Is there anything I can put out on my property that will attract hogs from some distance?
I put out some corn by hand when I’m there but not a lot and I don’t want to put a feeder out there as I’m afraid of attracting bears with it. I want something that will work for about 7-15 days at a time as I only get out there about 2 times a month.
I was told by someone that I should install a big fence post and wrap a big towel or rag that’s been sitting in diesel and motor oil mixture as it will attract hogs. I’m not sure why hogs would be attracted to diesel/oil as they can’t eat it… or can they?
Another person told me about mixing corn, sugar, yeast and water in an old paint can with couple of small holes on the lid. The paint can is hung up on a tree branch so the smell of the brew in the can travel out. I guess it’s just corn mash like making moonshine and the smell attracts the hog. He said it will keep working for about 2 weeks in summer and 3-4 weeks in winter (I guess cooler temp makes it take longer).
Finally, I was told to just pour some molasses and pure vanilla extract on the ground and base of trees near by. Evidently hogs like these odors.
Anybody ever tried these “tricks” and did they work? Any other tricks or ideas?
Again, something that I can implement and leave alone for 7-15 days at a time while it keeps working.
BTW what is a "pig candy"?
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Diesel works. They are attracted because they rub and that helps with ticks and other stuff. They’ll keep coming to rub as long as you keep adding diesel every couple of weeks (smell stays in the area). Good thing, no bears. Bad thing ( in my experience) no deer.
The corn mixture you mention is what some people call stinky corn. Several ways to prepare it and it also works.
Molasses and other “sweet” attractants work very well. Only problem is they also attracts bears.
I like to combine attractants such as black gold or molasses with a hog pipe and they stay around for a while. For the pipe, make sure to put some gravel inside, a little bigger than the holes, before adding the corn and attractant. They’ll “play” with it longer as the noise from the gravel sound like there is corn inside.
You can build a PVC gravity feeder. if you get 4", and 6' long it will hold right at 35 pounds of corn. Depending on how many hogs you have will depend on how fast they will go thru the corn. The problem with a "help yourself" feeder is they will go eat whenever they want to, which usually means middle of the night.
I would start out with a 5 gallon hanging feeder. They hold about 40 pounds of corn and are fairly inexpensive. Set it to go off about 8 AM for a few seconds or am and late afternoon. I prefer a morning feed only
If you have bears in your area and they find it, the worst you are out is $35 bucks. Then you can go to plan B
I use a sour mash type recipe made from sweet feed. It soaks into the ground and creates a wallow for the hogs. Smell lasts a couple weeks plus every time it rains it starts smelling again. 5 gallon bucket. 4" of sweet feed. 2 gallons of boiling water with 5 lbs of dissolved sugar. Pour boiling water/sugar mix over sweet feed. Stir like crazy for 15 minutes. Let sit for 90 min. Top off bucket with cool water. Add 4 tbsp of active baker's yeast. Cover loosely for a week. Go dump it on the ground when it smells/tastes sour and quits bubbling.
