I have a hog trap with corn and other baits that they ignore. I can even leave the door open with a corn trail leading from the outside to the inside. they ignore it
Dave they guy we bought our property from left 5 hog cage/traps. During the first year we baited one and to our surprise there were about 5 in there the next day. I hear hogs are smart so I was surprised others would keep following the others into the trap. We haven't baited the traps the last couple of years.
I doubt that I see a hog, even while driving backroads, over once every couple of years.
I have surprised hogs 3 times during daylight on an ATV. I would think most of the time they hear the ATV and scatter before I see them. One time I surprised at least 20 of them as they slept on the side of a hill in the shade. Most of them were small...a few larger ones, but it was eerie suddenly being in the middle of that many hogs and I didn't have a gun with me. They stared a moment then trotted off.
