Keeping Hogs From Deer Feeders

thallub · December 6, 2016, 03:03 PM

Lot of folks in Oklahoma and Texas run feeders to supplement the diet of whitetail deer. Deer feeders also attract hogs.

Few years ago a local guy showed me how to keep wild hogs away from deer feeders. It's really easy: Simply build a fence about 2 feet high out of cattle panel split lengthwise. The posts should be 4-5 feet apart. Six foot t-posts are cut making two posts. Fence should be 20-25 feet in diameter.

Yep, hogs are strong brutes. i've had them tear up traps many times and escape. But for some reason wild hogs will not cross that low fence.

Been building these fences for about three years now and never had a wild hog cross the fence.

This guy looked but never crossed. About three weeks ago i nailed him with a muzzleloader.

doofus47 · December 6, 2016, 03:06 PM

dogs?

Just kidding! Good luck out there!

Zen Archery · December 6, 2016, 03:18 PM

Shoot them

thallub · December 6, 2016, 03:28 PM

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Shoot them

Works for a few hogs. This year i've shot well over 60 hogs, including little pigs. We have trapped a hundred or so more. Still about 100 hogs visit that place every 24 hours.

shootniron · December 6, 2016, 05:20 PM

Hogs are a pain.

At least you can shoot yours...we have hunted ours tons and can never kill one.

FITASC · December 6, 2016, 05:27 PM

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Works for a few hogs. This year i've shot well over 60 hogs, including little pigs. We have trapped a hundred or so more. Still about 100 hogs visit that place every 24 hours.

There are a lot of folks who will PAY YOU to come on your land and shoot these pests. Look at what the farmers in Argentina do with the dove issue.

Sgt Pepper · December 6, 2016, 07:14 PM

Thanks for the fence info. That is very helpful information. You cannot shoot enough hogs to fix the problem.

Saltydog235 · December 6, 2016, 07:29 PM

Yeah, we tried that. Kept them out for a while then a big boat knocked it down. Then every fence we had like that was down. Hogs are smart, the biggest deterrent is a bullet.

Chainsaw. · December 6, 2016, 07:53 PM

Ill comr help ya shoot em! Unfortunately my Folks sold their place with enough room to shoot hogs so a trip to Texas is just boring.

Snyper · December 6, 2016, 09:05 PM

A solar powered electric fence will keep them out and can't be knocked down as easily.

ammo.crafter · December 6, 2016, 09:15 PM

bow, .44 mag handgun, .357 Max single shot, 30-30, and so on.

rickyrick · December 6, 2016, 09:24 PM

If you shoot one regularly, and leave survivors, they'll stay away for a bit.
The problem is; baiting deer and trying to keep pigs away are two inverse tasks that sometimes aren't compatible.

Get them trap shy and sometimes that's all the pig control you need. They'll always return, but you can get some in between peace for a bit. Sometimes pig exterminators and deer hunters cover the same ground.

I know pigs love deer bait products, that can be quite problematic.

If you have a pig problem, you can solve it by removing what they seek, if you can't remove the reasons why they are there, then you can only hope for temporary deterrents

doofus47 · December 7, 2016, 07:59 AM

snyper

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A solar powered electric fence will keep them out and can't be knocked down as easily.

Could you keep from shocking the deer?

Art Eatman · December 7, 2016, 10:34 AM

doofus47, deer easily jump over fences that are four feet high. I've even seen a large doe clear a six-foot fence. A two-foot high electrified panel fence would pretty much be un-noticed by a deer.

Some beekeepers in Florida use electric fences to keep bears away from the beehives.

December 6, 2016, 03:03 PM	#1
thallub Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: South Western OK Posts: 3,112	Keeping Hogs From Deer Feeders Lot of folks in Oklahoma and Texas run feeders to supplement the diet of whitetail deer. Deer feeders also attract hogs. Few years ago a local guy showed me how to keep wild hogs away from deer feeders. It's really easy: Simply build a fence about 2 feet high out of cattle panel split lengthwise. The posts should be 4-5 feet apart. Six foot t-posts are cut making two posts. Fence should be 20-25 feet in diameter. Yep, hogs are strong brutes. i've had them tear up traps many times and escape. But for some reason wild hogs will not cross that low fence. Been building these fences for about three years now and never had a wild hog cross the fence. This guy looked but never crossed. About three weeks ago i nailed him with a muzzleloader.

December 6, 2016, 03:06 PM	#2
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	dogs? Just kidding! Good luck out there! __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

December 6, 2016, 03:18 PM	#3
Zen Archery Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2005 Posts: 274	Shoot them __________________ Video Hunting Library

December 6, 2016, 07:53 PM	#9
Chainsaw. Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Issaquah WA. Its a dry rain. Posts: 1,774	Ill comr help ya shoot em! Unfortunately my Folks sold their place with enough room to shoot hogs so a trip to Texas is just boring. __________________ Just shoot the damn thing.

December 6, 2016, 09:05 PM	#10
Snyper Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2013 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 3,047	A solar powered electric fence will keep them out and can't be knocked down as easily. __________________ One shot, one kill

December 6, 2016, 05:20 PM	#5
shootniron Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,599	Hogs are a pain. At least you can shoot yours...we have hunted ours tons and can never kill one.

December 6, 2016, 07:14 PM	#7
Sgt Pepper Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 811	Thanks for the fence info. That is very helpful information. You cannot shoot enough hogs to fix the problem.

December 6, 2016, 07:29 PM	#8
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	Yeah, we tried that. Kept them out for a while then a big boat knocked it down. Then every fence we had like that was down. Hogs are smart, the biggest deterrent is a bullet.

December 6, 2016, 09:15 PM	#11
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	oink, oink bow, .44 mag handgun, .357 Max single shot, 30-30, and so on. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

December 6, 2016, 09:24 PM	#12
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,237	If you shoot one regularly, and leave survivors, they'll stay away for a bit. The problem is; baiting deer and trying to keep pigs away are two inverse tasks that sometimes aren't compatible. Get them trap shy and sometimes that's all the pig control you need. They'll always return, but you can get some in between peace for a bit. Sometimes pig exterminators and deer hunters cover the same ground. I know pigs love deer bait products, that can be quite problematic. If you have a pig problem, you can solve it by removing what they seek, if you can't remove the reasons why they are there, then you can only hope for temporary deterrents

December 7, 2016, 10:34 AM	#14
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	doofus47, deer easily jump over fences that are four feet high. I've even seen a large doe clear a six-foot fence. A two-foot high electrified panel fence would pretty much be un-noticed by a deer. Some beekeepers in Florida use electric fences to keep bears away from the beehives.