Wild hog trapping or snaring

[oneadam12]

Hello everyone. New to the site thought I'd say hi and ask about trapping wild hogs or setting snare for them. I'm located in SW Mississippi. I currently use live traps, but the hogs are learning because of the high usage in our area (I think this part of the reason anyway) and I was wanting to try something new.

All help will be appreciated. Thanks.

[frenchman]

I have heard power snares for wolf have been used to kill hogs, snaring would be the way to go if you can keep the deer out.

I have a dream of shooting one, never have, even though I use to live in Memphis, so close to Mississippi...

[robertw]

Trapping would be the best option by far, snaring does work but only one at a time.

Good repeating / colony hog traps are the best and most efficient.

I am guessing that your hog traps are single catch traps?

[shagnasty]

how big are these traps robert? i know where there are some feral hogs but never fooled with them.

[robertw]

I would also suggest acquiring a set of thermal vision goggles for night time locating and shooting (contact your local fire department).

In the dark you can actually drive right up to the hogs with the lights out on a vehicle and they will not spook until you hit the spot light. VERY FAST SHOOTING!

[shagnasty]

i know where the wallows are.

[robertw]

Shag,
The traps or pens are as big as you build them, most are 16-24 foot in diameter made from steel fence posts and cattle panels.

[shagnasty]

alot of work to catch one or two, too bad our snare laws were not more friendly, 12" height is all i got to work with.

[robertw]

Twelve inch height is plent tall to catch any hog. Use heavy cable and a short well swiveled snare and foot snare them.

[oneadam12]

I have 3 traps. Two are built where the door will swing in and then close after the trap is triggered. The other trap is a one shot deal, you get what you got. All three are 4' x 8' x 54". A friend of mine has one almost identical except his is 12' long. He actually caught 7 about 80# each in that trap at one time. They were packed like sardines. I have only had one multiple catch and it was 3 forty pounders.

A bigger trap for a colony is just not a feasible thing for me. I don't doubt it would be better. I have only heard of a couple of people around here using a snare for hogs, so the thought process was they would not be used to them. The larger hogs seem to be immune to anything except a rifle, and they get scare quick after the first shot or two in the season.

I mostly wanted to know what to buy before I just bought the first thing I found. The snares look fairly easy to make as well. Any help will be appreciated.

[musher]

If you can get them to stick their head in a bucket an m-15 bear snare will get them. If they walk on trails an aldridge might also.

Can you neck snare them?

[oneadam12]

From what I understand, it is most often a body catch. I would assume that is because their necks are larger than their heads. I have also heard that even if you get a leg catch, they will probably be dead when you check the snare.

[coyotewhisperer]

I have a dream of shooting one

Shooting one is too easy. Why not try a knife hunt? I went on a guided hunt in Louisiana quite a few years ago and hunted behind a good pack of dogs when they got him bayed up I went in with the knife. Funnest hunt I ever been on.

Jeff

[oneadam12]

robertw said:

Twelve inch height is plent tall to catch any hog. Use heavy cable and a short well swiveled snare and foot snare them.

This is more of type info I am looking for. How large of a loop, what size cable, etc.

[mountainman]

I raised one of those things one time. It was an ornery cuss and held a grudge against the jealous redbone that wooled it when it was little and played in the front yard. One of the funniest things I ever saw was that hound dog trying to get away from that pig. He would just flip the dog up into the air. Dad shot Porky when he grew tusks. Made some fine pork chops. Hunting them with a knife does sound sporting. I guess thats where the saying "squeel like a stuck pig "came from. I saw a whole pack of dead dogs that a wild boar killed on the rocky bank of a lake and one hound in a boat that looked like it had a thousand stitches. Sounds like fun, but I'll take the .44 Redhawk. I cant climb trees like I used to.

[robertw]

3/32 cable will work on smaller hogs but you really need 1/8" for the bigger ones.

Over loaded 1x19 cable is the best but 7x7 can be used as well. The stops on these foot snares need to be doubled or swaged with a pneumatic swager, a 300 pound hog is awfully rough on things.

[shagnasty]

you saying just snare by leg in trails as it walks?

[robertw]

Yes.

It works best to set up a feeding / bait station with a large live trap/ pen. Feed in this are for a few days to get as many hogs to coming to the area as possible then set the trap and gang set the trails with snares.

Hogs are very easy to shoot in the dark. The thermal image goggles work really well, check them out.

[oneadam12]

What type of locks should be used? Also, what size anchor would you recommend if a suitable tree or such is not available?

[shagnasty]

rob, at night would you be concerned with being attacked, deer hunters have shot them here in self defense, others have been killed from tree stands, etc. quite a few around but i understand the numbers are sliding down some from people shooting them.