Originally Posted by Turkey
I’ve never tried to trap pigs. I’ve just had a sounder show up on a lease and want them gone. Do the DIY C-fence traps work? I really don’t want to invest in a bought trap because I may lose the lease. Also, I’m of the understanding the pigs need to be trapped and kept alive until ready to process. Is this true?

You can build a circle trap with t posts and 5’ high panels. Use a guillotine style drop door and root stick on rebar.
Bait them where you want them for a few days, partially build the trap, keep feeding, then complete the trap, add the door and keep it open, keep feeding and monitor it all with a camera. Don’t put bait anywhere near the root stick area until the day you decide they’re ready to trap. Follow those steps and you should catch them all. Don’t set the trap door until you know they’re all going in. And don’t build the trap first and then try to bait them in. Catch them where they are feeding now or close by.