Trapping
Winston Smith - October 27, 2020I didn’t see anything on trapping, but it’s smart to have some on hand in a SHTF situation. Trapping is a silent way to hunt and much easier than trying to find and shoot game. I have 5 small game traps and 5 fish traps. As a test, I put one out last week (I live in a small suburb in S.C.). Within a few days, I caught a possum, two squirrels, and a feral cat. Released them all, but I know it works.
A few on my garage wall.
Below is my next trap. A hog trap from Tractor Supply. I checked it out; it’s very well made. I hope to get one sometime in the near future.
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Josh CentersContributor
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Gideon ParkerStaff
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Agree. Speaking of hog traps, we have large numbers of feral hogs around here. I think maybe they are all over the country too. I have some friends that shoot them year round. My plan, post SHTF, would be to trap some and try to domesticate the little ones. Yes, my neighbors have cattle herds but no large meat animal reproduces as well as a pig.
With a cow, you get one baby a year and the momma needs to be over a year old before being bred. With hogs, a female can have her first litter at 7-months old and she can have around 12 to a litter. Fifty percent of those would normally be female and these hogs can have up to three litters a year. So look at the numbers. 1+1=12, 6+6=72, 36+36=232 That translates into 232 animals in less than 2 years… just from the original 2 animals.
To capture feral hogs, you would use fencing, which I have plenty of. Couple of years ago I was driving down our lane before sunrise, headed to work. All of a sudden, I was surrounded by feral hogs. Must have been 30 or more. I called my neighbor and he shot a few. To control them, the farmers put up large wire pens & bait with corn. Then they start shooting.
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