Trapping Coyotes On Property That Has Wild Hogs

[Kevinq6]

Does anyone have recommendations on how to trap coyotes on land where there are a lot of wild hogs? We hunt deer and hogs here and would like to get rid of some coyotes but the bait I would use for coyotes is something hogs would also want to eat. I suppose I could just let the hogs go if I caught them but I was wondering if anyone had any specific tricks they would like to share.

I have used a call a few times with success, but the coyotes seem to know the difference and learn quickly, so I was hoping trapping would allow me to harvest more coyotes on top of the ones I am able to hunt.

 

[rabid wombat]

If you have hogs, go ahead and kill the trapped ones. It will not affect the number available to hunt….

 

[jmorris]

I'll 2nd killing them both or just the pigs. After all your going to need scavengers to eat the dead pigs anyway...

 

[starnbar]

If you want to trap yotes be prepared to change out traps frequently as one set will get peed on as soon as you have caught one. I use snare and steel traps check them in the am and mid day and pm as they will gnaw a leg off to get away.

 

[buck460XVR]

Yotes learn very quick so they get call and trap shy if not caught/shot. Don't understand the philosophy of trying to save the hogs tho. Seems all you hear/read is how destructive and what a nuisance they are, yet folks want to keep them around and nurture them like deer, and then wonder why they are such a problem. Like hogs, reducing the number of Yotes on your property is a constant battle. Making the property not friendly for them is almost as effective as killing them.

 

[FL-NC]

Not really my area of expertise, but it sounds like a scenario where you may end up with no coyotes and damaged traps since hogs will eat anything. I'm considering welding all the sections of the legs together on my deer feeders and concreting them into the ground like fence posts in the hopes of preventing the hogs from knocking them down and tearing them up, since I have seen this happen to friends in the past. Unfortunately, my recently purchased land has been timbered out so the big trees that could support a feeder with up to 150 pounds of corn are gone, and I can't think of a better option. I just hope there's no bears that go into that area.

 

[alsaqr]

i trap coyotes with hanging snares.

Best way to keep hogs away from feeders: Fence the feeder using hog panels.

Hog panels are 34 inches tall and 16 feet long.

Put posts 5 feet apart. Cut the panel down to 28 inches in a couple spans so the fawns can get over. One of my fenced feeders:

 

[JDeere]

Trap both and kill but I'll bet a big sow or bore won't stay in a trap. Deer feeders, I don't even try to keep the hogs out anymore. Field fence or panels they will tear it up or root under to get in. Those around here that use panels concrete the bottom into the ground. I just anchor my legs into the ground with rebar stakes I made and baling wire. I want to be able to move them if needed...

 

[alsaqr]

t I'll bet a big sow or bore won't stay in a trap.

Trapping hogs was a long learning curve for me. Had too many big hogs tear up my portable traps. My newer traps have pig panel reinforced with 3/4 inch sucker rod. 300 pound hogs stay in those traps.

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

Something to consider many states have laws that say its illegal to release a captured hog. It must be killed.

 

[CraigC]

Yotes learn very quick so they get call and trap shy if not caught/shot. Don't understand the philosophy of trying to save the hogs tho. Seems all you hear/read is how destructive and what a nuisance they are, yet folks want to keep them around and nurture them like deer, and then wonder why they are such a problem. Like hogs, reducing the number of Yotes on your property is a constant battle. Making the property not friendly for them is almost as effective as killing them.

Agreed, 100%! If we had hogs on our land I'd kill every one I was able to.

 

[jmorris]

Unfortunately, my recently purchased land has been timbered out so the big trees that could support a feeder with up to 150 pounds of corn are gone, and I can't think of a better option. I just hope there's no bears that go into that area.

Surround the feeder with hog or cattle panel. Deer can jump higher than either of them and have no problem eating on the inside. You also don't have to hang 150lbs a 5 gallon bucket feeder will still bring them in. This is a hog trap but if you wanted them out, no ground level openings; however, a notch two or 3 squares down and wide lets the little deer get in too.



If you want to attract them to "hunt" just drive some T posts and wire the legs to them, even the much heavier cows won't knock them over at that point.

Just keep in mind pigs will run your deer out. A motion sensor, (circled) is a good alert and allows you to sneak up on them vs just walking around hoping to see something (arrow is a self portrait of me hunting).

 

[Patocazador]

Unfortunately, my recently purchased land has been timbered out so the big trees that could support a feeder with up to 150 pounds of corn are gone, and I can't think of a better option. I just hope there's no bears that go into that area.

If no bears are bothering your feeders, you are extremely lucky. The only way I can keep them from destroying my feeders is to put a 5 gallon feeder on a cable suspended between 2 trees or tall posts. However, they still come in, eat all the corn on the ground, and keep any deer from coming in.