Bag those Stubborn Hunting Hogs

“Sometimes, trapping the animal is more important than hunting. This is the reason that I am discussing the four tricks in which you can trap the hogs. The stubborn and smart hogs need some strategizing on part of hunter to get enter in the trap. There are four types each of which has distinctive characteristics.”

This article is about catching hogs without being on the property. There is a big difference between hunting and trapping hogs i.e. removing a large number of animals from the property with the help of right set up.  I am going to elaborate upon some of different designs used to trap wild hogs.

There is a personalisation involved in trapping the hogs. Many styles are available out of which you can choose which one fits your property in the best way possible and matches your hunting style as well. Size matters here. Some of the traps which interest me and which you can use for your next hunting trip are:

• Spring Door trap
• Rooting trap door
• Guillotine Door hog trap
• Permanent hog traps

In the first one, spring is attached to the door and it is made from angle iron or square tubing. With respect to the kind of door, we can say that other hogs can enter the door. With some more hogs inside the trap luring the others outside, there may be more than what we think them to be. The negative point is that the doors are not lock shut. Hogs can get stuck in the door and let the others inside come out. Hog hunts are different from this but you can easily trap them this way.

Design wise, rooting trap door is very similar to the above one. It rests upon the bottom of the trap or on the ground in the tipped position. Hogs are smart too and they can easily come out of these kinds of traps by lifting the rooting door.

A guillotine door hog trap is very similar to human beings’ thinking. The front door falls down and usually locks in the place where the trap is tipped. While building this type of trap, you should take care that it does not hurt you. Front door of this type of door is more dependent than the other doors. It is so because it gets locked and doesn’t move until you get there to check it thoroughly. It is better to install a latch to double lock it for the larger hogs. There is a possibility for adjustable bar as well which can be raised and lowered accordingly.

Permanent hog traps are good for larger number of animals. You can trap more than one hog. Some people are interested in monitoring the traps very closely to have as many hogs as possible. The front door is called hog trap front where locking mechanisms are there.