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We use a hitch-mounted corn spreader and corn the roads in strategic places. Never failed to attract hogs. Although, you might see the occasional hog or 2 during the day and at sunset, they're generally nocturnal. It's a helluva lotta' fun unloading a 1911 clip into a sounder of 20+ hogs. I don't really hunt for hogs, I just blast 'em where I sees 'em... I should probably get a .308 AR.

Pigs and turkeys can smell corn. Heared tell corn marinated in diesel fuel and grape Koop Aid is a sure fired bait for piggys. This from a friend in LA that hunts on 8000 acres with a bunch of black hogs.

I used corn placed in a hole made by a post hole digger. It works and makes them work for it. They are very nocturnal once hunted. If you can get at a good comfortable vantage point with a good rifle rest downwind of the corn you're in business. Also you might want to put up a few of those solar driveway marking lights so you can easily notice in the dark when they show up. You will see the light disappear as the hog passes in front of it. Elusive Wildlife makes a pretty good inexpensive motion detector hunting light but some hogs are skittish of it. Wish I was willing to spend the money for good night vision or thermal equipment but probably not happening.

I made the mistake of digging a 3’ post hole and filling it with corn and koolaide powder. I killed a couple hogs off of it that weekend, but then left our farm. I got a call about 3 months later in the middle of the summer from my dad. We had a little 20hp Hinomoto tractor and he almost tipped it over in the hole. It was covered up by the Bermuda grass and completely hidden. The only thing that kept the tractor from rolling all the way over was the brush hog on the back. If you do it, don’t put it anywhere you may want to travel later.

A round pen is the best way to catch a bunch at one time.

Valid point.

They will dig down to China..

If you hunt someone else's land, I would secure permission before making a deep bait hole.

Frankly, I don't see much reason for it.

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CORN WORKS FOR ME RIO7

Thanks, hanco. Put my little buddy on his first hog. The hail storm just missed us. 6 inches of hail. Unreal.

It’s fun to kill pigs! Granddaughter likes it!

Wow! The pen really works, but you must be about overrun with pigs. Do you have people who will take some of the meat, or use it for coyote bait, or......? Part of me wishes we had pigs around here like that so I could get some of that action. Most of me acknowledges that we are way better off without.

Coyote and buzzard bait

Coyotes and buzzards have to eat, too......

Just simply throwing corn on the ground flat out won't work.

Just ask these guys...

These desert hogs didn't know what corn was when I first started working them about a year ago. They'd walk right past a pile of corn, even if I sprinkled Hog Wild, Jello, or Kool-aid on it. Diesel didn't work either, maybe because we're in the Permian Basin and they smell oil and other fuels all the time.
They didn't pay attention until I made sour mash with corn, yeast, and Tropical Punch flavored Sno-cone syrup. Had to deal with the Javelinas for a while, but after I got that sorted out the hogs took over and it works pretty well.

We just let them lay as Coyote bait. After seeing the diseases that they carry here, I'm really careful about the way I handle them. Cooking well will kill any diseases they carry, so they can be eaten.

Ed

I've used these and they work.

We sometimes dig post holes with a tractor and fill with corn and cheap fruity soda. Pigs love that stuff. Throwing out corn on the ground works just fine too. Like others say, put up a camera and see what's coming and when.

My dad introduced one of his friend's sons to pig hunting on our place this past weekend. I believe he's 13 or so. He'd not shot one before, and he got two with his .243win. Made good shots and recovered his pigs, but it was worth noting that the 100gr CoreLokts did not exit either pig. He was hunting a box stand where we'd been throwing out corn every few days. Young man was pretty pumped.

It’s cool to see that excitement. My granddaughter would sit in my lap to shoot when she was young. I could feel her shaking. I would put both hands on the window of stand so she could rest her elbows on my arms. She was a great shot from the get go. I still get excited, can feel the adrenaline flow through me. That’s what makes it fun. It really does when I bow hunt.

It is always something to watch when the kiddos get the shakes and their hearts start racing. All part of the fun!

Are you sure you are hunting hogs?

Sounds like something that ought to be on that show "Moonshiners".