Ok, so the lease we have has lots of hogs and we feel they may be impacting the deer herd. We shoot as many as we can(ibelieve we are up to25 since deer season) but are looking at the possibility of trapping in the off season. My question is, will we make any progress? Or are we just spinning our wheels.

I would like to run some feeders, but the hogs get to it first. Thinking of building a low fence like they do in Texas that allows the deer to jump in, but the hogs stay out. Any experience with these?

Yes sir. Get some 16'x50" cattle panels and cut them in half length ways. At that point, you're left with (2), 16'x25" panels. Some T-posts, heavy duty zip ties and a little time and you're in business. We ran our squares 16x16 and were using gravity feeders so we had no issue with the feed getting outside the enclosure. I didn't notice the deer reluctant to get in but several people mentioned going with a bigger enclosure so the deer wouldn't feel so "boxed in." If we were to do it again, I'd probably go 32'x32' just to see if it had any better effect. You might need to go that big if you're using a broadcast feeder.

Cattle Panels

It definitely kept the hogs away from the feeders. Of course the state coming in and aerial gunning them also did wonders.

Trapping dang sure works....if you use the right kind of traps. Box traps are worthless.

Yeah, the guys on our place have a small box trap and catch one or two every so often. We are looking to make some c style corral traps. Would love to have one of those jager pro traps but two problems, we cannot afford them and extremely bad cell phone service

Barry, you have any experience with the c style traps? Worth the effort?

Left horn. Barry can likely trap them and y'all pay per hog. I have one of Barry's traps not being used because it caught all our hogs. Depending on the situation on your lease I might would bring it down and set it up for you guys while it's not being used at my place so you can try it out

Ben I would love to try one of those fancy traps out but I am afraid my place is too far, plus we don’t have cell phone coverage so not sure how well they work but if we could get it to work, I would love to borrow one

I have the redneck gate from Barry due to the expense and lack of cell coverage.
I caught the whole sounder and haven't had any more issues.

God Bless,
David B.

I use the hog panels, they're just high enough to step over. 6 16' panels and 12 t-post make a 30' round pen. Mark center and pull 15' string and mark perimeter. Set up first post and center a panel. Work panels and post around perimeter marked earlier. Pull 15' to check alignment as needed. I've had one for 4 years with zero hog problems. Pays for itself in first year with savings on feed.

i would love to come kill some for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been trying to tell people that for a couple of years now.
They just won't listen!

I even posted pics and all I got was a smartazz comment or two about having a feeder in a food plot........

Little did they realize that none of the 3 mature bucks I killed were in food plots this year.....and NOBODY is allowed to hunt that plot!

Yep. Also notice in the pic the use of the hog panels. The smaller spacing keeps the pigs out unlike cutting the larger panels in half. Works the same if you're trying to keep them in (i.e. a hog trap).

Hog panels and T-post are the best.......unless, of course, you are willing to go to the trouble and expense to put net wire all the way around a large food plot!

But, from an Economic standpoint, the split panels work fine.

yer preaching to the deaf, dumb, and blind Danny.