Can Hogs pattern a stand?

[Chesapeake Troller]

Interesting thing tonite, hunted my favorite stand which 3 weeks and 4 weeks ago producted a 120lb boar and 80lb sow. Watched a doe feed in the stand area for about an hour unaware of me, as it got dark some pigs came in from the left, they moved into the brush just before they would have been in sight of the stand, moved thru the brush to the other side, and then started feeding on the other side of the feeder from me! It got too dark to shoot so I called it a night. After thinking through the events it really seemed they have figured out the stand location, just like a deer herd will. No wind, again the doe was out in front of me for about a hour and never knew it. The strange thing is that I have not hunted the stand for 3 weeks, so unless other members of my club have been hunting it (which I suspect but cannot prove), no one has been in the area.

Any thoughts from the forum members, can pigs pattern a stand, and on top of that with such little pressure?

Thanks

CT

[howie1968]

yes my friend pigs can pattern a stand, and with very little pressure. i hunt feral pigs and they are very smart  they do know where you are at. and they probally smelled you. when seriously hunting pigs  i have learned to avoid my feeders and set up on travel routes or by known hog wallows. here lately ive been stumped as they dont come to my feeder if im there once i switched my routine i am not only seeing more pigs but am also getting a few here and there