Ever Seen Deer In Hog Trap?

[tomkat]

I Have 20 Acers In The Magnolia Area That Is Over Run By Hogs, I Have About 5 Friends And Myself Bow Hunting It Regularly. The Hogs Have Wised Up To When We Are In The Stands, So I Set Up A Hog Trap To Catch Afew Of The Hogs. One Of My Good Friends Said Be Careful That You Don't Catch A Deer In The Trap, So I Set Up A Trailcam @ The Door To See What Was Setting It Off. I Set It Up On Sunday Night And @ 4 O'clock Monday I Had 66 Pic's. I Closed The Door Until I Can Make Adjustments To The Trap To Keep The Deer Out. I Was Thinking Of Cutting A Hog Panel To Cover The Top Half Of The Opening, So A Deer Could Go Under It. Any Suggestions On How To Make The Trap Better Would Be Appreciated,thanks.

[Bill]

I watched a blacktail 2x2 climb up the fence on the side of a hog trap (6 feet) like a monkey, and push his head/antlers through the netting on top to get out this summer. I figured the guy wanted to live so bad, I couldn't shoot him when he landed on the ground.

[ace44]

The deer behind the traps looks like a shooter not sure what kind of corn you have there but put me down for a few tons of it when you buy some more. We have a hard time getting bucks to come eat corn under a broadcast feeder and you have them walking into a 3' x 4' pen !

[Dejashoot]

Sour corn. Deer are not likely to go after that. Put 3lbs in a 5gal bucket w/ a can of keystone ('caus thats all its good for) and fill the bucket with water. 2 weeks later you have the makins for pig slop.

Pigs like it, deer dont.

[DRow]

we have cought them in the hog trap before.

[happy bowhunter]

We caught a few in a hog trap a couple years ago,8 point almost killed himself in there

[doeburger]

We've caught several over the years. Seems sour corn or diesel on the corn will keep them out.

[DRow]

we had a doe kill herself one time. what a waste.

[Stickit2em]

When I was younger and going out to the lease with my dad we pulled up on one of our traps and had 2 doe inside the trap. Getting them out is the hard part.

[texag93]

Yep, had a nice 2yr old 8pt in one here in B/CS. Was real fun trying to get him out of the trap. Would have made some great video. Wiz, you ever rassle a deer in a hog trap?!

[Rotag]

Yea it is a toss up wheather him or the weening steer was more difficult to get out.

BUT I KNOW THE HARDEST THING TO GET OUT IS A WILD TOM TURKEY.
Do Not letanyone talk you into trying it.

[DRow]

Did you try it rotag?

[Buck-a-Do]

Caught a doe once in mine, she wasn't hurt but when I opened the door, she flew out of there like she had a swarm of hornets up her------!

[Rotag]

I am not telling.

But if someone had a video camera it would have made Americas funniest.
And Deadly attacks caught on film.

[Cull]

That door style is notorious for catching deer. The ones that open upward seem to deter them more.