If you shoot a group of hogs under a feeder, how long to you think it will be before they come back again to feed, assuming they never see you, you remove the pig quickly, and there's only one shot (and they don't know where it came from)?
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Ive seen them come back in and eat around the dead pig and Ive seen them not come back for days or weeks.
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In my area, there is very little pressure, and there are very few feeders around. Around this time there is no hard mast, and spring hasn't kicked into gear, so I think their food options are slimmer than during other times of year.Originally posted by Avezorak View Post
Since this one sounder found my 1000lbs of corn, they've been loving the 4 second spray that goes off at 6:45pm, and they went bananas over the two deer blocks I buried, and covered in two liters of big red. It must be like heaven compared to foraging around for little tibits here and there.
Also, do you think a bow shot will significantly reduce the hypothetical time it would take for them to come back?Comment
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Crap, I posted this in the wrong forum. Can an admin please move this to ATC?Comment
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Hate when that happens. I was going to ask where you found public ground where you could run a feeder.Comment
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Afraid you are gonna have to ask the hogs. They have a mind of their own !Originally posted by Sneaky View Post
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Sneaky,
I hunted a place in Red Rock where the hogs would vacate feeder for 2 weeks after a kill but I also hunted a place in Llano where as another post stated the hogs would eat corn under a dead one. I think it depends on the hogs in your area whether they are experienced or not...you ready to go chase some turkeys?Comment
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Had a big group run away from the feeder area when it went off last week. Never came back. Never been a pig killed under it!
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My rule is 1 day rest after killing an animal under a feeder. However, there are other variables to consider. One of the most important is how many different groups use the feeder. A feeder that has never been hunted will generally have 1-2 groups max that bed close and wipe the corn out before any others are able to find it. If you have a feeder that has multiple groups , you can likely hunt it the same day as a kill.
Also, I have had feeders that I haven't hunted in a while. When I hunt them, I find a group of 1-2 or 3 boats that have taken over and will run every other hog off. Shoot one, and it takes a couple days for a new group to move in.
Long answer is above....short answer is it depends
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A friend of mine had shot 5 pigs and wounded 1 in a morning under his feeder.
When the pigs came in he shot one. Then they all ran out, a few mins later they came back then he shot another. They all went out then came back a few mins later then he shot another, this kept going 6 times in 30 mins or so. There were dead hogs all over the feeder and they still came.
That shows you how much they go crazy over corn.Comment
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When I've killed one in the evening at a stand with a camera, I have almost always discovered that they came back before morning and finished the corn off. I've also more than once killed one and had them back before I could go retrieve the dead one. My experience is that it doesn't take long at all for them to calm down and return to the feast.Comment
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i live 6 mile outside of alto.in which we deffently have a pig issue here.and i need to start going out at night to get me 1 or 2.Comment
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I have had them come back in 3 or 4 times and just keep shooting them. I guess it depends on how much they want the golden nuggetsComment
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Hopefully never.Comment
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