Brant
Pig trapping
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 18:33

Sorry it took me a while to get back. Dealing with no electricity and other stuff. To answer some questions.
What will I do with the pigs caught in a trap. They will be shot with a 22 lr and cleaned and consumed by my family, friends neighbors, coworkers and anyone else that wants them. There are different groups in Louisiana that are formed just to distribute pigs that are trapped or shot. I am just learning about them and not sure exactly how they work as I can generally make a call or 2 and they are gone. I am not interested in catching 100s of hogs just some here and there.

Live traps are what I will use. To be Legal in Louisiana they must have an opening in the top where a dear or bear can escape. Pigs can too sometimes They can be made nanny different ways but the best part is in this weather you can check them in the morning and have some time to find someone to take them. In the hot summer they will die in short while without water so like any other trap should be ran daily.

I fir trapped as a boy and was taught to run traps daily, first thing in the morning. For me I was normally through before daylight. I don’t want any animal to suffer. So I have not used leg hold traps or snares for 30 years and don’t plan to ever again.

People who do not live in places with pigs normally do not understand. Landowners hate them for a reason. They are destructive. They are here now and we will never be rid of all of them. I will make the best of it and use them for my own recreational and food needs. This past season while helping a friend track a deer we walked up on a BIG BOAR. Due to expecting a long drag out I packed light. One Ruger bearcat. I felt very under gunned.