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Dusty Britches · 03-13-2019, 09:27 PM

I trapped a big hog last night and honestly was surprised to see him still in the trap when I got home this evening.

To see the details on the trap, go look in the DIY section, Texas Size Hog Trap. There's more pictures, too, but let's just say this is the biggest hog I've ever taken and I know there is no way any smaller trap would have caught him. The fence is 34" high tensile hog wire. This is the expensive stuff and the DIY thread explains it.

This was about 10 minutes before I shot him.

easeup · 03-13-2019, 09:29 PM

first to congrat the big catch

Hendo · 03-13-2019, 09:33 PM

Very nice

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Kbar · 03-13-2019, 09:34 PM

High 5 for you- ��
Always stick it out

COOLDAD1 · 03-13-2019, 09:35 PM

Big ol pig. Congrats.

yotethumper · 03-13-2019, 09:59 PM

Nice!!!!

Lip · 03-13-2019, 10:10 PM

Awesome.

Pistol · 03-13-2019, 10:24 PM

WHOOP! Way to go!! I knew that trap would work!

Shurshot · 03-13-2019, 10:31 PM

Big pig, congratulations!

I followed your thread about building the trap.

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Thumper · 03-13-2019, 10:39 PM

Rule #13.5: Never take a picture standing with a hog to show how big he is? ..........

That's a big hog for sure and your right, he could have easily jumped out.

El Viejo · 03-13-2019, 10:39 PM

Congrats on the big pig! I must admit I had doubts about the durability of your trap when a good sized porker was inside. Looks like my doubts were groundless. Great job!

sailor · 03-13-2019, 10:45 PM

WTG---Dusty

OldRiverRat · 03-13-2019, 11:00 PM

So how much did it weigh?

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Draco · 03-13-2019, 11:27 PM

Dang girl, that's a big one.

Hart8 · 03-13-2019, 11:34 PM

Congrats!!

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bullets13 · 03-13-2019, 11:43 PM

Biggun

Tony Pic · 03-14-2019, 07:00 AM

Yup big ole nasty hog...Ya got lucky for sure with it not busting out. Well made trap

Congrats and keep 'em coming.

Dusty Britches · 03-14-2019, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldRiverRat

So how much did it weigh?

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My scale broke. I'm sure he was over 300. Yes, there's bigger pigs out there but how many times do you see them at 10 yards?

In the daylight?

And Thumper - I'm 6'5" tall!

I just couldn't take any pictures to really show his size.

My theory of the big trap was that the pigs would not fully comprehend that they were trapped because they could move so far, have some cover, and could not see any more than one fence at a time. This one bedded down in the plum groves during the day.

I also really, really want to trap an entire sounder. Hopefully I can reset the trap tonight. If not, definitely tomorrow.

AntlerCollector · 03-14-2019, 08:08 AM

Congrats on a big un

Rigging Cooks · 03-14-2019, 08:18 AM

A huge hog, way to go. I bet the odor was bad.

Fishndude · 03-14-2019, 08:22 AM

Atta girl

Tryton · 03-14-2019, 08:32 AM

I bet he could be destructive on a property. Good job.

Aggiebow88 · 03-14-2019, 08:39 AM

Holy cow!! congrats!!

Raleigh · 03-14-2019, 08:51 AM

Awesome pig Dusty

Dillakilla · 03-14-2019, 09:10 AM

Big pig for sure.
NICE!

Boone11 · 03-14-2019, 10:06 AM

nice

be12hunt · 03-14-2019, 10:21 AM

Awesome. Way to stick to it

dgilbert · 03-14-2019, 10:23 AM

Nice!

HCtracker · 03-15-2019, 04:27 PM

Oh wow, that is a big one. I'd get a little nervous surprising one that big in thick brush when tracking a deer.

Mexico · 03-15-2019, 04:30 PM

Ugly sucker! Congratulations!

Oldblue · 03-15-2019, 07:27 PM

Ol Big for sure! Thanks for sharing.

BTLowry · 03-15-2019, 08:17 PM

Glad you got that sucker

Congrats

Texas Grown · 03-15-2019, 08:38 PM

Heck of a pig Tracey!

Johnny44 · 03-15-2019, 10:42 PM

Cool.

I get amazed every year at the size of some hogs. I’ll be watching a nice size buck working a scrape, he looks up and scrambles off quickly. Then a hog comes in that seems to dwarfs him.

louieagarcia · 03-16-2019, 05:50 AM

That thing is Huge! Congrats

Crazy Horse · 03-16-2019, 10:04 AM

congrats!

CabezaBlanca · 03-16-2019, 10:07 AM

Nice! Congrats on that!

NDN98 · 03-16-2019, 11:24 AM

That's a big pig!

Wudstix · 03-16-2019, 11:30 AM

Good trap to hold that porker.

KIETHSTONE · 03-16-2019, 10:31 PM

Keep working at it you’ll get a sounder. Well done.

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03-13-2019, 09:27 PM	#1
Dusty Britches Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cameron & College Station	Texas Sized hog trapped I trapped a big hog last night and honestly was surprised to see him still in the trap when I got home this evening. To see the details on the trap, go look in the DIY section, Texas Size Hog Trap. There's more pictures, too, but let's just say this is the biggest hog I've ever taken and I know there is no way any smaller trap would have caught him. The fence is 34" high tensile hog wire. This is the expensive stuff and the DIY thread explains it. This was about 10 minutes before I shot him.

03-13-2019, 09:29 PM	#2
easeup Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas	first to congrat the big catch

03-13-2019, 09:33 PM	#3
Hendo Six Point Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Waco, TX Hunt In: Mills County, TX	Very nice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-13-2019, 09:34 PM	#4
Kbar Eight Point Join Date: Apr 2013	High 5 for you- �� Always stick it out

03-13-2019, 09:35 PM	#5
COOLDAD1 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Aledo, TX Hunt In: Texas	Big ol pig. Congrats.

03-13-2019, 09:59 PM	#6
yotethumper Six Point Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Houston Hunt In: Colorado County	Nice!!!!

03-13-2019, 10:10 PM	#7
Lip Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Houston Hunt In: Wherever	Awesome.

03-13-2019, 10:24 PM	#8
Pistol Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Flint, TX Hunt In: Outside	WHOOP! Way to go!! I knew that trap would work!

03-13-2019, 10:31 PM	#9
Shurshot Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Houston Hunt In: Frio/Zavala county	Big pig, congratulations! I followed your thread about building the trap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-13-2019, 10:39 PM	#10
Thumper Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Magnolia Texas	Rule #13.5: Never take a picture standing with a hog to show how big he is? .......... That's a big hog for sure and your right, he could have easily jumped out.

03-13-2019, 10:39 PM	#11
El Viejo Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Formerly Mission, now Irving Hunt In: Where ever I can	Congrats on the big pig! I must admit I had doubts about the durability of your trap when a good sized porker was inside. Looks like my doubts were groundless. Great job!

03-13-2019, 10:45 PM	#12
sailor Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas Hunt In: Texas	WTG---Dusty

03-13-2019, 11:00 PM	#13
OldRiverRat Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Deer Park, TX Hunt In: Navarro County	So how much did it weigh? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

03-13-2019, 11:27 PM	#14
Draco Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Georgetown, Texas	Dang girl, that's a big one.

03-13-2019, 11:34 PM	#15
Hart8 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Waxahachie,Tx Hunt In: concho co. tx	Congrats!! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

03-13-2019, 11:43 PM	#16
bullets13 Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Fannett Hunt In: Marion Co, Jefferson Co	Biggun

03-14-2019, 07:00 AM	#17
Tony Pic Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NYS and Texas Hunt In: NYS, Kerrville, Mountain Home and Harper	Yup big ole nasty hog...Ya got lucky for sure with it not busting out. Well made trap Congrats and keep 'em coming.

03-14-2019, 08:08 AM	#19
AntlerCollector Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2014 Hunt In: Votaw, Hardin/Polk Co., TX. Bon Weir, Newton Co., El Dorado, Schleicher Co., TX.	Congrats on a big un

03-14-2019, 08:18 AM	#20
Rigging Cooks Spike Join Date: Mar 2019	A huge hog, way to go. I bet the odor was bad.

03-14-2019, 08:22 AM	#21
Fishndude Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas Hunt In: Mason, Ellis and Dimmit counties	Atta girl

03-14-2019, 08:32 AM	#22
Tryton Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Polk and Leon counties	I bet he could be destructive on a property. Good job.

03-14-2019, 08:39 AM	#23
Aggiebow88 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell, AR (N.W. Arkansas) Hunt In: Kansas, Arkansas	Holy cow!! congrats!!

03-14-2019, 08:51 AM	#24
Raleigh Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pearland TX	Awesome pig Dusty

03-14-2019, 09:10 AM	#25
Dillakilla Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: DFW Hunt In: Comanche County	Big pig for sure. NICE!

03-14-2019, 10:06 AM	#26
Boone11 Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Jan 2019	nice

03-14-2019, 10:21 AM	#27
be12hunt Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Lake Jackson, TX Hunt In: Montell, TX	Awesome. Way to stick to it

03-14-2019, 10:23 AM	#28
dgilbert Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lake Granbury Hunt In: Coke Co	Nice!

03-15-2019, 04:27 PM	#29
HCtracker Spike Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cedar Creek,TX Hunt In: Hill Country & Bastrop county	Oh wow, that is a big one. I'd get a little nervous surprising one that big in thick brush when tracking a deer.

03-15-2019, 04:30 PM	#30
Mexico Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Clear Lake Tx Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx	Ugly sucker! Congratulations!

03-15-2019, 07:27 PM	#31
Oldblue Six Point Join Date: Mar 2017	Ol Big for sure! Thanks for sharing.