Help with hog panels in rocky ground

[HunterDan2006]

I am needing to put up hog panels around my feeders and the ground is very rocky. Typically I hit rock 6" to 8" down. I was wondering if anyone had a solution to getting "T" posts in the ground? I have a generator and could rent a hammer drill with a 1" concrete drill. Is that my best option?

[sideways]

Yes that is what we did and that method works well


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[ballgame]

we used 1/2" rebar cut down to 4' tall.

I used a hammer drill, a concrete drill bit and a generator to drill into the rock.

The pens have been up 9 months and not one pig has gotten in.

[HunterDan2006]

Yes that is what we did and that method works well


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Thanks.

[HunterDan2006]

we used 1/2" rebar cut down to 4' tall.

I used a hammer drill, a concrete drill bit and a generator to drill into the rock.

The pens have been up 9 months and not one pig has gotten in.

Hadn't thought of rebar. I'll look into that as well. Thanks.

[kingranch]

just overlap a foot and use wire to tie them together, it worked great for us in junction.. use rebar steaks to reinforce in spots you might can get it in the ground w hammer.

Once its all tied together it can not bend or move, no post needed

just make sure to use the real hog panel not the thin cattle stuff

[HunterDan2006]

just overlap a foot and use wire to tie them together, it worked great for us in junction.. use rebar steaks to reinforce in spots you might can get it in the ground w hammer.

Once its all tied together it can not bend or move, no post needed

just make sure to use the real hog panel not the thin cattle stuff

What was the approximate diameter of your finished pen?

[Fargus]

It's a little more expensive, but wasn't there a guy that made free standing traps from panels framed with square tubing? Something like that may save you some sore muscles. If necessary, you could wire in some rebar or similar section of metal to stiffen up the joints a bit.

[bowhuntertex]

hammer drill into the rock and drive the post. It will never move.

[ballgame]

We also ran 1/4" rebar horizontally on the inside of the pen.

The pigs havent been a problem.

The Aoudad are now the issue. They will run into the panels and bend them when they fight or leave in a hurry.

We used 9 panels per pen but I plan on making them bigger. will probably add 1-2 panels per pen.

[Big pig]

just overlap a foot and use wire to tie them together, it worked great for us in junction.. use rebar steaks to reinforce in spots you might can get it in the ground w hammer.

Once its all tied together it can not bend or move, no post needed

just make sure to use the real hog panel not the thin cattle stuff

Good call. It would necessarily hold one in, but it will probably keep them out.

[Ray McGaughey]

I have used as few as 8 panels erected in a square. But for the last few years, we've used 12 panels erected in a circle. We overlap one section on each end and tie in 3 spots at each overlap. We put a post at each overlap and another post 1/2 way between overlaps. It makes for a big, stout pen.

[Txhuntr2]

Fill barrels with rocks in places where t posts won’t work. Wire the panels to the barrels.

[CastAndBlast]

just overlap a foot and use wire to tie them together, it worked great for us in junction.. use rebar steaks to reinforce in spots you might can get it in the ground w hammer.

Once its all tied together it can not bend or move, no post needed

just make sure to use the real hog panel not the thin cattle stuff

We did something similar when we use to hunt rock springs. We would bend the bottom of the panels to 90 degrees about a foot up from the bottom. The we would make a large octagon type shape overlapping the corners. Then we put t-posts in where we could get them in the ground. Finally, we would roll large rocks or pile up rocks on the bottom part that was bent and laying flat on the ground.

May be easier to just rent a drill though

[Traildust]

1/2' rebar and a 5/8" hilti drill, drive down with 2lb hammer......they'll be there till the end of the earth