Hog hunting tips

[ethanbillingsley]

I've been killing and trapping pigs for quite a few years now. Best advice is mirrored towards what has been said. Scent is everything. They can't see great and can spook a bit if they hear an odd noise but if they spook for a second just be patient and they will run back. They are so feed heavy that I have killed pigs and watched the group run off just to come back minutes later and eat around the dead pig laying there. There are lots of videos of how to make pig mash on youtube. Most of the time I do a 5 gallon bucket half filled with corn. Then I add in yeast, jello packets, kool-aid packets. Some guys mix theirs with cheap soda. Either way, vent the bucket and let it sit in the sun for a week. Smell is horrendous but pigs love that crap. Good luck with your hunt! Feel free to message me if you got any other questions!

 

[ethanbillingsley]

I've been killing and trapping pigs for quite a few years now. Best advice is mirrored towards what has been said. Scent is everything. They can't see great and can spook a bit if they hear an odd noise but if they spook for a second just be patient and they will run back. They are so feed heavy that I have killed pigs and watched the group run off just to come back minutes later and eat around the dead pig laying there. There are lots of videos of how to make pig mash on youtube. Most of the time I do a 5 gallon bucket half filled with corn. Then I add in yeast, jello packets, kool-aid packets. Some guys mix theirs with cheap soda. Either way, vent the bucket and let it sit in the sun for a week. Smell is horrendous but pigs love that crap. Good luck with your hunt! Feel free to message me if you got any other questions!

 

[Aces11]

How much meat do you get off one the size of one in the back of Ethan’s truck box? I can get a bug suit ordered up. I have always used thermacells, can a guy get away with them or do you need the suit?

 

[RWT]

How much meat do you get off one the size of one in the back of Ethan’s truck box? I can get a bug suit ordered up. I have always used thermacells, can a guy get away with them or do you need the suit?

Thermacells work in a pop up. Not sure it will work in an open air tripod. I would wear long sleeves for certain. Head net works if you have long sleeves. The part that sucks is when one come in. You can’t move much and a mosquito lands on your ear. Meat is same as a deer. Roughly 35-40% of live weight.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

How much meat do you get off one the size of one in the back of Ethan’s truck box? I can get a bug suit ordered up. I have always used thermacells, can a guy get away with them or do you need the suit?

Hard to gauge it, maybe 30 lbs of meat?

Thermocell work great if there's no wind or like stated you're in a pop-up, if there's wind you won't need it usually especially if you're up in the air. I'd just bring a little pump deet sprayer and use as needed. They'll tend to swarm right at dusk and then go away. Down on the coast we'll get swarmed by the thousands in small windows when they get bad and the 40% deet still works great and keeps them off of us. I still use it sparingly though because I hate having anything on my skin, sunscreen deet whatever.

 

[North of 60]

If you want to use the thermacell, i've used them in tree stands (climbing sticks and lock-ons) for many years and it worked well....will also work in a box stand or a pop-up ground blind.

I hate those damn skeeters.

 

[North of 60]

I get less than others (probably 30%) because of how much i trim to clean all game when de-boning to please the missus.