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Thought you all might like this story & photos……I always like to tell a story with photos so here goes another one……. I’d note that this is a perfect example of “ even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while [/b]” ………….. we have no clue what we’re doing…….. With the whole family aboard our ...

Wahoo! Finally no soccer games this weekend and we can finally go to Cedar Key! Plus we’re taking a break from the hogs……On top of this the Gainesville Offshore Fishing Club was having their annual Cobia & Mac tournament and we were gonna get to play with some old Gainesville friends. So Friday ...

Final Update : After a few days of no pigs on camera we’ve suspended our hog trapping. Over that last few days the coons were tripping the trap and it’s been hard keeping the trap corned up with all the raccoons devouring it (I’d note that even soaking the corn in diesel the coons still ate all the...

With only two pigs left in this sounder and these two having been educated a bit I was thinking it was gonna be tough to get the last two pigs. The pregnant sow looks like she’s gonna download any day………… Hog snares and sniping were the next tactics in mind if trapping didn’t work. Not to mention th...

Well, it’s taken 3 nights to catch any pigs. On the 3rd night there were eleven (11) pigs caught in the trap…………….well…….really there were only 4 (but one was pregnant with 7 piglets). I’m fortunate to have caught her as the piglets were near term! https://briankiel.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-D36CRz...

I'm surprised by how little they have torn up those cow panels. Every time I walk up to the trap I can’t believe they don’t bust through! They hit those panels HARD! An old trapper told me you have to move the traps because the pigs will slow down or quit coming if the smell of blood gets too great...

Looking good so far…. however a couple of sows look pregnant. I also learned today that a neighbor had their yard worked up a couple of nights ago. Might have to move the trap over there next. https://briankiel.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-8XH2grd/0/X3/I_00107-X3.jpg Pregnant sow? https://briankiel.sm...

I'm probably whining too much....I am having fun!
Brian

This neighborhood project has been a lot of fun but I have ta admit I’m beginning to become porked out [/b] as I’m at a point now that I have to buy another freezer. I still have over 35 more pounds to grind & stuff as bratwurst, another hog in the cooler to work up, plus we’ll set the hog trap ...

We baited for a few more days with the door tied open. Friday we set the rootstick and despite a lot of pigs in the trap overnight it was not tripped. https://briankiel.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-MkJpr9t/0/X2/I_00188-X2.jpg Bummer. So we rebaited Saturday evening but re-set the rootstick for a less ...

My kids & I are still having fun with trapping the neighborhood pigs although things have slowed down a tad with the hog population decreasing in numbers and the remaining pigs not as comfortable entering the trap. For a week now we’ve continued to bait the trap daily but have the door tied open...

Best set yet. The trap was tripped at 0349 hours by 5 pigs but prior to that it was visited by quite a few hogs but was not tripped. The 5 caught were part of a 7 pig sounder. All sows with the largest one at 108 lbs. https://briankiel.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-LPfb7vm/0/X2/SUNP0008-X2.jpg https://...

You're right. I reminded Casey about that right after this photo was taken.
Not to mention he had to go to school immediately following breaking this boar down.
Brian

Trap was sprung at 0233 hours by a lone 88 lb boar. Two minutes before that there were 6 pigs in the trap but he chased them out. Certainly luck of the draw as to how many you catch each time. https://briankiel.smugmug.com/Hpg-Trapping/i-McmNPfS/0/X2/I_00008-X2.jpg https://briankiel.smugmug.com/Hpg-...

Nice!!!
I'm willing to go in with a couple of BigBendFishing.net forum members................
Brian