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The process of feeding wild boars and pigs is characterized by the fact that it does not require individual design features. Pigs are accustomed to finding their food in the ground, which means that the food should be located in a similar way. Let's look at how to create a boar feeder with your own hands.
To feed wild animals, special feeders are set up in the forest.
How to set up a feeding area
Typically, there are 4 feeding areas for wild pigs on an area of 15,000 hectares. However, more of them can be created. This will only increase the breeding efficiency of wild boars. A professional huntsman most often sets up such feeders for several species of wild animals at the same time.
There is a certain peculiarity in feeding wild boars. When they eat, no one dares to approach them at the moment, even with separate feeders. Let's take a closer look at silage pits and places for filling feed for wild boars.
Important rules for catching small rodents
- Check the live trap in the morning and evening. Some small mammals can starve to death in a very short period of time.
- Make sure your live trap has enough food and bedding material. Every time you check a trap. Each time you check the trap, change the food and bedding if it is damp.
- Remember to wash your hands after checking traps and handling animals.
- Once observation is complete, collect all traps. Make sure the number of traps collected matches the number of traps set.
How to create a feeder for a wild boar
In practice, providing food for wild cloven-hoofed boars is not very difficult. In this case, you need to perform simple operations:
- The area is cleared or a hole is dug for laying silage.
- It is necessary to inspect the road in advance for convenient access, since the volume of stacked silage will be significant. The feed will have to be placed using machinery, since the mass of the feed is very large.
- Next you need to bring and add food. They can serve as corn, grain waste, root crops.
- Sometimes special feed is prepared for wild boars. To do this, install an additional canopy over the food storage area to prevent it from getting exposed to rain.
The provision of feed for wild boars begins at the end of summer, then periodic replenishment of feed supplies is carried out throughout the winter.
Boar. Feed baits, scent baits, who uses what?
Food baits for wild boar For regular hunting in a certain place, hunters or gamekeepers sow a plot of land with food plants. Favorite foods are millet, Jerusalem artichoke, and potatoes. These crops are not very demanding on agricultural technology. Part of the harvest can be harvested in the fall and the wild boars can be fed in winter. And leave some in the ground. Wild boars love to rummage in the ground and dig up treats themselves. You also need to take care of the availability of water. You can dig a small pond nearby. If you don’t have time for gardening, set up feeders or simply places where food is constantly added. Boars are omnivores, so in addition to the usual beets, Jerusalem artichoke, small potatoes, and corn, any fragrant food will do. You can lure wild boars with crackers, chips, dog and cat food. To determine what local wild boars like, you can add a bunch of vegetable food and a bunch of dry food without mixing. Whatever the animals are more willing to eat, then add it later. The effectiveness of food bait depends on the regularity of complementary feeding.
In addition to food baits for wild boar, a number of scent baits are also used, which can affect the effectiveness of the hunt. Since the wild boar takes food only from the ground, the bait is usually simply dumped in a certain place or in a hole that is specially dug. And the main attraction among all for wild boar is... Diesel fuel The smell of diesel fuel (as well as rotten fish) affects wild boars in much the same way as valerian does for the cat family. In summer, the solar film protects them from small and large blood-sucking creatures, such as gadflies, horseflies, and ticks. In addition, the smell of this fuel is familiar to wild boars from birth, as it remains from agricultural machinery in the fields, from cars and tractors at logging sites or in summer hayfields. Some hunters, before going into the forest, lubricate the soles of their boots with diesel fuel in order to cover up the human smell and not make these animals wary. It is forbidden to do any baits during dry periods of the year and without the possibility of cleaning the soil watered with diesel fuel. Basic methods of placing diesel fuel as bait: In a puddle First, you need to carefully examine the area of the future ambush. It is better to do this on the road along which wild boars go to feeding areas. Next, you should identify well-trodden paths, find one of the watering holes, which can be a small puddle that does not dry out, and pour 20 liters of diesel fuel and about the same amount of used oil into it (you can get it at any auto repair shop). After two or three days, wild boars will begin to come out to such a puddle, either individually or in whole herds. Sometimes it happens that a large number of pigs splash all the liquid out of a puddle, after which only a thick slurry remains in it. Then you will have to carry water in buckets from the nearest reservoir. Wild boars can go to their favorite puddle of diesel fuel from summer until the coldest days, and will even hide in it from dogs, since the latter cannot stand this smell and will not go there after the animal. After using the bait, the soil must be removed and transported. For winding This method of attachment is more economical and does not harm the environment, but is just as effective. To do this, you need a fabric up to 2.5 m long, which can be easily obtained by cutting an ordinary, but very large, bag at the seams. You will need two or three of them. You should also prepare in advance a good, soft and elastic wire, 20 or 30 meters long. When choosing a place for bait, you need to look for a good sector for firing, so that everything is visible within 30 m. Then, on the trees that grow at a distance of 30-50 m from the boars’ passageway, a wrap is placed, that is, burlap is wrapped around the trunks at the very base and very firmly fixed with wire at several levels. You can bring diesel fuel in plastic bottles and apply it evenly through a spray bottle or a lid with many small holes on the burlap around the entire trunk (about 2 liters of diesel fuel per trunk). You can use one tree for wrapping; it’s not important for the smell, but wild boars usually start fighting, so it’s better to tie two or more trunks. Treatment with diesel fuel is usually carried out once every 3 days, and in hot weather it can be done more often, since it evaporates quickly. Sometimes wild boars rub against the bait with such force that only rags and wire remain on the trees, then the burlap needs to be replaced. Moreover, the winding should be tied lower so that small piglets can reach it. Before setting up an ambush near the winding, you need to wait five days or a week. The second type of bait is eggs (male testicles). This bait is quite exotic, but very effective, and is used by real professionals. The eggs are cut from a slaughtered mature boar, or even better if it is a wild cleaver caught in a hunt. It is not recommended to take eggs from piglets that are castrated on pig farms, since they will be of no use. If hunting is not planned right away, then the bait should be put in a bag and put in the freezer, where it can be stored for a long time. Before going hunting, the eggs need to be thawed, finely chopped, placed in some container, you can, for example, use five-liter plastic bottles, and filled with ordinary water (if possible, well water). It should be left for 12 or 24 hours, but not in a warm place. Upon arrival at the proposed hunting location, you need to identify the paths most traveled by wild boars and the areas visited by them. Before hatching, spray the water infused with eggs over the bushes and trees, then shake out all the contents from the containers and patiently wait for the animals to appear. This bait works especially well from November to February, when wild boars are overexcited and looking for females. It is on the desire to establish competition with their relatives that the calculation is made. But it should be understood that the hunter will be approached not by an animal looking for food, but by a large cleaver, aggressive and excited by the smell of bait. Therefore, you should be extremely careful and remember about the uncontrolled behavior of animals. The smell from boar eggs spreads quite far, so animals sometimes come from distant areas that are a kilometer away. If somewhere nearby there is a tournament of animals, then more than one animal can come out to bait, and with an interval of half an hour. If you have to cut up a boar carcass right where it was shot, you should not neglect cutting out the eggs, which may be useful later. Other baits It is known that wild boars simply adore herring, but you should not abuse such bait, as this can lead to poisoning of the animals. Therefore, fish should be used in small quantities and only for flavor. They love wild boars and fragrant beer, so you can use waste from beer production or the wort that remains after moonshine to add flavor. The most environmentally friendly and best bait is, of course, a decoy pig. It is not recommended to take it to hunting areas only in winter. To prevent it from resting, a bag is put on the pig’s head.
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Boar feeder from a barrel
Often in the forest you can see a place for feeding wild boars, above which a metal barrel or several such containers are fixed. In fact, the barrel is a kind of bait that detains animals at the feeding area. Corn grain is poured into the barrel through a hole. This is the best treat for a boar.
Such a wild boar feeder is most often set up by poachers or hunters with one purpose: to ensure the collection of a large number of wild pigs. This will keep them for a long time. Honest hunters try to quickly remove such feeders.
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Design drawing for barrel feeding
Drawing of a bunker feeder
Bunker structure for feeding pigs in a store
Let's sum it up
It’s quite easy to make your desire to feed wild animals come true. To set up boar feeders, you do not need special knowledge or skills. It is enough to follow certain recommendations. As a result, you will get a good-quality feeder that forest dwellers will be happy to approach.
Another budget option without the special expenses of traveling to the area every day! Feeder for wild boar with grain. Automatic feeder. A feeder for a wild boar made from a pipe in another video. This bottom is made so that you don’t have to travel often and add grain. A type of automatic feeder. Two bags of grain fit.
A pig feeder is a household device used for the organized distribution of food to domestic animals. Such a feeder is an item that ensures proper quality of feeding and a means of saving feed resources. There are many types of devices for feeding pigs, which include items that differ in composition material, design characteristics, degree of versatility and even size parameters.
Sable fishing
In the taiga, as many years ago, fur-bearing animals are hunted in traditional ways. It is clear that these are modernized versions of catching a predator, which our ancestors used. We are talking about the four most common methods:
The first snow falls, which means it’s time to go to the taiga for a trophy. The sable has faded, and now its skin is an object of commercial hunters. To catch the animal, up to 150 traps are prepared. Traps need to be checked at least once every 7-10 days.
Peculiarities
Feeders for pigs have been used since the times when the domestication of these animals was just beginning. Since then, this device has undergone a number of design changes, which have endowed it with pronounced features. The most notable among them are:
- universal installation;
- the presence of several levels of feed content;
- Possibility of adjustment, depending on the characteristics of the livestock.
The list of types of pig feeders is rich in names. This list may include: a regular trough, bunker boxes, automated units, longitudinal, circular and other individually produced feeders.
Trough
Can be made of wood or metal. It is installed at a level that allows pigs to feed freely from it. Supporting elements can be special mounted supports or improvised elevations made, for example, of brick.
It is used for feeding a small number of animals - 2-3 individuals.
Hopper feeder
It is a combination of a trough and a bunker located above it. This entire structure is enclosed in one common housing, mounted taking into account the parameters of stability and convenience in relation to service personnel and animals. The feed is placed in a hopper. From there it is fed into the food compartment by opening/closing special valves. With their help, you can control the feed dosage for each block separately.
Automatic
They are a bunker feeder equipped with an electronic mechanism that controls the supply of feed. Such devices allow feeding to be carried out strictly on time, which has a beneficial effect on animals and helps to accelerate their growth. Automatic feeders are equipped with an electric drive, which, depending on the design of a particular model, drives the feed mechanism.
Longitudinal
This type of feeder is similar in structure to a trough. Their difference from each other is that the longitudinal ones are longer, since they are designed for a large number of individuals and are stationary. Such a feeder can be supplemented with a distribution hopper installed on one of the edges.
With this device, mainly liquid food is used.
Circular
These feeders consist of a round container with low sides, the size of which depends on the number of pigs that will feed from it. The container is divided into sections using a metal structure welded from reinforcement or other suitable material. The frame of the sections converges in the center and is attached to a ring through which the feed is poured. The feeder must be made in such a way that animals can reach its center. Then the feed will be eaten in full, which will reduce its consumption and increase feeding efficiency.
Hunting with dogs
The measured life of taiga villages is disrupted when the hunting season for the owner of valuable fur begins. The dogs, sensing freedom, are ready to fight. Sable hunting with a husky is one of the exciting and difficult ways to catch an animal with valuable fur. Against the cunning beast, the hunter sets up his four-legged assistant, specially trained for this type of hunting. For the most part, fishermen prefer working with huskies, which almost always brings results. Laika picks up the scent and chases its prey, driving it up a tree.
The dog should not crush the sable, otherwise the skin may be damaged.
An animal always takes flight at the sight of a dog, usually at the bottom, easily overcoming obstacles in the form of rubble.
If the snow is too deep and loose, the animal may break away from its pursuer on top. To find invisible prey, the husky's sense of smell comes first.
So, the game is driven into a tree - you can’t hesitate: you need an accurate shot to bring down the animal. Hunters use different guns to shoot furs.
Dimensions
Dimensional parameters depend on how many animals will feed from the same feeder at the same time. The size of the feed dispenser is also affected by the age and average size of the pigs. When assembling the feeder manually, it is very important to take into account all the characteristics of the animals, since, for example, small piglets will not be able to feed normally from a feeder for adults. Nutrition is the main determining factor in the growth of a pig, on which the feasibility of keeping this animal depends.
Probable Catch
Vole
The vole is similar to a wood mouse, but is usually an intense brown color. She has a rounded body, small round ears and a tail shorter than that of a wood mouse.
Shrew
Shrews are smaller than voles and wood mice. They have a silky coat, a long pointed nose and very small ears.
Wood mouse
The wood mouse has a very long tail, large round, protruding ears and bulging black eyes. The color of the wood mouse is usually lighter than that of voles and shrews.
