Pig Pipe - Anybody use them?

DJW

I have some land with hogs on it but I am having a hard time getting them to show up at the same time I am there. The feeder spins at 6pm and they show up about 8:30. If not at 8:30 they show up very late at night (or very early morning).

Seems like on the days I am there they are showing up very late at night. I would like to add a little something to my setup to get them there on a more regular basis.

I was thinking about adding a pig pipe so there would be food there more often. Then maybe they would come check it every night before heading to other spots.

Any thoughts? Anyone ever try one?

http://www.wildhoghunters.com/content/424-how-build-pig-pipe.html

BigDanS

Noise and hogs just don't seem to go together. I get the tube, and the whole scent and no satisfaction. I would worry the corn inside would eventually sour, so it would need to be changed frequently. The bell seems like a good idea, but a bell on the ground is not going to ring, just rattle.

In my experience food is an attractant to everything from mice to cats to raccoons to deer to hogs. Ring the dinner bell earlier and have a game cam.

IMHO

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bfips

That's when hogs feed, at dusk and into the night. Having a pipe won't change that. I have 3 on the lease with cow bells. You can hear the bell for about 100yrds. They will stay at the pipe and roll it all night. Mine are usually empty by the second night.
ETA If you make one, put the eye on the cap end that doesn't screw. They will twist the cap off even with a swivel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7XnznyJvfI

Derek Arsua

Like others said set her to fire earlier or even after first shooting light. So that it's there all day. Just a suggestion. I don't have much experience with feeders and I know most hogs unless not pressured and the temps are right will opt to feed at night and lay in the shade all day. All the hogs I've ever killed were in the evening as light is fading or at night with the exception of 3 odd balls that were first thing early am

DJW

We are doing 2 seconds mornings and 6 seconds in the evening. Just coons, squirrels, and turkeys until 8:30pm.

mindyabiness

Build it!
If it don't work, it don't work. Not a lot of time and money invested there and you could re use it for.....something.
I would soak the corn for a day or so then put it in the pipe.

wilburz

use one of those red lights hooked up to bottom of your feeder and one on your gun/bow and hunt at night. its much cooler anyways.

FCHC

yes i have used them and they do work well. but as others have already mentioned it will not change there feeding times. i had this exact scenario 6-7 years ago. pigs were hitting the pipe at 9:00 pm or later. i set up game cams on the trail i believed they were using. i had several unique colored pigs i was able to "track" on the game camera. i moved the camera every week closer and closer to where they were coming out of the thick swamp. every time i got new pictures they would be earlier and earlier as i moved the camera closer to their "core Area". after i got as close as i could get to the core area i put a pig pipe there and within a week i had them hitting it just before dark ( enough light to shoot) after i conditioned them to this new pipe/location i put up a Spin Feeder and within a few weeks they were totally conditioned to come out every morning and evening just to check for food. there would be plenty of daylight left when they visited. after a while they used this area as a "common area" even in the middle of the day when there was no food. It turned out to be one of the best and most productive spots i have ever had.

Panhandler80

DJW wrote: »

We are doing 2 seconds mornings and 6 seconds in the evening. Just coons, squirrels, and turkeys until 8:30pm.

Make you one. Can't hurt. With the feeder... They know the corn is . I' and they are probably laid up pretty close to it. If they are coming from a long way away, its going to be though no matter what you do. With the feeder... They know the corn is there. I'd consider a much longer spin in the am, and another long spin with a couple hours of light left. Don't spin it last thing. This way there is now an abundance of corn on the ground. They know it and they have 2.5 hours that they must resist the temptation to eat. They'll slip up if yore corn is near their shade and mud.

a little knots

Best way I found .. get some post hole diggers an dig as deep
as you can . Fill hole half way with corn then put kool aid on that
(Fruit punch ) then fill hole agian add more fruit punch and one gallon water!
hunt it it wont take long an they keep comin for more !! They will dig a hole
looks like a grave sight ! Have some pig pipes they dont do anything compared!
ITS GREAT TRY IT !! BTW -dont buy kool aid get the cheap Wal-Mart crap it
works just as good , save some $$$ .let me know !!

22donk

I have hogs coming in all day long during bright sunshine hot weather laying down and sleeping under the feeder. About 15 of them. Ran a camera there for 2 weeks. Had only a small handful of pics after dark, after all day hanging around the feeder. Can't explain it, other than feeling no pressure and being comfortable. Killed one last weekend, well see if thier patterns change. I have also shot several on public land during daylight hours in cooler weather. Generally You will only get a shot just before dark last 15 minutes of light is usually the best time. Not sure how you can get them to come earlier. I would try the pipe. Got little to lose. How is the pressure there? Is it noisy during the day at all? Are they bothered by something daily? May not be any good reason. That's what pigs do.

bfips

a little knots wrote: »

Best way I found .. get some post hole diggers an dig as deep
as you can . Fill hole half way with corn then put kool aid on that
(Fruit punch ) then fill hole agian add more fruit punch and one gallon water!
hunt it it wont take long an they keep comin for more !! They will dig a hole
looks like a grave sight ! Have some pig pipes they dont do anything compared!
ITS GREAT TRY IT !! BTW -dont buy kool aid get the cheap Wal-Mart crap it
works just as good , save some $$$ .let me know !!

Don't waste your money on ANY Kool aid or hog scent. Just bury the corn dry. They will find it.

DJW

We may be pressuring them too much. We have 2 feeders on 1000 acres and we hunt them every other weekend on average. We had a 3rd feeder but it was stolen. Probably do a combination of the suggestions listed. New 3rd feeder, at least 1 pig pipe, and occasionally bury some sour corn in the ground.

a little knots

bfips wrote: »

Don't waste your money on ANY Kool aid or hog scent. Just bury the corn dry. They will find it.

Tryed both ways ! It seems thay find it alot faster
when I use the kool aid !expescially if it's a little
windy! Like I said if you use the cheap crap its
minimal cost .but if you use some of those big name
hog scents , now that can get pricey!

DJW

My personal recipe is 5 gallon bucket filled 3/4 full corn, 2 gallons of Tampico fruit punch (usually $.99 gallon), 1 beer, 1 strip of yeast packets.

Stir and wait 2 weeks. Super strong smell. Pigs love it.

a little knots

Always open to suggestions !
Maybe will try it ..dont sound
bad.......appreciate it !!

Mojito

Agree with everyone to spin the corn earlier. We have been putting strawberry or whatever Cool-aid is on sale in a women's stocking foot and hanging it on a tree next to our feeder. Wind carries the scent in all directions, when it rains it drips on the ground and they dig it up. Try and find where they are coming from with game cameras and consider moving your feeder closer. Hogs are lazy and when its hot they will wait till night to travel long distances to eat. I would also add more feeders, we run 6 on just under 800 acres and we burn about a ton every 6 weeks. All 4 of our members like pork ALOT.