hog bait

[rockbilly]

:shock: Had a conversation with a friend yesterday, he told me about his method of baiting hogs.  It must work, he kills his share in this area.

First he locates an area where the hogs are rooting.  He digs a hole about 3-4 feet deep with a post hole digger.  Filles it about a third way  then pours in about two quarts of agricultrial molasses, another foot of corn, two more quarts of molasses, he then fille it to the top and puts another 2-3 quarts of molasses over the corn.

He said once the hogs find it, they stay in the area untill all the corn is gone.  He said it looks like they have been using a backhoe after a day or two.  The length of time it takes to clean the hole out depends on the number of hogs in the herd.

[.308sniper]

cool sounds like a good idea.

[markc]

we do a similar thing except that we buy a 50# bag of cattle sweet feed and dump it in the hole.  It already has the molasses, corn etc.. in the bag.   It works very well.  The smell is quite strong and carries through the woods a long way.

[Land_Owner]

Unfortunately, if we dig a hole, by the time it becomes 1' to 1.5' deep it is full of water.  The Dismal Swamp (St. Johns River flood plain) is alive with hogs.  We hang a 1-gallon plastic milk jug four feet off of the ground that has been cut to accept 1/2 gallon of corn and enough water to cover the corn.  Put in 1/2 a beer if you want it to get it started quicker (adds yeast), or not.  The water will sour the corn and fermentation is not long thereafter.  The smell, though not too good to you and me, will bring them in from miles away.  They will stay with the addition of a broadcast feeder.  Set for two, three or four feedings a day and they'll stay in the neighborhood.

[markc]

I've heard of the soured beer idea before, tried it a couple of times and all I got was drunk raccoons.  We had made some pig pipes from the large diameter black plastic field line pipe.  It already has holes in it.  We tied it to a T-post and let the pigs knock it aorund to get the corn to come out.  If it gets wet it stinks and helps to attract them...

[markc]

I've heard of the soured beer idea before, tried it a couple of times and all I got was drunk raccoons.  We had made some pig pipes from the large diameter black plastic field line pipe.  It already has holes in it.  We tied it to a T-post and let the pigs knock it aorund to get the corn to come out.  If it gets wet it stinks and helps to attract them...

[rockbilly]

Back in the early 60s while stationed at Warner Robbins AFB, GA, I went deer hunting on federal land north of Macon.  It was opening day, and in an attempt to get away from the other hunters I put the old Jeep in four wheel and drove several miles down the middle of a fire break.  When I got to the point that I no longer seen people I pulled her over and started walking.  We walked down a small creek for a ways, found a place and set down.  After about an hour I heard this strange noise, looked around and there were 12-14 hogs that appeared to be drunk as a skunk.  A shoort while later my friend came back to where I was setting and said he had found a moonshine still, and that the hogs were in it eating the mash.  He wanted to take me back and show me, but being wise to moonshiners I elected to head for the Jeep and move on down the road. :wink:

He said the still was made up of seven vats that were about eight feet across and about three feet deep, but the hogs had done major damage to the vats.  This was a big time operation, it was covered with camo netting, and likely there were several people with guns in the area to guard it...........that is the reason I made tracks.

[Land_Owner]

The fermentation of wild muscadine grapes in mid to late summer is sufficient to marinate hogs on the hoof.  I shot three 100# brothers in swift succession.  Each was punch drunk, never knew what hit him, and thoroughly marinated from eating fermented grapes.  When gutted, the aroma of the meat was strictly muscadine grape.  Those were the[/b] most tender meals of hog I had ever eaten.

BTW rockbilly:  good sound thinking regarding those stills.  Better to be ALIVE and well away from any confrontation with distillers and/or illegal _____ (fill in the blank - aliens; marajuana growers; meth lab techs; etc.) as apposed to the legal kind.  As the local sheriff told the wife and me just before we bought our rural property, "This area is known for persons that don't like other people snooping into "their" lands if you know what I mean?"  So I asked him what his office was doing about the problem.  He just walked away...I guess that means the problem is mine to solve  :twisted: I'm more than ready...

[markc]

thats funny about the drunk pigs.  Yeah, in some parts of the country when you buy rural, you have to be careful about your new neighbors.  Be safe, and keep en eye open.

[elmer]

Some great ideas here. I really want to see the drunk raccoons.  :grin:

[Game_Stalker]

I've heard of the soured beer idea before, tried it a couple of times and all I got was drunk raccoons.  We had made some pig pipes from the large diameter black plastic field line pipe.  It already has holes in it.  We tied it to a T-post and let the pigs knock it aorund to get the corn to come out.  If it gets wet it stinks and helps to attract them...

I'm picturing a 4" or bigger PVC pipe with holes in the sides, but how big should the holes be to make it accessible for the pigs, but not TOO accessible?