Hog patterning?

[wormbobskey]

Can hogs be patterned like a whitetail? I know where I can find sign, but was wondering if it would work to try and hang a stand over fresh sign and try and catch them coming through again. Has anyone tried this? Maybe I ought to just set up a bait station under my stand.

[hillbill]

cruiseing yutube the other day saw sum guys diggin a posthole and filling it with fermented corn, they said it took the hogs several days to get it all.thats how they were gettin um. they said otherwise it was really hard to pattern them.

[chutesnreloads]

Forget patterning them.What you can do is find their main routes of travel.More than one group of hogs will use the same or near same routes.Set up on these and wait.They'll come through when they come through.Some places more often than others but there no rhymn or reason.That's been my experience anyway.Hope this helps.

[wormbobskey]

Has anyone ever tried to use that acorn rage stuff on hogs? Any ideas on what they fermented the corn with or in? Thanks for the advice.

[chutesnreloads]

Never tried the stuff you mentioned.When I put out soured corn.I soaked cracked corn(not whole corn...not sure if it matters)with old milk and beer...leave room in your bucket for it to expand some.Once the hogs were coming to it ...just kept it filled with whole corn.

[jmayton]

I've never been able to find any discernable pattern for hogs other than boars who roam over a particular range, but they patrol it pretty randomly and will move quickly if threatened or searching for food.

As for bait, I use a 2' long piece of 4" PVC capped on one end with a screw-in cap on the other.  I drill several holes in it, fill it with corn and attach it to a tree or post.  The hogs root it around and it slowly spills corn.  It allows for better placement than stand feeders.  The one I'm using now has too many holes so I have to go fill it every couple of days.

[deernhog]

Find a food source they are using like a green field or meadow full of Cuckleburr they will use it till they are pressured or get it all eaten. Stay up wind of where they come in and feed. In the warm monthes they will use creeks ponds and sloughs for wallows. About the time you think they are figured out they will disapper for awhile.

[billy_56081]

I cannot say this from experence with hog hunting using it, but the next time I go I am going to try distillers grains. These are the corn used in ethanol, these are the leftovers after the fermentation process. I know that deer love it better than corn or soybeans. I almost has a beer smell. It is used as the base protien for commercial hog farms and is very very cheep.