Curious what steps y'all would take to increase your chances of getting pigs in this scenario. We've gotten multiple pigs in the past at this ranch, but there hasn't been corn spun since January. Big creek runs through the middle of the property (it's dry) and the pigs typically are in that general area. Sometimes they're there and sometimes they aren't. Besides throwing corn/sweet smell things, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve to increase your chances? We'll be there this weekend shredding the field for dove season. The field runs along that creek so we'll be checking the field out during the night as well.

So, no corn in 7-8 months and you are going to show up to hunt pigs and want to know what will attract them for a successful hunt? Well, either the pigs are already and using the property or they aren't. If the property is of any real size, there is little chance in hell that some stinky corn or other miracle attractant is doing to draw in the hogs from two miles up the road. Why is your food better than the food they have where they are already, right? You probably should have showed up in early July and filled and started the feeders if you wanted to be more assured of having hogs present in mid August.

If I was in your shoes, I would show up, fill the feeders, scout the property QUIETLY to look for sign, and then decide based on the freshness of the sign as to where else I might want to chum corn on the ground to help anchor any hogs that are passing through the spot.

However, you are there to be quiet. You are there to shred the fields. Oh well.

What are you game cameras telling you? My guess is that you aren't running cellular or you would know the hog situation. Do you have non-cellular cams on the property that are working with the write-over function enabled for the SD card, then check the last week or two of game cam images and see what is going on.

Should have specified when I said feeders. We only have access to hog hunt and bird hunt. Feeders are not ours therefore we cannot fill them earlier in the year. If we did have access to that I'd have a feeder running the entire year, but hopefully we get those rights next year. No game cameras, no nada. It's a luck thing obviously, but more so asking what would you do to increase your luck.

Apples?

Given all that, the only thing that will increase your luck is spending more time in the fields where you find the most hog sign. Especially at night with some night vision or thermal.

If there currently is NO water source on the property...then best of luck.

Look for terrain features that might be inviting for the hogs to travel through or bed in and hunt those areas.

IF there are roads or trials near the area(s) you have seen hogs before then 'corn the roads'.

Dribbling out corn for a hundred yards or so along certain spots on roads increases the 'chance' that any hogs traveling through the property will find it.

It also brings them out of the brush/cover and IF it is safe to shoot down a road, then you can watch a fairly large area that way.

You're basically doing the same thing you would do on a 'Sendero' in South Texas.