They Specialize In Trapping Wild Hogs

They Specialize In Trapping Wild Hogs HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Wild hogs are an increasing problem for farmers and not just in the south “The problem with wild hogs is they’re prolific breeders and are causing problems not only for farmers but for other game animals like deer turkey and quail ” says Rod Pinkston Founder and CEO of Jager Pro Hog Control Systems “Pigs are smarter than they get credit for ” says Pinkston who grew up on a hog farm in Illinois “They can destroy agricultural fields quickly We have pictures of hogs following planters down each row for up to half a mile and rooting up every seed in that row ” He says a group of 20 to 30 pigs can do five acres worth of damage in a single night After spending more than two decades in the military Pinkston applied the principles of strategic combat to trapping and eliminating wild hogs The first thing he figured out was the need to eliminate the whole herd at one time “We needed to get the whole herd together into one of our corral systems ” Pinkston says “We added a camera to the system that helps us identify how many pigs are in each group ” The hogs are lured into the corral system by a grain feeder The corral is shaped like a circle and strong enough to withstand abuse from wild pigs The animals enter through a drop-down gate and the panels that make up the structure are too tall to leap over “The key is to make sure you have the automatic feeder drop grain down at the same time every day ” Pinkston says “The feeder makes a noise that the herd identifies as feeding time The patented 8-ft wide drop-down Rigid Trap gate panels are manufactured with 4-ga galvanized steel and secured together by full-length steel connecting rods “If a herd is 19 pigs and you only get 15 you’ve just educated four pigs about entrapment and you won’t catch them again If one of the escaped pigs is a female they’ll repopulate quickly ” says Pinkston The base trap diameter is 35 ft and easily expandable to any size A cellular 4G/LTE digital camera provides pictures day and night The gate can be triggered by cell phone Many of the feral pigs harvested by Jager are donated to local families and churches for food Their hog trapping equipment is sold through dealers all across Southern states Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jager Pro Hog Control Systems 2900-A Smith Road Fortson Ga 31808 ph 706-718-9789; jagerpro com

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