Built my own Hog Trap

[stymie001]

After looking into buying one and seeing the prices, I decided to just build my own. $74 of angle iron about 85 feet, 2 cattle panels, and 6 hrs of cutting, fitting, squaring, and welding. Here it is. Now to put it to use.

 

[gmar]

Looks good...how did you build the mechanism part?

 

[dennishoddy]

You did a nice job building that.

 

[_CY_]

very nice.... how did you do the door trap trip?

caught a hog yet?

 

[tcart]

That is a nice looking trap. What are the dimensions of it?

 

[shootermcgavin]

my thoughts exactly. curious about the trapping mechanism. Either way it's pretty nice looking. Definitely need to see pics of your catches.

 

[XD-9Guy]

It looks sturdy and well built, but I'm puzzled too, what "traps" the hog?

 

[handlebar]

let us know when you try it out

 

[dennishoddy]

I think he is just teasing us

 

[Hondafire]

Look at how the door is angled. There will be a spring on it to keep tension on it. They can push in....but no way they can push out.