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hog pipe feeder additives
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08/05/14 11:59 PM
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rollnss
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im building hog pipe feeders an wanted to try putting something like hog wild but something cheap an easy. i was also thinking of building a feeder that has a auger and dispenses sour corn wet and dry.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
[Re: rollnss]
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08/06/14 12:05 AM
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DFWPI
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Sounds like too much work to me. Just throw some Hog Wild in with dry corn, that way you won't have to worry about clogged holes and such.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 06:25 AM
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Ramsey
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If it rains and you get water in the pipe the he will clump and make a mess. Good old corn is best
Big Beckett!!
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 01:52 PM
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Freeman
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I put Koolaid powder in with the corn. It does coat the inside of the pipe when it is moist, and it will attract some bees, but I'm pretty satisfied with it. It is easy, cheap, and once the pigs discover it they keep coming back for more. The scent is strong, so it helps to attract them.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
[Re: rollnss]
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08/06/14 01:57 PM
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aeb
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PVC and straight corn works fine for me. I have a baffle area in the bottom with small rocks to add to the sound as it gets rolled around.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 07:04 PM
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dfwroadkill
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Plain corn.. Nothing else...
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 07:32 PM
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cabosandinh
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I put Koolaid powder in with the corn. It does coat the inside of the pipe when it is moist, and it will attract some bees, but I'm pretty satisfied with it. It is easy, cheap, and once the pigs discover it they keep coming back for more. The scent is strong, so it helps to attract them. I've done similar to this, I used JellO powder, they seem to like it they can't get the gel to fall out but will spend 5 min trying to get some .... even months with no corn... they'll come back and roll it around creating 'crop circles'
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 09:00 PM
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Hadn't thought about adding that stuff. Good idea.
On a side note, do you set the pipe up on a T post, or on a tree? I set mine on the base of a tree, which I'm wondering if I should have used a T post.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 09:17 PM
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dgilbert
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Not sure why, really not needed, JMO.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 10:19 PM
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cabosandinh
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Hadn't thought about adding that stuff. Good idea.
On a side note, do you set the pipe up on a T post, or on a tree? I set mine on the base of a tree, which I'm wondering if I should have used a T post. on a T post big metal ring in T post chain ends bind with a Quick Link, Quick Link attaches to Ring pipe rolls around , ring provides a free swiveling contraption
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 10:20 PM
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cabosandinh
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Not sure why, really not needed, JMO. to each his own it's all about residual scent, if there is scent they'll investigate
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/06/14 11:37 PM
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dgilbert
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Never had a issue using just plain corn, but if you need residual scent just spray a little diesel on your pipe, doesn't even have to be mixed with your corn.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/07/14 12:18 AM
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I know you use these pipes with corn for the hogs but have you ever noticed the turkeys trying to get to the corn. Could be humorous to watch.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/07/14 01:32 AM
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dgilbert
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I know you use these pipes with corn for the hogs but have you ever noticed the turkeys trying to get to the corn. Could be humorous to watch. O ya turkeys pecking at it, deer pawing at it, quite entertaining say the least. And a coon has followed victim every once in a while.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/07/14 02:04 AM
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/07/14 01:23 PM
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Freeman
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I use these to stake my pipes: http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/titanreg%3B-giant-fin-stake-tie-out--20-in
Never had a problem with them getting loose and the swivel chain is built into it.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/07/14 09:48 PM
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PVC and straight corn works fine for me. I have a baffle area in the bottom with small rocks to add to the sound as it gets rolled around. I do the same thing with the rocks but I also added a cowbell to mine. That way when I go to hunt I carry an extra cowbell and shake it once I'm in the stand. Works like a champ
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/08/14 12:51 AM
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Hadn't thought about adding that stuff. Good idea.
On a side note, do you set the pipe up on a T post, or on a tree? I set mine on the base of a tree, which I'm wondering if I should have used a T post. Chad here is the set up
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/08/14 12:54 AM
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Here are the results Shorter stakes for harder ground longer ones for soft Ground they will take them up if you do not use right length stake
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
[Re: rollnss]
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08/08/14 11:02 PM
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I use t-posts and I used to use 2.5-3" welded rings, but lately I have been cutting half inch slices from 4" pipe and have had way less binding.
When setting up a new tube I dig a 3' hole near the tube with a post hole digger and pour in a bucket of sour corn and sweet feed and cover it. I sprinkle corn and sweet feed all around the area of the tube. Once hogs find a tube the trick is to get the corn to last long enough to be useful between hunts. You want them checking it as close to daily as possible. My first pipes had 3-4 5/8" holes and would be empty in a night. They were empty in a night even after I plugged all but a single hole. Not a prob when I was hunting three nights a week, but no good for hunting 2-3 times a month. My current pipes take up to a week to stop dribbling corn. I screw a 4" square of galvanized flashing to the pipe and put a half inch hole in the middle so that the coons and squirrels can't chew open the hole. This plus using coke bottles in the tube has made it significantly more difficult to get the corn out. I also mount a cheap solar spotlight from wally world on a t-post just offset from the line to my stand. The hogs don't mind at all.
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/09/14 05:53 PM
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Just corn, hogs will find in a day or two!
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Re: hog pipe feeder additives
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08/09/14 06:25 PM
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first lease had. Ya could put 50# of corn in plastic feeder at night & by morning it was gone. after deer season did the night hunts, great memories. like the idea of your pipe. see a hog or two on cams i go out an hand throw corn hop pen ta keep em around for game of laser tag. Skunked for almost year, Oct. had em in laser sights bout 10 nights in row. have ta have license ta do in & chillen by time got license they had moved out
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