Hog have become a problem in certain areas of the United States. They are ferocious eaters, populate quickly and have a negative impact on most all animals as well as the local environment. The following list represents just some of the problems associated with this animal.
HOG PROBLEMS AROUND THE HOME
1) Wild hogs will compete with most native animals for a limited food supply.
2) They will eat most animal young like turtles or ground dwelling birds.
3) Hogs will readily forage on poultry and small cattle like lambs or goats.
4) When natural food isn’t available, hogs will forage on local gardens or crops. Their impact can be fast and extreme resulting in tremendous losses to any farmers harvest.
5) They love to feed on young plants, seedlings, trees, nuts and vital components significant to the way plants and trees replenish themselves in our landscape. Additionally, they will damage existing forests with their “rooting” and “rubbing” behaviors.
6) They love to “wallow” in local ponds, lakes or streams which in turn can lead to erosion as well as have detrimental effects on water quality which in turn will impact local aquatic life.
7) They carry all kinds of bacteria and germs and because of their normal behaviors pose a real contamination threat.
8) They can be dangerous. Though mostly shy, Hog have been known to attack people or domestic animals.
HOG REPELLENTS
ULTRA SOUND REPELLERS
A good way to repel wild hogs is to install ULTRA SOUND REPELLERS where they are active. These devices work because hogs are naturally sensitive to and skittish to sound and strobe lights..
By default, our devices will send out ultra sound with a flashing strobe/light bar. They also have an audible sound (you can turn up or off) which is scary to nocturnal animals like hogs.
Other features of our machine is that you can set them to operate at night only as well as turn the audible sound completely off if you don’t want to annoy neighbors. The Ultra sound is effective for up to 70 feet and when the included AC power supply is used to power them on, you can run them all the time to increase their effective range. Hogs will sense the sound long before 70 feet and in turn, not come close to your yard.
Now when set to motion detector only, they’ll still work fine but will not set off until the hogs walk within 40 feet of the unit. The audible sound is quite loud and can be heard for up to football field away so when it activates and if they’re close, it will spook them immediately. In most cases, they will not come back as long as the units remain in place.
These units are weatherproof and should be placed along property borders or where the wild hogs are trailing, browsing or rooting.
The best feral hog setting is for the Operating Time switch set to “night”, the Ultrasonic switch set to “constant” and then to power them always on using the included power supply. But you can also use them with the Ultrasonic set to “Motion” so it will only turn on when activated by intruding animals. Again, you will need to have the unit within 40 feet of the intruding animal and about 3 feet off the ground for it to work best. In either case, set the Sonic Volume to “80-100”. Lastly, the frequency (yellow knob) should be almost all the way to the left.
We have also found that powering the unit using the included AC converter for at least two weeks and then after that, running it on batteries using the “Motion Sensor” will be plenty effective to keep them away for good.
Units should be placed 3-4 feet above ground and pointed in the direction where animals are entering as well as “over” the turf you want to protect. 
For easy installation, MOUNTING BLOCKS are handy. They can accept 1 or 2 repellers (picture to the right) and have a 1/2″ hole on their bottom so they will easily fit over a 1/2″ piece of rebar or any other wood or plastic stake. Ultra Sound Repellers will work fine by themselves as long as you have a good place to set them up. But we highly recommend getting the Units with Mounting Blocks in the kits we offer. Mounting Blocks allow you to place units anywhere and they will save time too.
We also feature several accessories for our sound repeller including POWER CORD EXTENDERS (33 FEET AND 66 FEET), CIGARETTE LIGHTER POWER ADAPTER, ALLIGATOR CLIP POWER CORD and AC POWER SUPPLY REPLACEMENTS.
We also feature several accessories for our sound repeller including POWER CORD EXTENDERS (33 FEET AND 66 FEET), CIGARETTE LIGHTER POWER ADAPTER, ALLIGATOR CLIP POWER CORD and AC POWER SUPPLY REPLACEMENTS.
LIVE TRAPS FOR HOG CONTROL
Because of all the problems associated with wild hogs and the damage they do, farmers and land owners alike will often times live trap out damaging hogs. Since hogs can grow large, there aren’t many options available for managing local nuisance animals other than large live cages and leghold or noose style traps.
LEGHOLD TRAPS FOR HOGS
There are several leg hold traps that work on hogs. These styles have long been used by traditional trappers who hunt beaver, mink, muskrat, etc. for hundreds of years.
These devices work by “catching” target animals on their legs. Trap sets must be made where hogs are active and foraging. Depending on the size of the hog, a good sized trap will be either COIL #3 or COIL # 5.
Coil traps are the easiest to set and need to be placed along walkways and trails. Be sure to “anchor” them to large stumps or better yet, live trees. Hogs are amazingly strong and will easy pull up common trap stakes so you must use a “permanent” anchor otherwise the chances are high the trap and hog will be gone the next time you come to inspect your trap line.
For animals 100 lbs or less, the #3 will usually be large enough.
For animals over 100 lbs, go with a #5.
The more traditional leg hold trap is known as the Longspring. It’s a bit more difficult to deploy but works just as well. Again, animal size will determine the trap size needed. In most cases, a LONGSPRING # 3 or LONGSPRING # 5 will do the job.
For animals 100 lbs or less, the #3 will usually do the job.
In most cases there is no need to bait these sets when using leghold traps. But to keep the animals walking and moving around a set, bait the ground by scattering corn. This insures one will step on your set. Also, the more traps employed the higher the odds are in your favor one will walk on a trigger and get caught.
Wild hogs can grow large and are quite strong. For this reason leghold traps must be anchored to a big, strong tree to insure the traps aren’t taken away by mean, angry animals. You can also anchor traps with several cinder blocks if no tree is present.
HOG SNARES
Another way to reduce the local hog population is to use heavy cable SNARES. You’ll need the heaviest duty model we make which is strong enough to hold both mountain lions and bears. Hogs will test the strength of the cables and pound for pound, are about as strong as a bear.
Snares should be set up like leghold traps; place them in pathways or trails where hogs are known to travel. Bait is not needed to make a set and in most cases, target animals will be caught by the leg or head. Like leghold traps, you must anchor your snare to a large, mature tree or cement cinder block to insure the cable isn’t hauled away.
HOG CONTROL LIVE TRAPS
Lastly, another effective method of catching live hogs is with a cage trap. Well suited for small numbers of animals, trapping hogs can be an effective tool.
To ensure success, place the trap where pigs have been active and bait it with 5-10 lbs of cracked corn. Line the trap floor with common ground cover like pine straw, sand, grass, etc. The goal here is to conceal the metal cage floor so they don’t feel uncomfortable walking over it. Partially covering the trap with tree branches, shrub stems, local plants that vine like kudzu or some other vegetation can help too.
Our trap is 20″ wide, 28″ tall and 72″ long which is 6 feet. In general, one hog will be caught per set but we have had reports of two entering and getting caught at the same time.
Hogs have made a big impact on regions in a negative way once they come around foraging. If you have nuisance hog damaging your property, install our sound repeller or trap it out.
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