I just put a post on the general forum about how I'm moving to Hawaii. Anyway, I'm gonna be trapping hogs there. I've never done it before, so I was hoping that I could get some pictures of hog traps. I've read a lot about them. I understand its rather effective to get them accustomed to feeding and then catch them in some sort of enclosure. I've also heard that snaring is pretty effective. I'm going to have to be really careful with all the endagered species there. Any help would be great.

I dont have any pics of them but if you google feral hog tpaps and go to the univ. of texas page they have some real good ones there. tha ones i use are 5'x16' hog panels with a sliding type door. Cut the panels in half(takes about three panels) make a box weld together put the door ay one end and cut a panel for the other end and use a piece of plywood for your door and there you go.just take a 2x4 to hold the door up and throw corn at opposite end when the hog roots aroud the 2x4 he will knock it down and the gate slides shut. this trap is portable which helps alot

Don't worry, if you are going to work for the USFWS, like your other post said or more likely the USDA wildlife services, then they will tell you what you can use to trap feral hogs and most likely its going to be one method, cage traps. GOOD LUCK. LOL oh and how did you get a job trapping feral hogs if you never did it before? Do the feds always hire people for the job that never did the work? Just asking an obvious question here, I mean were there not enough qualified applicants or something?

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You caught that too, huh LT? I mean heres a guy that says he just got hired to trap feral hogs, but has never done it before? Man I feel my federal tax dollars are going to a real good cause there.

I suppose I should try and defend myself here. First off, they require a college education so that throws a few people out the door. I have a lot of trapping experience, I just fur trapped here in Missouri this past season. I also have extensive field experience collecting a multitude of different data. Also I'm not going to just be feral hog trapping. I'm going to be controlling feral cats, rats, feral chickens, cattle egrets, bull frogs, and mallards.

There is an important scientific component to this position. They wanted someone with a scientific background since I'm going to be around so many endangered species. Dealing with the general public is also an important part to this position.

In a nutshell I was hired because I have a college education, a wide array of experiences, and I've done a lot of trapping. It may not be with feral hogs, that's why I'm on here. I'm not just a college kid that doesn't know his butt from a hole in the ground.

And, if it makes you feel any better I'm not going to starve but I'm not making a killing on this position.

Well, you certainly gave a good answer, and I must say you have the people skills to go along ways in Federal Service, especially when dealing with jerks like me. I hope you do well and give you my regards. Heres a picture of a hog trap I have used.

You can see its wire panel construction with a push door that swings shut behind them. Once you catch one, the rest of them will often go in so sometimes it helps to leave one inside all the time, usally a young one which works real well. You can see we use corn as bait usually put some by the door to entice them in and it helps to pre-bait with the door tied open so they can come and go for a day or two to get them interested.

thirsty,http://www.boarmasters.com/Home try this site? Hope this helps?
http://wildlifepronetwork.ning.com/
bob evans cwcp

Thanks a ton both of you. Has anyone had any luck with snaring hogs?

thrstyunderwater, You'll do fine! Just remember you have all us here on the mainland to fall back on! I have trapped some hogs in south eastern Ohio, both in "pens" and cage traps, (which is mounted on a trailer base). All were (pre) baited with whole kerrnal corn and "hog" urine, collected from penned up Black Russian boars. Many were excapees from the Exotic Hunting Trade. Us guys who have scratched and clawed our way to where we are, tend to be puzzled by some of the USDA's methods...but that's the way it goes sometimes. It will be a great experience...and certainly a nice change of scenery. I for one, hope you'll send us pictures of how you're doing. Nice to know one of us got out of this mud hole alive!

I have a good feeling that I know exactly which ranch you are talking about. Infact, I think that I may have ran into one or two of your traps while coon hunting. Anyway, you didnt get them all. Theyre running rampid down here now...

i have snared wild hogs before. most of the bigger hogs will still be alive when you check the snare, so be careful. the smaller hogs will usually die. run those snare early in the morning before it gets hot, because those pigs will die in no time from the heat. they dont have any sweat glands. also, dont ever shoot them in your traps. load them into a trailer, and then dispatch them. use heavy duty swivels made from angle iron and rebar, and use heavy duty washer locks. use 1/8 cable.

Thanks for the snaring advice, I really appreciate it.

OK, Now tell us how ya' got that HANDLE?

What do you mean by handle?

He wants to know how you came up with thirstyunderwater. Ill bet you also scuba dive, and the dry air in the tanks makes you thirsty in time.

I do not scuba dive. Never have, but would like to. It's just something catchy I came up with in highschool that I've used ever since. The scuba thing is the best that I've heard of though so far.

...Well, don't go usin' that line on those island girls....most of them can do it freestyle! Ha!

I've heard that, and I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Thirsty,

I wouldn't last long at your new job... after about 6 months of smoked, BBQ'd, luau, teriyaki, pig pickin' pork, I'd be too fat to do my job anymore!

Pigs... chickens... and ducks. Nope, you won't starve.

Don't let these guys fool you, you're their new hero!

You stayed in school, then went to college, where you built a strong foundation of knowledge and experience... and I'd guess you brought the same confidence and character to your interview that you demonstrated for Latrans.

I bet, on top of all that, you're even more handsome than Vinke is!

Congratulations, on your new job!

Krusty

P.S. Send us a report now and then, I know I'm not alone in being interested in what you'll be doing.
It sounds like a great adventure!

Thursty do you know which island you'll work on?
bob evans cwcp

Thanks for all the kindness Krusty. I will be sure to give a report of how things go. I hope that I don't gain to much weight.

Robert, I'll be working on the island of Kauai in the Kilauea, Hanalei, and Huleia National Wildlife Refuges.

More handsome than Vinke? ha Vinke is a Washington state ICON!

Who is Vinke?

He's the guy who knows that too has two O's in it!

Why he's THE HAVAHART KING of THE GREAT NORTHWEST!

Thirsty,

You're welcome, someone has to offset the gruffness of these guys, now and then.

Vinke, is "one of the guys" here, and as you've probably noticed we like to poke a little fun at one another.
I hope you don't mind me using you as the pokin' stick.

LT,

Go easy on the spelling mistakes, there, "proposel" boy!

(*From my favorite LT quote... "Spelling is important... someday you might want to write a business proposel." )

I don't have time to search, but holding Vinke up as our spelling bee champ, or chief word smith, is baloney! LOL

Krusty

Yes, when you get up to 90 plus PM's a day and have to contribute to over 20 post on three different forums,all in only 60 minutes, you're goning to make a spelling error....I have a lot to say and somebody, somewhere wants to hear it.......Gotta run!

The hurrier you go, the behinder you get!

Krusty

....... nuttin' wrong with a lil' behind!

thrstyunderwater Suggest you look at the USDA hog trapping site which has corrals used for hog trapping. You can catch many at a time using this method. .

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Dogone wish we could hold a bbq instead of a podcast?
bob evanscwcp

Thirsty,do you have any idea what they (usda/usws) do with the pigs after they are caught?
bob

Hog Slammer, in The Progressive Farmer / May 2008. Should be all you will need. http://www.sportsmanscondo.com or phone Mark Bernegger 662-295-5702. E mail at mark@sportsmanscondo.com $300.00 LM.

I spent a few hours with Michael Strebel, Light Hog Trapping, LLC Sarasota, Florida 941-812-8839.

This is a video I took earlier today of his Trap design he calls the Pinwheel Hog Trap. His bait corn soaked in water for about three weeks . He throws in some yeast with so it becomes good and fermented and the odor just calls them into the trap.


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Never had good luck with that design, was'nt big enough and had problems with hogs rootin the door open.

I now use this design.

There have been several trap designs shown is one better than the other? Or is it just personal ? Trigger designs vary also?
Hope we get some answers tonight?
bob evans cwcp

Anyone can just listen in here at 8PM tonight live ..No phone just your computer and a pair of speakers or headphones.

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Rob........were do you "click" to listen????????