I’d be interested to hear how the alligator works out SK.

Are you going add SB to it and use it fresh or taint it a bit?

In either case, I wonder if you might get a bit of rolling response with the gator.

Sportsman and all the southern guys what about ground up pig? Has anyone tried it before?

Based on camera pics…nothing eats our pigs but buzzards and sometimes they won’t touch one.

Thanks for the response wanna be....strange behavior for sure. I’m wondering if a guy took a ham out and ground it up for a different presentation if it would be more attractive?

MChewk, I have never tried it, but sure the coyotes around here have eaten it on occasion. I killed a young pig last year around the time I had killed a deer. I put them both in a thicket after cleaning. The deer got pulled out of the thicket into the field while the pig rotted away right where it sat. With that said, I wouldnt hesitate to try it on a small scale, but I dont think I wouldnt have real high expectations

I made a bunch two years ago that I am still working on. One is a horse base that has been working well for me and the other is bobcat based that has been alright for a change up.

Weird, especially after seeing Tejas’ pics of the coyotes polishing off that pig...

That right there is worth than most will ever realize.

Mac

That is quite odd. Not to be real stupid, but I know nothing about wild hogs, is the hide super tough do you think they simply do not like it?
Hog or regular old pig is a bait I have never tried. One of my students, after a couple lessons, lashed a freezer burned ham to a tree and proceeded to catch a couple fisher. Go figure.

Mac

When I put a pig in a field I’ve split them open and left them whole. Sometimes the buzzards eat them, sometimes they won’t. Just like Sportsman said, a dead deer will be gone the next day.

Coyotes I know locally and in some mid western states will eat domestic hogs. I have worked on many dump stations over the years that brought the coyotes and other opportunists to these sites. Buzzards really like them. I had to set way off from the dump sites to keep away from their milling around over my set up area.

Old big sows and piglets all bring interest at a bait pile. Of course many of these bait piles have been there for years so there is some conditioning involved.

MChewk, I’ve used chunks of fresh pork and did well. I’ve caught several really old coyotes off feral pig.

I can’t imagine a coyote passing up a fresh chunk of marrano if that is the lunch special for the day.

I've never ground any up. I’ll give it a try this year and see how much they like the South Texas swine tartare.

I'll try it with the dirt hole change-up you suggested.

Gonna do a light taint and then ad the SB.Just wondering why do you think they might roll.

I’m not a snake killer, but I’ve often wondered about rattlesnake meat or I guess any snake meat. I know I’ve personally seen several bobcats crossing the road with snakes before, and I mean some big ole snakes. Don’t know if coyotes would like it or not.

Slipknot, I think that would be because gator oil is said to get a rolling response. Don’t quote me on that. There’s a guy in GA who has used gator meat and says it’s worked well for him on bobcats.

Wannabe, I have been working with some rattlesnake juice and the lures I’ve tested with it have gotten positive reactions from coyotes so far. I have another one in the freezer that I will taint once it cools down some and use as more of a bait. I know Wayne Derrick has several lures that use rattlesnake meat.

Rattlesnake chunked up good bait for western KS coyotes---- I keep them froze in freezer till use and use them fresh in chunks------ don't let the missus stumble over one hunting froze veggies !

Just because of that swampy fish-like smell.

I haven't seen many dogs that would pass on the opportunity to roll on a dead fish.

Snake is an interesting option as a lure ingredient, but there is no way I could round up enough rattlesnakes to make a big batch of bait.

The protected Blue Indigo helps keep our rattlesnake numbers in check. They are a constrictor.

It is my understanding that they are the largest native snake in Texas.

A good size indigo runs six to eight feet.This big girl is in the seven foot range. It is always good to see them on the hunt.

Dang Tejas! She can go wherever she wants...big sucker! Let me speak for us Northern guys on snakes...we mostly have the common garter snake but they do emit a fishy smell when alarmed aka picked up. You pick one up and you're stinky the rest of the day...there is no doubt that they would attract a predator if used at a set. I believe they eat mostly insects.

Our adult garter snakes love toads in these parts. The juveniles are insect feeders for the most part.