So if you’ve kept up with our blog, you will have noticed we’ve been testing different methods in our attempts to Catch Hogs in the Orange Groves that surround our home. Hogs are a nuisance to the Grove owners because they destroy irrigation pipes and damage trees by destroying their roots.



Our methods so far have included Shooting, the use of Traps, the use of Gates and even Spring Powered Snares.



We’ve set the traps for several months now, using different baits , lures and pheromones with varied luck. But at the end of the day, what has worked best, as Occam says, was the simplest answer: plain old corn.

This particular day, I had set my Hold-A-Hawg snare near the left side of the entrance of my Voorhies Hog Trap, chaining it to frame of the cage. This allowed me to use the trap to anchor the snare in place giving me a sense security as the trap was itself chained to the tree.

The sow first caught in the snare then stumbled (I can only imagine) into the trap. Displaying her strength, she pulled the trap along the ground rotating it 45 degrees.



All I know is that, the use of the Snare and the Hog Trap in conjunction, although not planned originally, allowed for a stellar catch today.

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