Texas Sized Hog Trap - Round 4 started Jan 2022

[Dusty Britches]

Trapped in this trap?
2019 - 6
2020 - 138
2021 - 16 (we sprayed roundup and killed everything, driving pigs out)
2022 - so far - 1. Depending on how they move, we could catch a little or a lot.

[Dusty Britches]

Look at this!

Texas sized raccoon!

The wind is really howling tonight.

[wdtorque]

Fingers crossed


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[Dusty Britches]

In my sexy voice: Hey, hey, big boy! We are open for business, come stay awhile!

The cameras are at about 30" high. This big one just showed up last night. There's still a sounder of 8 running around, but they haven't come back to the pen ... yet. We will try to remedy that tonight.

(btw - the times are correct - I have 2 cameras set up side by side because I was trouble shooting and checking on one. I'll be moving one camera tonight. )

[fish4food]

Dang that’s a big ol pig!

Keep up the good work!!!

[smokeless]

Your gonna have to raise the gate higher !!

[GarGuy]

That fat sucker may have been cut

[kruppa24]

getem!

[Dusty Britches]

That fat sucker may have been cut

Now that I look a little harder at it, I'm not entirely convinced that is a boar hog. Could be a sow. We had one hanging around that we referred to as the shetland pony.

This is her from 2020.

[Dusty Britches]

Oooh! New customers!

Did they trigger it??


To be continued .......

[Fishndude]

Push that tire.

[Dusty Britches]

Nope but the deer are sure enjoying the set up.

[Dusty Britches]

It is with some trepidation that I'm updating this thread. We have not seen any hogs in 6 weeks. I've seen them on my neighbors' places but no where near my trap. Perhaps with the numbers we took out they are staying off property, which is fine but I sure like trapping them. Plus my preacher neighbor has been asking for more hog meat - and raccoons.

Well we finally had a boar hog show up on camera. But, would he go in? Hmm. (note the time)




Yes, I think he will... but will he push the tire to drop the gate?




Well, how about that? It took him a while. It must have been that entire bag of corn i put out between the gate and the trigger.




While I did not weigh him, I'm fairly confident he was about 140-160. I'm getting pretty good at weight judging, especially in that range. I think he was an older hog, too, because he had ulcers on his gums from his cutters. Sorry, I didn't think to grab a picture of it.

Dropped him with one shot to the head with a 243. I love that Browning A Bolt.

[Dusty Britches]

So this morning I checked the camera, not really expecting anything except deer.

Nope. Look at this bad boy! Come on in, Big Boy, Momma has something special for you!

[Dusty Britches]

But alas, not today. You come back soon, Sweetie. I'd love to have you for the night .... and day.