/10 02:31 AM
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i heard strawberry jello mixed in the corn for a couple of days but havent tried it yet.Also move the trap to a closer patern and not so much off there usual path


Re: hog trap question [Re: aabass] #1152703 01/06/10 02:56 PM
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1 cup of deisel to 4 gallons of corn, mix well, pour most of it in a few places inside of the trap, and a little outside, leading into the trap(doesnt hurt to pour a little pigout in the piles also)
depending on what kind of trap, a box trap, we put dry jello(2 or 3 boxes) in an old tube sock and hang it from the top of the trap, along with diesel corn


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Was he not baiting it at all?

Another thing we do is put a feeder directly over the trap with a 5 gallon bucket with the bottom cut out screwed around the timer/control box. This forces the corn to drop directly into the feeder. When we are not checking the trap we wire it open so it can not be tripped and also gets the hogs comfortable with going in and out of the trap.

For heavy baiting when we are at the lease we will sour some corn with old beer and water. After a couple of days we will put about a beer can full of diesel.



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Re: hog trap question [Re: Chopped54] #1153181 01/06/10 06:23 PM
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Don't put any feed/bait/attractant on the outside, always bait the inside to make them go in.


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well he poors corn right in there..my thing is and it think the reason being is cause when he in not there he locks it and nothin goes in he unlocks it for when he goes out there which is only for the weekend...



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Re: hog trap question [Re: fonzie] #1156842 01/08/10 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted By: fonzie_rocks
well he poors corn right in there..my thing is and it think the reason being is cause when he in not there he locks it and nothin goes in he unlocks it for when he goes out there which is only for the weekend...

Seems to me that you just described your problem. When I'm away from the ranch I leave my traps with the doors wired open and a "pig pipe" full of corn inside. The pigs get comfortable with going in and out. When I'm on the place overnight I set up the trip wires. Caught a bunch of 'em the last two years. I never saw much need for jello and commercial hog attractants, as I've never seen any hog turn up his nose at plain ol' corn...
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well he poors corn right in there..my thing is and it think the reason being is cause when he in not there he locks it and nothin goes in he unlocks it for when he goes out there which is only for the weekend...

Seems to me that you just described your problem. When I'm away from the ranch I leave my traps with the doors wired open and a "pig pipe" full of corn inside. The pigs get comfortable with going in and out. When I'm on the place overnight I set up the trip wires. Caught a bunch of 'em the last two years. I never saw much need for jello and commercial hog attractants, as I've never seen any hog turn up his nose at plain ol' corn...
Just my $0.02


Exactly!! Have to let the hogs get comfortable with going in & out of the trap whenever they please, once they do so, set it as Reverend mentioned.


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You don't necessarily have to put any hog bait in there. Corn should do it. If the pig wants to eat he'll go in, if not he won't. Just be patient.



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Originally Posted By: kyotee1
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Originally Posted By: fonzie_rocks
well he poors corn right in there..my thing is and it think the reason being is cause when he in not there he locks it and nothin goes in he unlocks it for when he goes out there which is only for the weekend...

Seems to me that you just described your problem. When I'm away from the ranch I leave my traps with the doors wired open and a "pig pipe" full of corn inside. The pigs get comfortable with going in and out. When I'm on the place overnight I set up the trip wires. Caught a bunch of 'em the last two years. I never saw much need for jello and commercial hog attractants, as I've never seen any hog turn up his nose at plain ol' corn...
Just my $0.02


Exactly!! Have to let the hogs get comfortable with going in & out of the trap whenever they please, once they do so, set it as Reverend mentioned.







After learning this I'd recommend moving the trap to a different location and start ALL over. Make sure the trap door is ALWAYS OPEN (wired or set). Probably educated/ pi$$ed off some the hogs by not having it open all the time.....reason for relocation. It would be like teasing them. After awhile they'll loose interest all together.


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