Hiking the A.T. with my brother in 1976.....Suches Ga. was the first town we stopped in at. We saw fencing for wild hogs in places and also many areas that pretty much had been rototillled from the wild hogs rooting the ground.....great memories of Georgia. Thx for posting and cheers
the drop gate needs to be made out of angle iron too ply wood door won't last and not enough angle iron on the trap hogs will bend the hell out of the cattle panels it might be heavier but worth it
I got the music off one of the free websites (royalty free); I don’t remember which one or what the name of the music is but I’ll take a look at my computer later this evening and see if it is still on there and will let you know if I figure it out. Regardless, thanks for watching.
@@johncarville9809 "….sorry, no luck finding it. I thought it might still be on my computer but I guess it’s been to long. It might have came from the bensound website. I’ve used some of their stuff before. Sorry I can’t be any help with this.
Great trap very well built. I always make my doors light 1/2 or less . I’m using aluminum on one. The hogs have never hit the door they only hit what they can see through. Go to my channel I show it . God bless
I don't know if you killed them in the trap but if you did then you need to move it to a different location. The other hogs can smell the blood and tend to stay away. That's what I experienced
That’s a very good point. We did kill them in the trap and it took a bit of time before we caught the next ones, which is likely a result of the blood.
Lots of ways to make it work. I watched a lot of RU-vid videos before making my trap and saw a lot of good ideas. In the end, I went with what I thought was the fastest and easiest way to get it to work. Hope to build another trap sometime and make some improvements.
I have used 3/16" or 1/4" plate for my doors only because I have heard that a hog is capable of breaking through a wood door unless you reinforce the back side of it. Otherwise, good luck and nice trap, a little big length wise but should do the job.
Thanks. When we started making this, we were actually going to make it 5 feet tall. Once we started putting it together, it was obvious that it was to tall. That’s about the same with the length. It’s about to big (and heavy) to reasonably move around to different locations. I’m happy with it, but would have likely liked it just as much or more if it was a bit shorter.
Why don't you weatherproof the wood so you don't have to bring it inside or change its location and the temperature 🌞 or precipitation ⛈️won't affect it. Very ingenious. Good work!
Thanks Donna for the kind comments and the good suggestion about weatherproofing the wood. I think this is a great suggestion and I’ll give it a try. The wood has already lasted much better than I expected. I suspect having it standing up, in the set position, helps it dry quickly after a rain. Although it has been outside for a couple of years now, the door still looks practically new. Regardless, I will give the weatherproofing a try since it can only help it last even longer.