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DocHolladay
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Posted: Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 05:21 am |
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on the show this evening and forum members too. I was on the hog hunting show this evening and talking about hog sign. I mentioned that I had made some pics of the rooting the hogs have done at our lease and said I would post them. We have only had this lease since Febuary, so we are just learning about hogs and how to hunt them.
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This is in a bend in the road as we get close to the lease and shows a couple rubbed trees and wallow.
These are pics on the road also...
These pics are from a logging trail that is on our lease. It is one of the spots that we have hunted without luck . It shows the rooting that has taken place since the last trip we made a month ago and a few tracks. I dont know if you can tell from the pic, but this area is pretty large.
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Posted: Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 11:23 am |
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I like the snuff can laid there for comparison. From the pics it is hard for me say how old the rooting is, and i would say that it appears that they were rooting for mast. I would try to establish how often they are visiting the wallow and the time of day. Then i would pile up a few phone poles or log's and put some creasote on them , or diesel fuel and give them some time to find it and get comfortable with the new addition. Trail cams will give you the most info and make the most of your time and not waste it. Then you can plan to harvest them.
Also if you decide to trap them, get a neighbor that is willing to check your trap, so if you catch some they dont die from lack of water and heat. He could call you so your not wasting gas and time, and you could make the trip to harvest.
You should be careful when approaching the trap , hogs tend to freak out and can tear up your hard work, so if you or a neighbor can observe the trap from a distance it would be best.
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Posted: Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 11:27 am |
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| Also look at the trees that they are rubbing and see if you find signs of cutting. Dominant boars will slash or cut the tree with his tusks, showing any newcomers that this is his turf. The rub lines on the trees also are a good indicator of how big the hogs are.....
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DocHolladay
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Posted: Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 04:02 pm |
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| Thanks for the tips. It had rained the night before I took the pics so it looked fresh, but I am like you and couldnt tell. The trail cam we had up close to the large rooting area didnt have any hog pics on it, so they either didnt come through the 2 days it was up or they skirted around it. I dont think they skirted around it, because it could pick up movement on the trail and part of the woods.
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Posted: Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 06:26 pm |
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| Since it had rained it should be easy to tell if the rooting was fresh, like after a plowed field is rained on it has a kind of smoothed? over look, it doesnt look fresh plowed. I would like i said keep watching the wallows and trails. Look for fresh sign and tracks, and moniter the trail cams...
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