Thread: trapping pigs

Hey mate I have used both types, the type moon hunt used always seemed to be full but whereas the larger cage or heart shaped type very rarely produced the goods. Don't have a clue why but it may be something to consider going to if you have no joy with the large circular mesh set-up. As the guys have mentioned the square cage may be small but it's not unusual for a number of pigs to fill it up. Goodluck

Originally Posted by mucko

i bearly get off the farm these days. could one man carry that trap? its steep and scruby where i need to get to

Mucko, you could make one like Moonhunt's that was able to be broken down and bolted together. That way you could carry it in in pieces and assemble it on site.

Look up jager pro on u tube bro. Also if u have to carry it in you can make leg snares with garage door springs and wire rope

Originally Posted by mucko

i bearly get off the farm these days. could one man carry that trap? its steep and scruby where i need to get to

I roll it end over end, I made it way more lightweight than the first as getting them in place can make it a chore
With 2 long bamboo poles or similar lashed to to sides it could be an easy carry for 2 guys
And keep googling there are some guys in the US that trap full time and make there traps as they go with pre made panels

Those traps are really nifty you've made there moonhunt.

I've seen quite a few of the 6 shaped traps on one of the farms we shoot and they do very well. Have seen several pigs in them on a number of visits. I have considered setting up my trailer cage as a trap, it is made of panels that I pin together. If I was making traps like moonhunts I'd make them with a door that closes at a 45 degree angle with a spring so that is effectively self resetting like the '6' shaped netting trap.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I've seen quite a few of the 6 shaped traps on one of the farms we shoot and they do very well. Have seen several pigs in them on a number of visits. I have considered setting up my trailer cage as a trap, it is made of panels that I pin together. If I was making traps like moonhunts I'd make them with a door that closes at a 45 degree angle with a spring so that is effectively self resetting like the '6' shaped netting trap.

The way Moonhunt described his, it's also self resetting but just using gravity to fall back down when the other little porkers push there way through? Poor little tasty bacon parcels with no oppose-able thumbs to get out.

Dumb question time.
How do you guys dispatch the porkers once they are in the trap? Bravely with a knife or close up shot? I was thinking that a shot from a distance may be the go so they dont stress out, but i guess there is a risk of ricochet doing that

Shoot them

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I've seen quite a few of the 6 shaped traps on one of the farms we shoot and they do very well. Have seen several pigs in them on a number of visits. I have considered setting up my trailer cage as a trap, it is made of panels that I pin together. If I was making traps like moonhunts I'd make them with a door that closes at a 45 degree angle with a spring so that is effectively self resetting like the '6' shaped netting trap.

The door on mine opens in but wont open out, i made it slightly bigger than the door hole, it hangs virtically with some springs from under the couch across the face so when it opens in they tighten making it want to spring back shut, you can play with the tension a bit, mine shuts reas quick but not over the top pressure

Originally Posted by Pengy

Dumb question time.
How do you guys dispatch the porkers once they are in the trap? Bravely with a knife or close up shot? I was thinking that a shot from a distance may be the go so they dont stress out, but i guess there is a risk of ricochet doing that

I walk up in a calm manner and pop them point blank with a .22, i have seen a large boar in one thats a wee bit differant they go off, but stand still and they settle enough to pop them

Ones i have seen and built a couple to customers design all had a mesh floor to stop them gettin a nose under and getting out, but looking at those a floor doesn't seem nessacary ?

My first trap i built a mesh floor in, but someone told me they dont like it so i cut it out, i hadnt caught a pig at that stage

I have made 3 massive tent pegs out of reo bar and hit them home, also 2 warratas and soft wire lashing them to the cage

Found this one just out of Mackay still set but no fresh bait.