Frank's outdoors...

Alright, so we pulled the pictures from the camera that is keeping an eye on our hog pen.  This particular pig is all AROUND the trap, but has yet to enter as far as the camera has shown.  We know that the coons are in there picking on the corn, but the boar remains on the outside. Bacon - rear view Bacon - side view Dang 'coons. How do we get this booger in the pen?!?!  We are open to ideas here.  We (my buddy Mark and I) are thinking of making the pen significantly larger and changing the gate and its closing mechanism.  Given the drought, I am thinking a trough of water might be a catalyst...

In an effort to improve our chances of catching a hog in our trap, I picked up a jug of Pig Liquor to pour on the corn/ground inside the trap.  My buddy Mark has a game camera watching the trap now, and all of the pics show the pigs all AROUND the trap, but certainly not in it. We have had the trap setup now for over 2 months, and not a thing in it.  Our property is not riddled with pigs, but there are some whoppers on camera as I have posted before. This Pig Liquor bait has a rather sweet aroma but I hope it will attract the pigs into the pen.  I poured it over the corn, the ground, and slung some onto the tree.  WE have tried quite a few things, including souring the corn, and broadcasting it up and down the trail.  Again, seeing activity, but nothing in the pen other than raccoons and a deer.  I am going to get some pictures from the game cam and post them here. Picture of Pig Liquor, looks like blood on ground/tree

Went to the lease last night to clear some trails, install a solar panel for my feeder, and setup a new hog trap. We even put a little hanging feeder over the pen.  It was very hot, but we got a lot done and the preparation for the season is really making progress.   Got home after working for multiple hours on the lease and found this little tick completely full on my back!  He was RIGHT in the middle of my back...  little jerk.   Just need to head out there with a tractor to get the trails mowed down as well as my main field...  late August?