portable hog trap with picture

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sorry about the last thread, photo didnt load. i built this for traping hogs on my familys Ranch. havent tried it out yet but it should work perfectly. i took the design from a few diffrent styled traps that i have come across in the past.let me know what you think.http://www.weldingweb.com/attachment...1&d=1186972276 Attached Images
Reply:How big is a hog?
Reply:Originally Posted by Me!How big is a hog?
Reply:they range from 20-500 pounds but the average is about 150-200 pounds.the picture dosent show the depth real well but the trap is 5 foot long by 3 foot high.
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Reply:I believe what he intends on doing is catchen the hog and slop-en it with some good vittles till Thanksgiving or thereabouts,then eating it.Thats why he made a trap instead of a gun ,ain't that right rfokeeflVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:We use 2 dogs, a stick with a noose, and a knife to cut its balls off! What's that contraption for? You only need to be 2% smarter than what you are working on.Lincoln pm140hacksawa big hammer
Reply:yeah, gonna hold the hogs in a pen then butcher them when they get to they right weight. we mostly hunt hogs with a rifle but now we are gettin into catchin them.RF WELDING AND CUSTOM FABRICATION
Reply:Looks good, I have built several hog traps over the years.  Just a suggestion, but use more than two or three traps together at the time.  When you catch one hog alot of times the others will circle the trap for a while after.  Using more than one trap at a time will usually catch another one or more while they are circling the trap trying to figure out whats up.  I just built 20 traps for a guy out of FLA who owns land here.  Same gate mechanism as what you have, but the traps are made of interlocking panels.  Usually sets them up with four panels and a door each making a cage roughly 70 square feet.  He buries a hand size three finger garden rake in soured corn with the line from the gate tied to it.  It gives more time for the hogs to get into the large trap and start rooting in the corn before the door shuts when one roots the rake loose.  Not uncommon for him to catch as many as a sow or two, and a whole litter of pigs at once.  Nice trap.  Just throwing some ideas out at you.  ~JacksonI'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:I could have used one of those last summer when my neighbors "pets" got loose.  They seem to like my back yard! Attached Images
Reply:Someone wanted to know how big a hog was, here is one for your trap.
Reply:He didn't shoot the little guy did he??Why not wait 'till he grows!
Reply:737,that is very scarey!
Reply:Originally Posted by 737mechanicSomeone wanted to know how big a hog was, here is one for your trap.
Reply:Originally Posted by TSORThat's a big hog, but probably not as big as it looks in the pic.  The shooter looks out of focus and quite a bit further behind the animal for effect.  Kinda like how I take pics of the fish I catch! LOL
Reply:Originally Posted by Leadhead1911I remember the story on that particular hog.  It was over 1000 pounds, and the shooter was 11 years old or so.  Originally it was reported that the hog was wild, but it was later discovered that he was raised on a farm and then released prior to the hunt.  The folks who raised him called him "Fred.
Reply:Yea the kid just hunted that hog in a big fenced in acreage and it took him many shots to finally drop him. I read that the kid is actually far behind the hog in that pic so it makes the hog look much bigger. I read the original owners used to feed him canned yams right from there hand so I am sure the hog walked right up to the kid expecting to get hand fed some yams or something but instead got a bullet. Really sad that people call that hunting.
Reply:Originally Posted by clark-kentskiI believe what he intends on doing is catchen the hog and slop-en it with some good vittles till Thanksgiving or thereabouts,then eating it.Thats why he made a trap instead of a gun ,ain't that right rfokeefl
Reply:Buddy of mine found a bear in a hog trap in north Florida so he thought he'd be a good guy and turn him loose. The bear wasn't in an appreciative mood and put him on the roof of his truck- quick time. Boy said he didn't know a bear could move that fast or him either for that matter! ROFLMAO"All that is required for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing"
Reply:I remember seeing a documentry on tv about hogzilla.  Do a search it was pretty big.DewayneDixieland WeldingMM350PLincoln 100Some torchesOther misc. tools
Reply:That's not "Hogzilla."  It was shot in AL by the kid.  A lot of stories floating around, but if you search and read the articles in the Birmingham News and Montgomery Advertiser, you'll find the truth.  Never heard anything about the release and kill thing, it was DNA tested and found to be a wild Domestic cross (not unusual in the wild round these parts!) and if I remember, it went just over 1000 pounds.Anyway, the kid shot it fair and square and is quite upset about all the speculation.  Personally, I don't see the fun in hog hunting, just another pest to be eliminated by the hundreds if possible.  EXTREMELY destructive to habitat.  Ask AL and FL Fish and Wildlife agents why there is no closed season or limit!!Rob PageMiller Bobcat 250Lincoln SP170-T
Reply:Originally Posted by Rob PageThat's not "Hogzilla."  It was shot in AL by the kid.  A lot of stories floating around, but if you search and read the articles in the Birmingham News and Montgomery Advertiser, you'll find the truth.  !!
Reply:yea, most anywhere there are wild hogs and farms you are going to have crosses.  We are over run with them here.  I kill everyone I see, and keep a rifle in the truck all the time just for that reason. They will ruin a crop field as well as any other habitat they run across.  I remember when that kid killed that hog.  I do remember them saying it was legit.I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:So now let's see the "BBQ pit I built" thread for that Whole Boston butt and ribs!!!Rob PageMiller Bobcat 250Lincoln SP170-T