Dallas Jack
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His property is south east of Comanche and north east of Priddy. He lives on the property and the main use is deer hunting altho he does raise chickens and guinnies. Also his neighbor has some cattle on the property outside of deer season.
Plenty of food and cover but no creeks. He has one rocky bottomed pond (not suited for wallows) and water troughs in each feeder pen.
He started building the trap at first sighting of a pig, didn't know then that they would be gone so quickly. Besides he loves to weld and was just looking for a reason to build something. The trap spends most of its time sitting outside of his shop.
He swaps out the memory cards every week or two and looks around for scat (deer, turkey, and pig) when he does. The single boar has never visited the same feeder for more than a couple of weeks and again never the same animal. They don't come offten enough to start a trail and the ground is kinda rocky (not very good for finding tracks) in spots.
Thanks for the reply. This pig thing is new to me. Hope they stay away but it would be good to get some fresh pork.
Dallas Jack
2. Terrain features, food/ water sources (and cover) are not as inviting as other properties.
Plenty of food and cover but no creeks. He has one rocky bottomed pond (not suited for wallows) and water troughs in each feeder pen.
While it is good to be proactive when dealing with hogs, building a trap before you have a hog problem (or have no patterns) is like building a parking lot in the Sahara. It's not going to see much action.
He started building the trap at first sighting of a pig, didn't know then that they would be gone so quickly. Besides he loves to weld and was just looking for a reason to build something. The trap spends most of its time sitting outside of his shop.
Keep an eye on the game cameras, learn to recognize the "sign" that hogs leave behind, then see if there are certain areas of the property they are traveling through.
He swaps out the memory cards every week or two and looks around for scat (deer, turkey, and pig) when he does. The single boar has never visited the same feeder for more than a couple of weeks and again never the same animal. They don't come offten enough to start a trail and the ground is kinda rocky (not very good for finding tracks) in spots.
Thanks for the reply. This pig thing is new to me. Hope they stay away but it would be good to get some fresh pork.
Dallas Jack