One would think after 4 weeks have passed, Hog Cutters would have eased back on the retribution on the “panel beating hogs”. Apparently one does not know us very well.
Since the Jurassic Pork sized hogs decided to try beating down the panels of our Jager Pro trap – Josey has been on the offensive. He has been using the very same trap to push back. Deeper into the isolated swampland.
The hog sign has been slowly drying up. We know where the wild hogs have retreated to wallow the days away. The task of hog control goes on. The cycle of removal repeats itself almost daily. Scouting, conditioning, and trapping hogs. Eliminate the group and start all over again.
As wild hog numbers dwindle in the area, reconnaissance takes a more intensive approach. We seek out more earth signs. The hog damage still points us deeper into the trees and mud. Josey has started leaving “Hansel and Gretel” trails to draw them in. Small scatterings of bait entices their noses with Texas Hog Bait. It is just enough to lure them to the piles inside the trap.
Early this morning Josey thinned the numbers even further. This trio came in a bit before daylight. They initially were skittish, but soon settled down to eating. The gate was dropped. A short time later Josey entered the area. Parking several hundred yards away and silently hiking in. Making certain there were no visiting boars outside the trap, he used the surrounding tall weeds and ground cover for camouflage. Astonishingly the hogs took no notice to him. The final boar to fall was no wiser to his presence than the first. He tells me he will take a group like that anytime.
Whatever the driving factor may be, persistence is paying off.
