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Good Luck and good eating!!! |
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First and foremost: Have fun.........
I think that after the first shot at a sounder of pigs that you'll find that the ensuing chaos of pigs running everywhere is far more noticeable and apparent than what happens after the first shot at a bunch of ground hogs. A word of caution: If it looks like a pig might try to run between your legs in the brush in the chaos, give him the right-of-way no matter how well armed you might be...... Make the first shot count and good luck with the follow-up shots.......... You'll have a literal blast........ -BCB
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I was raised on a farm, and part of my chores were feeding the pigs, and the way they ran around/ at you, I can only imagine what wild ones will do. I have an electronic pig call on my phone of different distressed pigs, and am going to use a bluetooth speaker and it's advised to be in a stand or pickup when using, because the sows will come a running. When my father was 13 he got gored by a boar with tusks, domestic, that didn't get them clipped as a baby, and spent a month in a hospital recovering from the wounds and infection. His leg has some pretty impressive scars on it. They won't go out walking near the creek in the pasture without their dog and 9mm's with a kit to stitch up the dog, as it seems to like the challenge of either protecting them and or fighting pigs. It's going to be a very nice break from pulling doubles on the ice. |
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If you are going to go the Strawberry Jello route then this is the way (needs 4 days to start getting good... 2 days in Texas summer heat) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flo9ihVJ6OY&t=73s |
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Not to sound dumb, but since there is a creek are you suggesting not to do it there?
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That said, put the bait where you plan to hunt. No use in attracting the pigs to an area where you will not be hunting. |
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The area (20' diameter) under the feeder is holding water because the pigs rutted it up from the corn and the bait on the ground. Unfortunately, I don't have a follow-up picture from a couple of weeks later. I threw out 2 bags of the attractant and a bag of corn all over the dirt that you see throughout the photo and the pigs turned it into a 1/4 acre wallow!!! It was incredible... and then all of my efforts were erased by an act of God as the Trinity River broke its banks and covered the land with 10' of water.
PS - the little gravity feeders don't work with pigs so much. However, the raccoons love them. |
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The area where you are going is absolutely hog heaven, just hang out by their grain storage tanks. They will come. They are a BIG problem in Grayson county, and along the hwy 82 corridor. If you drive 82 frequently at night between Sherman and Bonham you'll see fresh roadkill every damned day, and the cars/trucks they destroyed.
I live near Celina, not as bad here in N Collin county but still all over and problematic. Oh, and shoot every coyote you see, we and our pets chickens and stock will thank you. I'd offer to loan a rifle of your choice and plenty of ammo! My last encounter with a little guy destroyed the front of my car, not even a foot and a half high, maybe 40 lbs ran out right in front of me from a guardrail adjacent to a bridge, had no chance of avoiding it, ran over it with both left wheels, it jumped up, flipped me off, and went about its way. Last edited by GrocMax; 01-31-2020 at 05:40 AM. |
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