I have lots of hogs on various pieces of property in middle Ga like we all have. I've trapped hogs my whole life growing up and had good success. I don't mess with trapping them much now for lots of reasons mainly time and travel distance. This year I want to teach my kids the trapping skills I learned and a child. Trapping raccoons for certain will be fun. Hogs will be as well but I want to be as successful as possible.
I am building a portable style trap which will allow me to move it from property to property with ease. I want to catch as many as I can in the trap at once like we all do. I have always used the drop gate technique in which the gate hold/latch string is buried in the ground with some corn over the top to hopefully allow as many as possible to get in the trap before it triggers. Sometimes I would catch 3 or 5 or 10. Now that game cameras have come out I can see how many are in each sounder and I want to catch them all or close to it. Then move on.
I am about to build my trap and my question is this:
What is the best gate or system you have used to allow them to come and go for a period of time and then when you are ready to catch them you close it down so they can only come in but not leave? Obviously to start out you leave the gates open and gradually get them accustomed to the coming and going for an easy meal.
Single swing type gate on two different sides? They get accustomed to pushing it open.
Two small double swing doors shaped in a V kinda like a funnel?
Just go with the drop down technique and hope for the best?
What else have you had success which will allow you to keep on catching them while others are still in the pen?
If there is some cheap cell phone trigger system I am unaware of enlighten me please? I have plenty of cell cameras and could go that route if it doesn't break the bank.
What other tips could you offer? Also, I appreciate the fact that catch dogs are a great technique but I don't need your help to catch them so please don't PM me. I also understand shooting them is a great option and I never pass up the chance but I don't need help with that either.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Dave
I am building a portable style trap which will allow me to move it from property to property with ease. I want to catch as many as I can in the trap at once like we all do. I have always used the drop gate technique in which the gate hold/latch string is buried in the ground with some corn over the top to hopefully allow as many as possible to get in the trap before it triggers. Sometimes I would catch 3 or 5 or 10. Now that game cameras have come out I can see how many are in each sounder and I want to catch them all or close to it. Then move on.
I am about to build my trap and my question is this:
What is the best gate or system you have used to allow them to come and go for a period of time and then when you are ready to catch them you close it down so they can only come in but not leave? Obviously to start out you leave the gates open and gradually get them accustomed to the coming and going for an easy meal.
Single swing type gate on two different sides? They get accustomed to pushing it open.
Two small double swing doors shaped in a V kinda like a funnel?
Just go with the drop down technique and hope for the best?
What else have you had success which will allow you to keep on catching them while others are still in the pen?
If there is some cheap cell phone trigger system I am unaware of enlighten me please? I have plenty of cell cameras and could go that route if it doesn't break the bank.
What other tips could you offer? Also, I appreciate the fact that catch dogs are a great technique but I don't need your help to catch them so please don't PM me. I also understand shooting them is a great option and I never pass up the chance but I don't need help with that either.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Dave