der Teufel
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Ref: Thread at http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=693530
It's been a while since I've been able to get out and go after the hogs, but I caught up with the property owner and some friends and we baited and set the trap described in the referenced thread again. My game camera showed that a couple of large boars had been visiting the area, so we put corn in the trap and also spread a package of strawberry jello in it as an added inducement. We were out hunting at night and came by the trap area about 11:00PM and found a very large boar in the trap. We decided not to wait until morning to get him in fear that he might bust out somehow.
A heart girth measurement came up to almost 50 inches! That correlates to just under 300 Lbs. This is by far the largest hog we've taken off of this property. He had a layer of fat that was roughly an inch thick all across his back and sides.
It's been a while since I've been able to get out and go after the hogs, but I caught up with the property owner and some friends and we baited and set the trap described in the referenced thread again. My game camera showed that a couple of large boars had been visiting the area, so we put corn in the trap and also spread a package of strawberry jello in it as an added inducement. We were out hunting at night and came by the trap area about 11:00PM and found a very large boar in the trap. We decided not to wait until morning to get him in fear that he might bust out somehow.
A heart girth measurement came up to almost 50 inches! That correlates to just under 300 Lbs. This is by far the largest hog we've taken off of this property. He had a layer of fat that was roughly an inch thick all across his back and sides.