Bringing Hogs onto out property...

[calihunter05]

Edit Title ** OUR Property**

Whats going on guys,

I was wondering if anyone who has a property with a large amount of hogs can give me any pointers. My girlfriends family has a 50 acre property up in Sonoma county and has been seeing a large number of hogs on it lately. I have personally seen a large group once. (grabbed the family 30-30 but missed from 50 yrds with the iron sights) There is a few tapped springs that bring year round water and creeks onto the property and plenty of cover close by. Any other keys to keeping the hogs there or brining them onto the property? Ive heard of creosote poles, and kool aide although not sure on the legality of both but definitely want to keep things by the book...

I am going up there to turkey hunt next weekend and am going to set up a game cam, but is there anything else I can do to hold the hogs on the property? Any help would be appreciated!!!Hope the shotgun blast doesn't scare them away for too long. ig-laughing:

Thanks!

 

[Bigbadboar]

Put a sow in heat on the property, in a pen.

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Put in some barley food plots when possible. Some Man made wallows that will fill up when it rains.
And hunt the property strictly with bows or crossbows , no more gun pressure.......tra

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[mike387]

Sow in heat like bigbadboar said, barley and wallows like roman archer said, and if you have oaks get them to produce a good yield of acorns.
The bit about no gun hunting is great advice as well. Good luck man!

 

[Bubblehide]

I hear this guy is also known as: El Cochinito Magnetico:

 

[CHAD PEZZLE]

50 acres is not nearly big enough to sustain a group of pigs, as soon as you start shooting they'll leave or go nocturnal. It sounds like there is already pretty good accommodations for them, but there isn't much you can do to get them to stay. Especially considering most of the neighboring properties probably have similar amounts of water and cover.

 

[calihunter05]

Put a sow in heat on the property, in a pen.

If I could catch one then thats a great idea!!! haha

 

[calihunter05]

Put in some barley food plots when possible. Some Man made wallows that will fill up when it rains.
And hunt the property strictly with bows or crossbows , no more gun pressure.......tra

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Thanks for the feedback! I guess I will be using my bow for turkey season this year! Although I would have liked to hunt quail with the shotgun as well...I will have to go to a public spot for quail this year. Good idea about the wallows...Ill have to dig a shallow area for them to hang out in. Have any of you guys used the Black and Gold scent for hogs? Also property is pretty hilly (is that a word?) No room for crops and also its unfortunately not my property but the families shared property so cant make any big changes to landscape. They seem to be coming out around 6-7pm to feed so hopefully I will be getting on one this year! Thanks for all the advice!

 

[OVHunter916]

One key with small acreage for all species is to limit pressure so you don't chase game off the property. For turkey hunting, I would stick to a blind when possible. Especially in the fall. For pigs either a blind or tree stand and watch wind direction. You can leave one small window open on blind and keep others closed to help in scent containment. Knoxville WA above Berryesa usually has some good quail populations.