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56 minutes ago

Any Feral Hog Trappers? [by Ezana4CE]

I've been away for a while. The last time I was here I was after nuisance beavers and I read some good posts and received great advice. Funny thing about it is that nature took care of that problem by producing an abundance rain. So much in fact that the weight of the water behind the dam caused the dam to burst and the remaining beavers didn't repair it. Now I'm facing an issue that needs immediate attention. Like the beavers, I've been hunting hogs.I've been aware of them for about 5 years. I hunted them in the past by baiting and combing thick cover for them to flush and pressure them. Over the years I've learned more about their behavior to the point that I've become a somewhat effective tracker on my own. I've learned that they are a lot more intelligent than I'd given them credit for. I've shot a couple, but that does very little to their numbers in the grand scheme of things. Last summer is when I noticed that they are a serious problem that cannot be ignored.

On one particular parcel I've crawled into thick cover and discovered that there are more hogs present than I'd imagined. I've heard them active in the day time on several properties and they are a raucous bunch. The damage that they do in a short period of time is remarkable. No crops or food plots are grown on this land. At this point I'm trying to manage the land in order to mitigate further erosion, destruction of grassland, fouling of water ways, and to help better management of our whitetail population. These hogs are like vacuum cleaners clearing fallen acorns, pecans, and hickory nuts. Some of this land is also home to livestock. Deer and livestock depend upon mast during this time of year and I'm trying to keep our whitetails from being pushed out. What I have also identified are areas where the hogs are using to travel between three other adjacent parcels. So in the interest of all that I have stated, I've been investigating various types of traps geared towards removing sounders or at least groups of hogs and pigs (6 or more).

I was looking at a coral styled trap to start with. I understand that I am to condition the hogs by feeding them in a trap left open for a week or two so that they become comfortable feeding there as a group. As cheap as it is, corn will be my bait. I will probably dispatch the first few groups, using some of the healthier hogs for consumption. The others will feed resident coyotes, feral dogs, possums, raccoons, crows, and local buzzards. What I am unsure of is a good location to place the trap(s). I have identified feeding areas, trails, wallows, at least one bedding area, but I am unsure where to place the trap. Can experienced trappers advise me on a good location to effectively place traps to bait and trap these hogs?

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Wilderness Trapping and Living

1 hour ago

#9 [by milkcrate]

I know that there is some history with the #9 wolf trap with various owners and updates. I am a little curious as to where this one might have fit in on the timeline. I have had ones with both Manning and Alaska stamped on the pan, but this one just has NO 9. It also has an interesting swivel.

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