Texas Sized Hog Trap - Round 2
Some of you may recall the Texas Sized Hog trap I built and set last year.https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...d.php?t=718836
We had some good success at trapping some really big pigs and on one occasion trapping 5 pigs but as expected the pvc slider blew out when 2 very panicked pigs hit it. We did shoot 3 other pigs before they hit the gate.
This time I screwed 2 2x4s on either side of a longer cattle panel to act as guides up and down the pipe. See the left side of the pipe in this photo.
I was also frustrated with the way we tried to wire the horizontal pipe to the tops of those vertical pipes and needed something easier to lift off for driving anything into the plot. So I took scrap 2x4 cedar (already stained), drilled 2 x 2" holes on 3" centers, and drove 2 x 2" galvanized pipes through, leaving about 2" above the cedar plate. Then I put 2 1/4" galvanized screws through the cedar into the pipe caps to hold them in place, provide stability, and to act as a slide stop to keep them on top of the pipes. And, it keeps the spacing right to prevent the pipes from binding onto the gate. I added 2 eye bolts to wire the horizontal pipe to and to attach a guide wire / chain. This acts as a stabilizer when the gate is set open and keeps the pipes from bending backwards.
We also realized during the shooting spree that the pigs ball up in the corner next to the gate so I added a short length cattle panel in a curved fashion to prevent a corner. This was actually the former pvc gate. The big truck tire was placed there to get it out of the way but I'm hoping it also throws the pigs off balance.
So I set the trap but quickly realized the gate was substantially heavier and needed a heavier weight to hold my stick under the tire. The gate was sliding down as the birds and critters ate the corn.
So yesterday I search the net, which ironically (or not) brought me to the thread on hog trap triggers in this section!
I instantly saw the solution in the pull pin and set out to use scrap supplies. My ubolt was actually a small piece of box iron with previously welded tabs, which was perfect for holding a pin, which I happened to have a collection of from previous projects. I grabbed an old snap for the gate rope to attach to and a drill to put a hole through the tpost and run a 1/4" lag bolt to attach my "ubolt" to.
After a few test runs I found that the best setting for the pin was barely through the hole. The gate is pretty heavy and takes some effort to move the trigger tire.
The pin is attached to a short rope which runs through the sidewall of the tire and has a knot tied in the end to keep it from slipping back through. There's a half of a bag of corn under the soil, which is only about 1" deep.
Final set up.
Naturally, as I was finishing up the wind picked up and the cold front started coming in. The hogs have not come around yet. I have my wireless camera set up on the gate and as of this morning the gate has not slipped at all.
I am ready for any and all pigs. We are open for business!
We had some good success at trapping some really big pigs and on one occasion trapping 5 pigs but as expected the pvc slider blew out when 2 very panicked pigs hit it. We did shoot 3 other pigs before they hit the gate.
This time I screwed 2 2x4s on either side of a longer cattle panel to act as guides up and down the pipe. See the left side of the pipe in this photo.
I was also frustrated with the way we tried to wire the horizontal pipe to the tops of those vertical pipes and needed something easier to lift off for driving anything into the plot. So I took scrap 2x4 cedar (already stained), drilled 2 x 2" holes on 3" centers, and drove 2 x 2" galvanized pipes through, leaving about 2" above the cedar plate. Then I put 2 1/4" galvanized screws through the cedar into the pipe caps to hold them in place, provide stability, and to act as a slide stop to keep them on top of the pipes. And, it keeps the spacing right to prevent the pipes from binding onto the gate. I added 2 eye bolts to wire the horizontal pipe to and to attach a guide wire / chain. This acts as a stabilizer when the gate is set open and keeps the pipes from bending backwards.
We also realized during the shooting spree that the pigs ball up in the corner next to the gate so I added a short length cattle panel in a curved fashion to prevent a corner. This was actually the former pvc gate. The big truck tire was placed there to get it out of the way but I'm hoping it also throws the pigs off balance.
So I set the trap but quickly realized the gate was substantially heavier and needed a heavier weight to hold my stick under the tire. The gate was sliding down as the birds and critters ate the corn.
So yesterday I search the net, which ironically (or not) brought me to the thread on hog trap triggers in this section!
I instantly saw the solution in the pull pin and set out to use scrap supplies. My ubolt was actually a small piece of box iron with previously welded tabs, which was perfect for holding a pin, which I happened to have a collection of from previous projects. I grabbed an old snap for the gate rope to attach to and a drill to put a hole through the tpost and run a 1/4" lag bolt to attach my "ubolt" to.After a few test runs I found that the best setting for the pin was barely through the hole. The gate is pretty heavy and takes some effort to move the trigger tire.
The pin is attached to a short rope which runs through the sidewall of the tire and has a knot tied in the end to keep it from slipping back through. There's a half of a bag of corn under the soil, which is only about 1" deep.
Final set up.
Naturally, as I was finishing up the wind picked up and the cold front started coming in. The hogs have not come around yet. I have my wireless camera set up on the gate and as of this morning the gate has not slipped at all.
I am ready for any and all pigs. We are open for business!
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